Parental Awareness and Students' Track Choices

Last registered on March 06, 2024
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Parental Awareness and Students' Track Choices
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0012978
Initial registration date
February 20, 2024

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First published
March 06, 2024, 2:40 PM EST

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Primary Investigator

Name
Maximilian Müller
Affiliation
Toulouse School of Economics
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Lea Cassar
PI Affiliation
Universität Regensburg
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PI Name
Christina Felfe
PI Affiliation
Universität Konstanz
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PI Name
Denise Feigl
PI Affiliation
Universität Regensburg
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2024-02-29
End date
2025-04-30
Keywords
Behavior, Education, Gender, Labor
Additional Keywords
Psychology, Sociology, Family
JEL code(s)
I24 - Education and Inequality, J62 - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility, D91 - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making, J16 Economics of Gender, J24 Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
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Prior work
This trial is based on or builds upon one or more prior RCTs.
Abstract
During information evenings about the upcoming choice of tracks at the end of 6th grade, we will provide attendants with information on how strongly girls and boys adjust their aspirations for vocational trainings in the STEM fields when these aspirations are to be discussed with parents rather than staying confidential. We will analyze whether the provision of this information affects eventual track choices.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Cassar, Lea et al. 2024. "Parental Awareness and Students' Track Choices." AEA RCT Registry. March 06. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.12978-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2024-02-29
Intervention End Date
2024-03-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Track Choice: which track do students choose (in particular: STEM or not)?
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Extra information vs. no extra information: at the school level.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
School
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
10 schools
Sample size: planned number of observations
Between 900 and 1,100 students.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
5 schools control, 5 schools additional information; around 450 students in control and 450 students in treatment "additional information".
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Approximate based on assuming 900 students: - MDE overall: 7.96pp difference (from baseline around 20%) [for baseline of 30%: 8.9pp]. - MDE among female students: 11.52pp
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Ethikkommission bei der Universität Regensburg
IRB Approval Date
2024-02-07
IRB Approval Number
23-3352_1-101
Analysis Plan

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