HELP OR HINDRANCE? THE EFFECTS OF COLLEGE REMEDIATION ON ACADEMIC AND LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
HELP OR HINDRANCE? THE EFFECTS OF COLLEGE REMEDIATION ON ACADEMIC AND LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
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DOI：
10.1162/rest_a_00098
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发表时间：
2011-05-01
影响因子：
8
通讯作者：
McFarlin, Isaac, Jr.
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作者：
Martorell, Paco;McFarlin, Isaac, Jr.
提供补习教育(也称为发展教育)是大学应对那些没有在大学水平的课程中取得成功所需的学术准备的学生的主要方式。补习很普遍，近三分之一的新生参加了补习课程，每年的费用至少为10亿美元。尽管它普遍存在，但围绕其短期和长期影响仍存在不确定性。本文使用德克萨斯州的纵向行政数据和回归不连续性研究设计，提出了关于这一问题的新证据。我们发现，几乎没有迹象表明，补救措施可以改善学术或劳动力市场的结果。
Providing remedial (also known as developmental) education is the primary way colleges cope with students who do not have the academic preparation needed to succeed in college-level courses. Remediation is widespread, with nearly one-third of entering freshmen taking remedial courses at an annual cost of at least $1 billion. Despite its prevalence, there is uncertainty surrounding its short- and longer-run effects. This paper presents new evidence on this question using longitudinal administrative data from Texas and a regression discontinuity research design. We find little indication that remediation improves academic or labor market outcomes.