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Author: Robinson, Michael D.
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1. Nixon, Lucia A.
Robinson, Michael D.
The Educational Attainment of Young Women: Role Model Effects of Female High School Faculty
Demography 36,2 (May 1999): 185-194.
Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/lx8241053l218162/
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; High School; High School Students; Role Models; Teachers/Faculty; Women

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To test for the presence of role model effects of female high school faculty and professional staff on young women in high school, we estimate several models of educational attainment for young women using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Exposure to female high school faculty and professional staff has a positive impact on the educational attainment of young women. This result, combined with our finding that female faculty and professional staff have no significant impact on the educational attainmnet of young men, supports a female role model hypothesis.
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Nixon, Lucia A. and Michael D. Robinson. "The Educational Attainment of Young Women: Role Model Effects of Female High School Faculty." Demography 36,2 (May 1999): 185-194.