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EFFECTS OF INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES IN MALAYSIA ON POST-STUDY INCLINATIONS OF MALAYSIAN STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
(Georgetown University, 2016)
Using regression and propensity score matching, the research in this paper estimates the effects of having internship experiences in Malaysia on the return inclinations of Malaysian students who are currently studying in ...
The Impact of Teacher Absenteeism on Student Achievement: A Study on U.S. Public Schools, Using Results of the 2011-2012 Civil Rights Data Collection
(Georgetown University, 2016)
The present work intends to deepen our understanding of teacher absenteeism and student achievement. The hypothesis is that teacher absenteeism is a strong predictor of student test scores, and that teacher absenteeism has ...
HOPE Scholarship Enrollment Trends across the State of Georgia
(Georgetown University, 2016)
The HOPE Scholarship went through the most significant changes in its existence in 2011, when the generous full scholarship for all in-state college students in Georgia with a 3.0 GPA was reduced to a fixed amount per ...
The Impact of Building Toilets On School Enrollment: Down The Drain?
(Georgetown University, 2016)
There are over 59 million children who are out of school at primary level and policy makers are trying to find ways to achieve universal primary enrollment. This paper tests the hypothesis that investment in school ...
Assessing the Impact of The Gates Millennium Scholars Program on College Achievement Through the Lens of Segregated Schooling
(Georgetown University, 2016)
This paper seeks to examine how low-income, high-achieving minority students are impacted on metrics of college achievement based on receiving funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Millennium Scholars (GMS) ...
Does private school competition improve country-level student achievement? A cross-country analysis using PISA 2012.
(Georgetown University, 2016)
This paper investigates the relationship between private competition and student achievement and whether countries with higher shares of privately-managed schools have better standardized test scores. It uses the cross-country ...
The Relationship Between STEM Educational Attainment and Utility Patent Conferrals: A State-Level Analysis
(Georgetown University, 2016)
The utility patent, as a legal record of invention, is widely believed to be a close proxy for innovation among firms, industries, and economies as a whole. One of the critical drivers of patenting – and ultimately, ...
A SIMULATED EVALUATION OF THE TENNESSEE PROMISE USING ELS:2002: HOW DOES FINANCIAL AID EFFECT PERSISTENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE BY FAMILY INCOME
(Georgetown University, 2016)
This study examines the effect of financial aid and family income on a students’ first-to-second year persistence in community college. Data for this study are drawn from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: ...
THE ROLE OF SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS
(Georgetown University, 2016)
American public schools have long been the key policy mechanism for enhancing America’s human resources and for giving students the skills they need to be successful, contributing citizens in the complex, 21st century ...
Aristotle, Dewey, Gadamer, and the Citizen Action Project: Educating the Ethical Citizen
(Georgetown University, 2016)
ARISTOTLE, DEWEY, GADAMER, AND THE CITIZEN ACTION PROJECT: EDUCATING THE ETHICAL CITIZEN