From Choice to Performance in Secondary Schools: Evidence from a Disadvantaged Setting in Italy

Anna Bussu (), Dimitri Paolini, Manuela Pulina and Giuseppe Zanzurino ()
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Anna Bussu: Edge Hill University
Giuseppe Zanzurino: University of Sassari

Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, 2023, vol. 9, issue 2, No 5, 529-555

Abstract: Abstract This study employs detailed micro-data to uncover the factors influencing secondary school choice and performance and, ultimately, dropout risks within a multidimensional framework. The findings reveal that young people’s choice of a comprehensive secondary school, characterised by a higher dropout rate, is highly influenced by future expectations and family background. Further, teachers’ role, learning methods and technology positively drive performance. Perceived cognitive skills only affect students’ performance given their choice. Besides, an ANOVA analysis assesses that the interaction between cognitive and non-cognitive skills impacts performance. Peer study is pivotal for success in individuals with perceived cognitive difficulties.

Keywords: Young people; Secondary school; Choice; Performance; Non-cognitive skills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 D91 I24 O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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