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College Promise Programs as Symbolic Politics by Monaghan, David B., Attewell, Paul A.

“…Since the Tennessee Promise’s 2014 launch, “free college” or “Promise” programs have proliferated rapidly and converged on design features: a “last-dollar”…”
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New Evidence on College Remediation by Attewell, Paul A, Lavin, David E, Domina, Thurston, Levey, Tania

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Growing Gaps: Educational Inequality around the World by Attewell, Paul, Ed, Newman, Katherine S., Ed

“…The last half century has seen a dramatic expansion in access to primary, secondary, and higher education in many nations around the world. Educational…”
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The Relationship Between Work During College and Post College Earnings by Douglas, Daniel, Attewell, Paul

“…Prior research suggests that undergraduates employed during term time are less likely to graduate. Using transcript data from a large multi-campus university…”
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Data mining for the social sciences: an introduction by Attewell, Paul, Monaghan, David

“…We live in a world of big data: the amount of information collected on human behavior each day is staggering, and exponentially greater than at any time in the…”
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The STEM grading penalty: An alternative to the “leaky pipeline” hypothesis by Witteveen, Dirk, Attewell, Paul

“…The low number of baccalaureates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is often viewed as problematic for the US's economic…”
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Computers and Young Children: Social Benefit or Social Problem? by Attewell, Paul, Battle, Juan, Suazo-Garcia, Belkis

“…Using time-diary data from a national sample of young school-age children, we examine the correlates of time spent at home on computing for cognitive and other…”
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Qué es una competencia? by Attewell, Paul

“…El concepto de competencia desempeña un papel importante dentro de la investigación sociológica, desde estudios en torno al proceso laboral a debates sobre…”
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Home Computers and School Performance by Battle, Paul Attewell, Juan

“…This article assesses the effects of home computers on school performance, and examines inequalities in educational payoff among those children who have home…”
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Family Background and Earnings Inequality among College Graduates by Witteveen, Dirk, Attewell, Paul

“…Stratification researchers have reported that the relationship between family background and socio-economic outcomes drops to near zero for individuals who…”
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The earnings payoff from attending a selective college by Witteveen, Dirk, Attewell, Paul

“…Studies relating the selectivity of colleges to the earnings of their graduates report inconsistent findings. Some find no effects; most report statistically…”
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How Many Credits Should an Undergraduate Take? by Attewell, Paul, Monaghan, David

“…Low completion rates and increased time to degree at U.S. colleges are a widespread concern for policymakers and academic leaders. Many 'full time'…”
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Closure and matching payoffs from college majors by Witteveen, Dirk, Attewell, Paul

“…This article examines the undergraduate major as a closure mechanism in occupations among college graduates, using the American Community Surveys. We measure…”
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Reconsidering the ‘meritocratic power of a college degree’ by Witteveen, Dirk, Attewell, Paul

“…Previous research has shown that the intergenerational transmission of advantage disappears once individuals obtain a bachelor’s degree. This is known as the…”
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School Mathematics as Gatekeeper by Douglas, Daniel, Attewell, Paul

“…In the United States, students' ability to perform well in school mathematics is important for gaining access to a selective college and affects entry into…”
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The Vertical Transfer Penalty among Bachelor's Degree Graduates by Witteveen, Dirk, Attewell, Paul

“…Numerous studies have investigated the consequences of vertical transfer on students' higher education outcomes in comparison to "native 4-year…”
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Occupational marginalization, underemployment, and earnings inequality among college graduates by Attewell, Paul, Witteveen, Dirk

“…A longstanding literature asserts that many bachelor’s graduates in the US are underemployed, working in jobs that do not require a degree, earning little more…”
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Comment: The First and Second Digital Divides by Attewell, Paul

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Delayed Time-to-Degree and Post-college Earnings by Witteveen, Dirk, Attewell, Paul

“…Increasingly, undergraduates take more than 4 years to complete a baccalaureate, a situation widely perceived as a waste of time and money, for students, their…”
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The Community College Route to the Bachelor's Degree by Monaghan, David B., Attewell, Paul

“…It is well established that students who begin post-secondary education at a community college are less likely to earn a bachelor's degree than otherwise…”
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