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  1. Educational attainment, health outcomes and mortality: a within-sibship Mendelian randomization study

    Higher educational attainment is strongly associated with better adulthood health and reduced mortality. 1, 2 However, whether these associations are causal remains unclear because of inconclusive evidence from previous quasi-experimental designs such as the raising of the school leaving age and co-twin control or discordant-twin studies. 3 ...

  2. A review of educational attainment measures for social survey research

    In specialist fields such as educational sociology and social stratification research, educational measures are frequently analysed by researchers who have specific expertise in the field of education (for an illustration see Breen and Jonsson, 2005; Lucas, 2001; Paterson and Iannelli, 2007).Outside of these specialist areas, secondary analysts may wish to use an education measure as either an ...

  3. Educational Attainment

    Nearly all members of the 118th Congress have a bachelor's degree - and most have a graduate degree, too. In the 118th Congress, 94% of representatives and all but one senator hold at least a bachelor's degree, according to a Pew Research Center analysis. short readsSep 7, 2022.

  4. (PDF) Educational Attainment: Understanding the Data

    The Current Population Survey (CPS), which is sponsored jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the. U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta tistics, is the prim ary source of labor force s tatistics for the ...

  5. Educational Attainment

    Educational Attainment "Education is a critically important way for individuals to pursue their goals in life …more. With a high-quality education, individuals are better prepared to choose a path toward productive and purposeful adulthood, whether that path is 2- or 4-year college, the labor force, or the armed forces. ... Research shows ...

  6. Educational attainment and employment outcomes: evidence from 11

    Educational attainment levels The educational profiles of young adults in the 11 countries included in the Report differ considerably. Educational attainment is highest in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and Jordan, where a large share of young adults have at least secondary education and where the share of young adults with no education ...

  7. Political Representation and Educational Attainment: Evidence from the

    Current Western European societies are argued to be divided by differences based on educational attainment (e.g. Bovens and Wille, 2011; Kriesi et al., 2006).It has been shown that the least educated participate less in politics and have different ideological preferences with regard to certain policy issues than the more highly educated (e.g. Bovens and Wille, 2011; Hakhverdian et al., 2013 ...

  8. [PDF] MEASURING EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

    Education is a complex topic for survey measurement, and the individual's educational attainment is only a narrow snapshot of possible measures relating to an individual's educational experience (Smith, 1995). It is, however, a pervasive concept in social science theories, and accordingly one of the most used variables in social science research using individual level data.

  9. A review of educational attainment measures for social survey research

    This article is a review of issues associated with measuring education and using educational measures in social science research. The review is orientated towards researchers who undertake ...

  10. [PDF] Educational Expectations and Attainment

    This paper examines the role of educational expectations in the educational attainment process. We utilize data from a variety of datasets to document and analyze the trends in educational expectations between the mid-1970s and the early 2000s. We focus on differences across racial/ethnic and socioeconomic groups and examine how young people update their expectations during high school and beyond.

  11. Beyond educational attainment: The importance of skills and lifelong

    European Journal of Education covers all areas of educational research from global contributors, spanning from early years education to adult & continuing education. Abstract Empirical evidence suggests that educational attainment nurtures people's social outcomes and promotes active participation in society and stability.

  12. The effect of educational attainment, length of work experience on the

    The effect of educational attainment, length of work experience on the self-efficacy of teachers and employees. International Journal of Business Ecosystem & Strategy, 2021, 3, pp.16 - 28. ... research instruments, research procedures, and statistical treatment of data. The fourth part is the data presentation and analysis which

  13. The impact of poverty on educational outcomes for children

    Educational outcomes are one of the key areas influenced by family incomes. Children from low-income families often start school already behind their peers who come from more affluent families, as shown in measures of school readiness. The incidence, depth, duration and timing of poverty all influence a child's educational attainment, along ...

  14. Educational Attainment and Health Behaviors Among Young Adult Men

    Educational Attainment. Educational attainment is the most frequently reported factor for health behaviors and health outcomes. Research on how educational attainment influences health has reported that individuals who achieved higher levels of education were more likely to practice healthier behaviors, including less substance use, greater intake of fruits and vegetables, less fast food ...

  15. [PDF] Educational Attainment

    This research seeks to determine if the level of educational attainment affects the economic growth and development efforts of nonmetropolitan areas with or without a research university. The results of this research provide marginal empirical support for the human capital and institutional intellectual capital theoretical perspectives as ...

  16. Degrees of competency: the relationship between educational

    Educational attainment and how it relates to social and migration background as well as labor market outcomes has been studied extensively using comparative data and methods (see for example Breen and Jonsson 2005; Heath and Brinbaum 2014; Shavit and Blossfeld 1993; Shavit and Müller 1998).Due to limited data on nationally representative adult samples, there is much less cross-national ...

  17. PDF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

    Educational attainment refers to the highest level of education completed by a person, shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Below upper secondary education includes early childhood education, primary education or lower secondary education. Programmes at the lower secondary education level are designed to lay the

  18. Educational Attainment and Morality: an Empirical Study

    to mention improving access to, and attainment of, higher education when issuing an annual address to the state legislature. However, rarely do policy makers acknowledge non-economic effects of increasing educational attainment. If increasing educational attainment has an effect on individuals' moral reasoning, attitudes, and perceptions of

  19. Early School Adjustment and Educational Attainment

    Educational attainment is important for later life success and health (Lochner, 2011).Dropping out of high school is costly to both individuals and to society, and is associated with lower lifetime earnings, higher rates of unemployment and social benefit receipt, as well as worse health (Levin et al., 2007).College attendance is increasingly seen as a required qualification for many middle ...

  20. (PDF) The effect of educational attainment, length of work experience

    PDF | On Jan 1, 2021, Damianus Abun published The effect of educational attainment, length of work experience on the self-efficacy of teachers and employees | Find, read and cite all the research ...

  21. A More Comprehensive Theory of Educational Attainment: An Empirical

    The Civil Rights movement and the Great Society legislation of the 1960s and early 1970s resulted in numerous initiatives designed to bring race/ethnic minorities into mainstream American society. Many of these initiatives were implemented in the educational system, as educational attainment is an important determinant of social mobility. The numerous programs intended to integrate race/ethnic ...

  22. PDF The Impact of Educational Attainment on Individual Earning and Social

    British Journal of Education Vol. 9, Issue 4, pp.45-54, 2021 Online ISSN: 2054-636X Print ISSN: 2054-6351 45 THE IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ON INDIVIDUAL EARNING AND SOCIAL CLASS MOBILITY Adan Hussein Doctorate student at Dilla, University, Ethiopia ABSTRACT: Demand for schooling had dramatically increased and there are overwhelming

  23. Recognise diverse learning needs

    Our research, funded and reviewed by the Nuffield Foundation and scrutinised by our research advisory group (including academics, policymakers and practitioners), analysed education data from over ...

  24. Program Integrity and Institutional Quality: Distance Education, Return

    Start Preamble Start Printed Page 60256 AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Secretary is proposing to amend the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations governing participation in the student financial assistance programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA ...