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ERIC Number: EJ670541
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0485
Modeling Student Subject Choice at Secondary and Tertiary Level: A Cross-Section Study.
Ashworth, John; Evans, J. Lynne
Journal of Economic Education, v32 n4 p311-22 Fall 2001
Provides cross-section data on British secondary level student choices that contributes to broader debates on why student numbers have been falling in economics, and why women are reluctant economists. Identifies the key factors: peer group effects, critical mass of women studying economics, positive role models, and teacher effects. (RLH)
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Economics Education, Educational Change, Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Nondiscriminatory Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England
Note: Journal of Economic Education is a refereed journal.