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Raising Aspirations of Boys and Girls through Role Models: Evidence from a Field Experiment.
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Journal of Development Studies . Jun2021, Vol. 57 Issue 6, p949-979. 31p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram, 6 Charts, 12 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- We analyse gender differences in children's aspirations and academic beliefs that affect their academic potential. We use administrative data on the test scores of a primary school in rural China and a novel survey instrument in the evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of a role-model intervention. Our intervention increases Chinese test scores by 0.116 standard deviations, which is driven by boys' 0.33–0.35 standard-deviation performance boost that persists into 1 year after the treatment. Girls only experience a short-term increase in performance within a week after the treatment. The impact of the treatment is especially pronounced for children starting with low aspiration, self-efficacy, or cognitive ability. While there is no average impact on Mathematics test scores, we find that boys holding traditional gender attitudes and having a high self-efficacy, and girls of high self-efficacy and aspirations, perform better in response to the treatment. Aspirations, confidence, and gender attitudes account for parts of our findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00220388
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Development Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 150361781
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2020.1826445