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ERIC Number: EJ768335
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Aug
Pages: 10
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-7757
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Secondary School Extracurricular Involvement and Academic Achievement: A Fixed Effects Approach
Lipscomb, Stephen
Economics of Education Review, v26 n4 p463-472 Aug 2007
Recent economic research has investigated the extent to which involvement in school-sponsored clubs and sports constitutes human capital investment. Through instrumental variables, the existing literature focuses on identifying long-term impacts in terms of educational attainment and wages. Instead, I use a fixed effects strategy to test whether activity participation provides an immediate return to student learning. Independent of individual ability, I find that athletic participation is associated with a 2 percent increase in math and science test scores. Club participation is associated with a 1 percent increase in math test scores. Finally, involvement in either type of activity is associated with a 5 percent increase in Bachelor's degree attainment expectations.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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