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DOES STUDENT WORK REALLY AFFECT EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES? A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Author(s) -
Neyt Brecht,
Omey Eddy,
Verhaest Dieter,
Baert Stijn
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of economic surveys
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.657
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1467-6419
pISSN - 0950-0804
DOI - 10.1111/joes.12301
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , affect (linguistics) , multidisciplinary approach , work (physics) , test (biology) , higher education , psychology , empirical research , economics , sociology , political science , social science , economic growth , epistemology , engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , philosophy , communication , law , biology
We review the theories put forward, methodological approaches used and empirical conclusions found in the multidisciplinary literature on the relationship between student employment and educational outcomes. A systematic comparison of the empirical work yields new insights that go beyond the overall reported negative effect of more intensive working schemes and that are of high academic and policy relevance. One such insight uncovered by our review is that student employment seems to have a more adverse effect on educational decisions (continuing studies and enrolment in tertiary education) than on educational performance (test and exam scores).