Impact of violence in São Paulo schools on the academic performance of students
The aim of this paper is to measure the impact of violence on school performance of students in the state of São Paulo in 2007. To this end, we use a multilevel logit model which enables the analysis of hierarchical data. The results show that violence in schools decreased by 0.54% the likelihood of...
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| author | Evandro Camargos Teixeira Ana Lúcia Kassouf |
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| description | The aim of this paper is to measure the impact of violence on school performance of students in the state of São Paulo in 2007. To this end, we use a multilevel logit model which enables the analysis of hierarchical data. The results show that violence in schools decreased by 0.54% the likelihood of third graders from the school present a satisfactory performance inMathematics. Fromthis result, it is expected that public policies are implemented in order to reduce violence and increase the probability of state economic development and consequently the country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d731a002917444929a30f7e32446c1fe2022-12-21T20:37:59ZporUniversidade de São PauloEconomia Aplicada1413-80501980-53302015-06-01192Impact of violence in São Paulo schools on the academic performance of studentsEvandro Camargos TeixeiraAna Lúcia KassoufThe aim of this paper is to measure the impact of violence on school performance of students in the state of São Paulo in 2007. To this end, we use a multilevel logit model which enables the analysis of hierarchical data. The results show that violence in schools decreased by 0.54% the likelihood of third graders from the school present a satisfactory performance inMathematics. Fromthis result, it is expected that public policies are implemented in order to reduce violence and increase the probability of state economic development and consequently the country.http://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/106032ViolenceSchool PerformanceEconomic Development. |
| spellingShingle | Evandro Camargos Teixeira Ana Lúcia Kassouf Impact of violence in São Paulo schools on the academic performance of students Economia Aplicada Violence School Performance Economic Development. |
| title | Impact of violence in São Paulo schools on the academic performance of students |
| title_full | Impact of violence in São Paulo schools on the academic performance of students |
| title_fullStr | Impact of violence in São Paulo schools on the academic performance of students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of violence in São Paulo schools on the academic performance of students |
| title_short | Impact of violence in São Paulo schools on the academic performance of students |
| title_sort | impact of violence in sao paulo schools on the academic performance of students |
| topic | Violence School Performance Economic Development. |
| url | http://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/106032 |
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