Analysis of grade repetition through multilevel models: a study from Portugal
This paper investigates grade repetition in Portugal using microdata. Drawing on multilevel models, we analyse the number of times the student repeated a grade in compulsory education – our dependent variable – in association with children’s individual characteristics, household sociodemographic and...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC) |
| Repositorio: | Cadernos de Pesquisa (Fundação Carlos Chagas. Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.publicacoes.fcc.org.br:article/6131 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://publicacoes.fcc.org.br/cp/article/view/6131 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Retention scolaire Participation sociale Modèle multi-niveau. Retenção escolar Participação social Modelo multinível. Grade repetition Social participation Multilevel model. Repetición escolar Participación social Modelo multinivel. |
| Sumario: | This paper investigates grade repetition in Portugal using microdata. Drawing on multilevel models, we analyse the number of times the student repeated a grade in compulsory education – our dependent variable – in association with children’s individual characteristics, household sociodemographic and economic background, and children’s living conditions – our covariates. Furthermore, we also attempt to shed light on the impact of schools on the endogenous variable. Our results confirm the importance of individual, family, and neighbourhood characteristics on the rate of grade repetition. In terms of schools, the results obtained show that the student’s probability of failure vary across schools, demonstrating the importance of the impact of the school itself on grade repetition. |
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