Does Money Matter? The Effect of School Resources on Student Achievement and Adult Success

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

ISBN: 9780815712756 | 0815712758
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/1/1996

Rent

(Recommended)

$23.90

Term

Due

Price

Semester

Dec 11

$23.90

Quarter

Nov 13

$22.70

Short Term

Oct 14

$21.51

*This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping bag.
Buy New

Usually Ships in 3-5 Business Days

$30.59
eBook

Available Instantly

Online: 180 Days

Downloadable: 180 Days

*To support the delivery of the digital material to you, a digital delivery fee of $3.99 will be charged on each digital item.

$21.02*

This volume brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines to discuss the evidence on the link between school resources and educational and economic outcomes. In a lively exchange of views, they debate whether additional spending can improve the performance of the nation's schools.

Contributors

xvi

1. Introduction and Summary

(42)

Gary Burtless

School Differences and Student Achievement

(8)

Educational Resources and Earnings

(4)

Reconciling the Results

(4)

The Evidence in This Book

(1)

School Resources and Student Performance

(3)

The Relation between School Resources and Student Performance

(2)

Evidence from Fifteen Schools in Austin

(1)

Labor Market Effects of School Quality

(5)

Is There a Link between School Inputs and Earnings?

(4)

Does Measured School Quality Really Matter?

(4)

Conclusion

(1)

References

(2)

2. School Resources and Student Performance

(31)

Eric A. Hanushek

The Aggregate Story

(8)

Approaches to Analyzing the Use of School Resources

(2)

Educational Production Function Estimates

(8)

Wage Determination Models with School Resources

(6)

Conclusions

(2)

References

(4)

3. Have Times Changed? The Relation between School Resources and Student Performance

(19)

Larry V. Hedges

Rob Greenwald

Aggregate Data

(6)

Educational Production Function Estimates

(8)

Improving Research on Resource Utilization

(2)

References

(3)

4. Evidence from Fifteen Schools in Austin, Texas

(4)

Richard J. Murnane

Frank Levy

5. Labor Market Effects of School Quality: Theory and Evidence

(44)

David Card

Alan B. Krueger

A Theoretical Model of School Quality, Education, and Earnings

100

(4)

Summary of the Literature

104

(24)

Lessons from the Experiences of Southern-Born Blacks

128

(5)

Conclusions

133

(3)

References

136

(5)

6. Is There a Link between School Inputs and Earnings? Fresh Scrutiny of an Old Literature

141

(51)

Julian R. Betts

The Direct Impact of School Inputs on Earnings

143

(20)

Five Hypotheses to Explain the Observed Patterns

163

(15)

The Impact of School Inputs on Educational Attainment

178

(4)

Suggestions for Future Research

182

(1)

Conclusion

183

(2)

Appendix A: A Response to Card and Krueger

185

(3)

References

188

(4)

7. Does Measured School Quality Really Matter? An Examination of the Earnings-Quality Relationship

192

(98)

James Heckman

Anne Layne-Farrar

Petra Todd

The Empirical Plan and the Framework for Organizing the Evidence

198

(9)

A Comparison of the Aggregate-and Individual-Level Data Approaches

207

(2)

Migration: The Source of Identifying Information in Aggregate-Data Models

209

(4)

Testing Monotonicity of the Quality-Earnings Relationship

213

(7)

An Empirical Exploration of Two Representative Models

220

(32)

Conclusion

252

(2)

Appendix A: Description of the Analysis Samples

254

(3)

Appendix B: Schooling Quality Data Sources

257

(3)

Appendix C: Additional Tables

260

(21)

Appendix D: Rejoinder to David Card and Alan Krueger

281

(7)

References

288

(2)

Index

290

FREE SHIPPING

Rent More, Save More! Use code: BBRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

Does Money Matter? The Effect of School Resources on Student Achievement and Adult Success

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials