Education systems seeking to improve outcomes must attract, develop, and retain highly effective teachers. A critical challenge is making the teaching profession appealing to talented youth. This paper presents evidence from an experiment in Peru, where we provided high school seniors with information about recent reforms to the teaching career. Wefi nd positive effects on both the extensive and intensive margins: treated students were more likely to enroll in higher education and to choose an education major. These results suggest that career incentives and information can shape not only the current teaching workforce but also future cohorts.
Authors
Busso, Matías, Alfonso, Mariana, Ñopo, Hugo R., Rivera Bianchi, Antonella Maria, Yentzen, Triana
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013244
- Pages
- 43
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
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- Introduction 5
- Setting 8
- Research Design 10
- Experimental Validity 12
- Experimental Results 15
- Effects on Perceptions of the Teaching Career 15
- Impact on Career Choices 16
- The Profile of Tertiary Students in Education Majors 18
- Conclusion 20
- References 21
- Intervention Content Appendix 31
- Randomization Appendix 31
- Comparison of Universe, Eligible, and Experimental Samples 36
- Sample Overview: From Intended to Final Sample 36
- Data Appendix 31
- Data Sources and Instruments 36
- Variables Description 36
