The role of schools in explaining individuals’ subject choices at age 14
The role of schools in explaining individuals’ subject choices at age 14
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学校在解释个人 14 岁时科目选择方面的作用
DOI：
10.1080/03054985.2018.1409973
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发表时间：
2018
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2
通讯作者：
A. Sullivan
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作者：
Jake Anders;Morag Henderson;V. Moulton;A. Sullivan
年轻人从14岁开始学习的科目可能对他们未来的学术和劳动力市场的结果产生重要影响。这些决定是由他们所在的学校决定的。学校也面临着自身的限制。本文探讨了个人的决定在多大程度上受到他们就读的学校的影响，以及在多大程度上受到学校组成的影响，包括学业成绩，性别和社会经济背景。我们使用多层次的方差分解模型适用于行政数据的主题，年轻人在主流国家资助的学校在英格兰的研究年龄在14岁至16岁之间。我们的研究结果突出了学校在学科选择决策中的重要作用。我们还注意到在一个选择性学校区内就读一所非选择性学校的特殊作用。
Abstract The subjects that young people study from age 14 onwards may have important consequences for their future academic and labour market outcomes. These decisions are shaped by the schools in which they find themselves. Schools also face constraints of their own. This paper explores the extent to which individuals’ decisions are affected by the school they attend and to what extent this is affected by the composition of schools in terms of academic attainment, gender, and socioeconomic background. We use multi-level variance decomposition models applied to administrative data on the subjects that young people in mainstream state-funded schools in England study between ages 14 and 16. Our results highlight the important role that constraints on schools play in subject choice decisions. We also note the particular role of attending a non-selective school within a selective schooling district.