On the Relationship between Student Tastes and Motivations, Higher Education Decisions, and Annual Earnings

Autor/inn/en	Hilmer, Michael J.; Hilmer, Christiana E.
Titel	On the Relationship between Student Tastes and Motivations, Higher Education Decisions, and Annual Earnings
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 31 (2012) 1, S.66-75 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.09.004
Schlagwörter	College Students; Student Interests; Student Motivation; Majors (Students); Educational Attainment; Income; College Choice; Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (NCES) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Studieninteresse; Schulische Motivation; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Einkommen; Studienortwahl
Abstract	We examine the degree to which measures of student tastes and motivations are associated with the outcomes of three important higher education decisions and subsequent annual earnings. Within a sample of nearly 9000 students from the Baccalaureate and Beyond, we find that these measures are correlated with college type, college major, and highest postgraduate degree earned in generally predictable ways. For instance, students claiming it important to be well-off financially are significantly more likely to attend top public universities and major in Business or Engineering while students claiming it important to live near family are significantly less likely to attend top quality private institutions and significantly more likely to major in education. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10