Effects of out-of-field teaching on secondary school outcomes

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https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-41615031raf

Keywords:

Teacher training, Out-of-field teaching, School outcomes, Secondary School, School fixed effects

Abstract

High school outcomes are stagnant in Brazil. In 2016, the School Census of Basic Education of Basic Education showed that 21% of Brazilian high school teachers were only teaching out-of-field assignments. To what extent are these phenomena related? Is it necessary for a teacher to have a formal education strictly compatible with the subject taught to improve the results of secondary education students? Based on a panel built with the School Census of Basic Education using the years 2007 through 2016, we estimate the impact of out-of-field teaching in school outcomes. The main result points to a positive and significant relation with dropout rate and age-series distortion. Systematic issues such as dropout and age-grade distortion in secondary school seem to be accentuated with out-of-field teaching.

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  • Roberta Mendes Costa, Fluminense Federal University

    Doutoranda em Economia - Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) e membro do Centro de Estudo sobre Desigualdade e Desenvolvimento (Cede). A autora é grata ao Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) e à Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) pelo apoio financeiro recebido.

  • Ariana de Britto, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto

    Professora do IBMEC-RJ e membro do Centro de Estudo sobre Desigualdade e Desenvolvimento (Cede).

  • Fábio Waltenberg, Fluminense Federal University

    Professor associado do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) e pesquisador do Centro de Estudos sobre Desigualdade e Desenvolvimento (CEDE).

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Published

30-09-2020

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Vol. 50 No. 3 (2020)

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How to Cite

Costa, R. M., Britto, A. de, & Waltenberg, F. (2020). Effects of out-of-field teaching on secondary school outcomes. Estudos Econômicos (São Paulo), 50(3), 369-409. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-41615031raf