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Employment and Achievement in High School

Does part-time work affect student achievement?

This project investigated the interrelationship between part-time employment and academic achievement in high school and college. The main goal of this project was to estimate, for high school students, causal effects of work hours and grade point average on each other. The secondary goal was to study the relationship between work hours and grade point average for college students.

About This Grant

Principal Investigator Jeff DeSimone, University Of South Florida
Grant Period July 2004 – July 2005
Programs Research Grants
Focus Areas Understanding Youth Social Settings
Grant Amount
$25,000.00

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