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dc.contributor.authorAuestad, May Linn
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-24T09:09:03Z
dc.date.available2020-08-24T09:09:03Z
dc.date.issued2020-09
dc.identifier.citationEconomics of Education: Peer Effects and Mindset by May Linn Auestad. Stavanger: University of Stavanger 2020 (PhD thesis UiS, no. 539)en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-82-7644-946-4
dc.identifier.issn1890-1387
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2673552
dc.description.abstractIn a world where technology is becoming ever more important, children’s best chance to thrive in school, and later, succeed in the labor market is by striving towards exploiting their full potential and acquire an applicable education. Evidence suggests that the future labor market will require more formal education, especially within science, technology, engineering and math, commonly referred to as the STEM fields (Freeman & Aspray, 1999; Petersen & Hyde, 2014). Additionally, mastering only the technical aspects of a job will no longer be sufficient; social and emotional skills will be essential as computers and robots take over routine tasks (Deming, 2017; Edin et al., 2017; Heckman et al., 2006; Heckman & Kautz, 2012; Kautz et al., 2014; OECD Publishing, 2013). Furthermore, given that the advances in technology mean that the labor market is constantly changing, those who are able to practice lifelong learning are bound to experience some benefits. An obvious advantage in this regard is believing that intelligence and talents can be developed and changed through effort, perseverance, hard work and by using different strategies, commonly referred to as holding a growth mindset (Dweck, 2006; Mueller & Dweck, 1998; Yeager & Dweck, 2012). Outside of the home, schools, and especially classrooms, are perhaps the most important arena for children developing the competencies they will need to flourish (Hamre & Pianta, 2005; Howes, Hamilton, & Matheson, 1994). The learning environment across or perhaps even within schools, however, can be rather different as there are several components that affect what happens in the classroom (Chetty et al., 2011; Rockoff, 2004). In this thesis I examine important aspects of two such components; other students, commonly referred to as peers, and teachers. My goal is to contribute to understanding how we can help more children thrive in school, and consequently achieve more of their potential, using existing resources.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherStavanger: Universitetet i Stavangeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPhD thesis UiS;539
dc.relation.haspartPaper 1: Auestad, M. L. (2018). The effect of low-achieving peers. Labour Economics, 55, 178-214en_US
dc.relation.haspartPaper 2: Girls in STEM: the role of teacher mindset (with Eric Bettinger, Mari Rege and Ingeborg F. Solli).en_US
dc.relation.haspartPaper 3: Involving the teachers: effects of a growth mindset intervention with teacher involvement (with Mari Rege and David S. Yeager).en_US
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectøkonomien_US
dc.subjectkjønnsrolleren_US
dc.subjectutdanningsvitenskapen_US
dc.subjectdet norske skolesystemeten_US
dc.titleEconomics of Education: Peer Effects and Mindseten_US
dc.typeDoctoral thesisen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2020 May Linn Auestaden_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210en_US


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