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ERIC Number: EJ1125396
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jan
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
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Does College Enrollment and Bachelor's Completion by Mothers Impact Children's Educational Outcomes?
Monaghan, David
Sociology of Education, v90 n1 p3-24 Jan 2017
Today, many undergraduates are themselves raising children. But does college-going by parents improve their offspring's educational attainment? I address this question using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth--1979 and linked Children and Young Adults Survey. I first model postnatal college enrollment and bachelor's completion by mothers and use predicted probabilities to minimize selection bias through inverse probability of treatment weighting. I then estimate the impact of maternal college enrollment and attainment on offspring's likelihood of graduating from high school, enrolling in college, and completing a four-year degree. I find sizeable effects of maternal college completion on all outcomes, but the impact of maternal enrollment without completion is considerably muted. I review implications for sociological research and policies to assist nontraditional students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
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