Are young people's educational outcomes linked to their sense of control?

This paper analyzes the link between young people's sense (locus) of control over their lives and their investments in education. We find that young people with a more internal locus of control have a higher probability of finishing secondary school and, conditional on completion, meeting the r...

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Main Authors: Baron, Juan D. (Author), Clark, Deborah Cobb (Author)
Format: Analytics
Language:English
Published: [2010].
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