Longer-Term Impacts of Mentoring, Educational Services, and Learning Incentives: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in the United States

This paper reports on a randomized evaluation of a program designed to improve high school graduation and postsecondary education enrollment among low-performing high school students. Treated youths were offered mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards. The program was evaluated when t...

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Published in:American economic journal. Applied economics 2012-10, Vol.4 (4), p.121-139
Main Author: Rodríguez-Planas, Núria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Control groups
Economic models
Economic statistics
Economic theory
Education policy
Educational evaluation
Educational services
Employment
Enrollments
Experiments
Grade point average
High school students
High schools
Higher education
Incentives
Learning
Males
Mentoring
Mentoring programs
School surveys
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Statistical significance
Studies
Womens studies
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Summary:This paper reports on a randomized evaluation of a program designed to improve high school graduation and postsecondary education enrollment among low-performing high school students. Treated youths were offered mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards. The program was evaluated when the youths were 19, 21, and 24 years old. Treated youths obtained their high school diplomas earlier and were more likely than controls to attend postsecondary education. Five years after the end of the program, we find no significant overall effects of this intervention on employment outcomes. The program improved outcomes to a greater extent for the female enrollees than the male ones.
ISSN:1945-7782
1945-7790
DOI:10.1257/app.4.4.121