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Evaluating the Relationship Between Student Attendance and Achievement in Urban Elementary and Middle Schools: An Instrumental Variables Approach

Gottfried, Michael A.·2010·American Educational Research Journal
DOI 10.3102/0002831209350494
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Researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and parents have assumed a positive relationship between school attendance and academic success. And yet, among the vast body of empirical research examining how input factors relate to academic outcomes, few investigations have honed in on the precision of the relationship between individual attendance and student achievement. The purpose of this article is to provide insight into this relationship. Specifically, this study has evaluated the hypothesis that the number of days a student was present in school positively affected learning outcomes. To assess this, a unique empirical approach was taken in order to evaluate a comprehensive dataset of elementary and middle school students in the Philadelphia School District. Employing a fixed effects framework and instrumental variables strategy, this study provides evidence from a quasi-experimental design geared at estimating the causal impact of attendance on multiple measures of achievement, including GPA and standardized reading and math test performance. The results consistently indicate positive and statistically significant relationships between student attendance and academic achievement for both elementary and middle school students.

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Authors
Gottfried, M. A.
Affiliations
University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author
Gottfried, Michael A.
ORCID
Gottfried, Michael A.
Venue
American Educational Research Journal
Publisher
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Published
2010-06
Volume
47
Issue
2
Pages
434-465
ISSN
  • 0002-8312 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-1011
DOI
10.3102/0002831209350494
OpenAlex
W2113436206
Cited by
342
References
79
Citations by year
2026: 19 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 23 · 2016: 27 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 17 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 11
FWCI
25.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
American Educational Research Journal (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
  • Social Sciences › Education › Innovations in Educational Methods
Keywords
school attendance, academic performance, urban elementary schools, urban middle schools, grade point average, standardized test performance, reading achievement, mathematics achievement, School District of Philadelphia

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