Relevance, Belonging, Growth Mindset, and Persistence in Economics across Institution Types

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Caroline Krafft, St. Catherine University; Krstine West, St. Catherine University

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Version Title: View help for Version Title May 12, 2024

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Project Citation:

Krafft, Caroline, and West, Krstine. Relevance, Belonging, Growth Mindset, and Persistence in Economics across Institution Types. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-05-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E198108V1

Project Description

Summary: This project investigates the role relevance, belonging, and growth mindset play in persistence in economics, as a potential barrier or lever for change across diverse settings. Baseline data are from surveys of 805 students at 24 institutions (as well as information on 49 faculty teaching the 105 classes students were enrolled in). A sample of 199 students was followed up a year later. The data over-sampled women's colleges and minority serving institutions. Data include information on student and faculty demographics and attitudes towards economics, as well as student persistence in economics.

Funding Sources: National Science Foundation (2126635)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Economics; Economic Education; Higher Education

Geographic Coverage: United States

Data Type(s): survey data

Methodology

Sampling: See working paper provided in related publications for details on sampling.

Collection Mode(s): web-based survey

Weights: Weights included for faculty (F_sample_wt), classes (C_sample_wt) and students (S_sample_wt). See read me for discussion of use of weights.
See working paper provided in related publications for details on weight creation.

Unit(s) of Observation: Individual

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