Persistent Effects of Teacher-Student Gender Matches
Published By: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) | Published Date: December, 01 , 2017The paper exploits the data from middle schools in Seoul, South Korea, where students and teachers are randomly assigned to classrooms, and find that female students taught by a female versus a male teacher score higher on standardized tests compared to male students even five years later. It also finds that having a female math teacher in 7th grade increases the likelihood that female students take higher-level math courses, aspire to a STEM degree, and attend a STEM-focused high school. These effects are driven by changes in students' attitudes and choices.
Author(s): Jaegeum Lim, Jonathan Meer | Posted on: Dec 19, 2017 | Views() | Download (308)