The effects of high-quality student mentoring

被引：3
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作者：
Sandner, Malte [1 ]
机构：
[1] NIW Hannover, D-30175 Hannover, Germany
来源：
ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2015年 / 136卷
关键词：
Student mentoring; Natural experiment; Difference-in-differences; COLLEGE-STUDENTS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.econlet.2015.09.043
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This paper evaluates the impact of a university mentoring program for first semester economics and management students on academic performance. For identification, I use a difference-in-differences approach with students in a similar degree program as control group. The mentoring program decreases failure rates by 15.4 percentage points. These large effects can be explained by quality features of the mentoring program, including graduate mentors, a low mentor-to-mentee ratio and compulsory, pre-scheduled, face-to-face appointments. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：227 / 232
页数：6
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