Flipping burgers or flipping pages? Student employment and academic attainment in post-Soviet Latvia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7727155 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daunis Auers (0000-0002-2872-7856, University of Latvia), Toms Rostoks (0000-0001-9758-5866, University of Latvia), Kenneth Smith (0000-0003-4438-6470, Millersville University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 477-491 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communist and Post-Communist Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0967-067X • E-ISSN: 1873-6920 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.postcomstud.2007.10.004 |
| OpenAlex | W1982522676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
Latvian higher education has undergone a dramatic transition since 1991. This study employs a survey of nearly 1000 social science students studying in 13 different institutions in Latvia to consider the impact of the increase in the number of students who are working while studying. Evidence indicates employment has a strong and significant negative impact on school performance, and the negative impact increases as weekly hours worked increase. This manifests itself through reduced class attendance and reduced time spent in independent study. Finally, we find that the probability of student employment is most significantly affected by the availability of financial aid, gender, ethnicity, and age
Attendance · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Ethnic group · Labour economics · Latvian · Political science · Sociology · Higher Education Research Studies · Innovations in Educational Methods · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |