COVID‐19, school closures and the retreat from educational aspirations
Disruptions to schooling and economic shocks to households curtailed educational aspirations among children and adolescents in a similar way in two disparate settings. These results raise concerns about the educational attainment of children in the face of external shocks and the possibility that educational progress will stall in low resourced environments among the most vulnerable youth.
Authors
- Scott T. Yabiku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3780-0349)
- Melissa Alcaraz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3813-5683)
- Jennifer E. Glick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3128-9826)
- Arinala Randrianasolo
Institutions
- Brigham Young University (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Adolescence
- Published
- 2024-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12406
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.10
Funders
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development