Student employment and academic performance: an empirical exploration of the primary orientation theory |
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| Authors: | Stijn Baert Ive Marx Brecht Neyt Eva Van Belle Jasmien Van Casteren |
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| Institution: | 1. Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;2. Research Foundation – Flanders, Brussels, Belgium;3. University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium;4. Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-neuve;5. Belgiume IZA, Bonn, Germany;6. GLO, Princeton, USA;7. University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | This study empirically assesses the thesis that student employment only hurts academic performance for students with a primary orientation towards work (versus school). To this end, we analyse unique data on tertiary education students’ intensity of and motivation for student employment by means of a state-of-the art moderation model. We find, indeed, only a negative association between hours of student work and the percentage of courses passed for work-oriented students. This finding may explain the contradictory results in the literature neglecting this factor. |
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| Keywords: | Student employment academic performance primary orientation moderation analysis |
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