Keep me in, Coach: The short and long-term effects of targeted academic coaching
To boost college graduation rates, policymakers often advocate for academic supports such as coaching or mentoring.
Proactive and intensive coaching interventions are effective, but are costly and difficult to scale.
We have evaluated a lower-cost group coaching program targeted at first-year college students placed on academic probation. Participants attended a workshop where coaches aimed to normalise failure and improve self-confidence. Coaches also facilitate a process whereby participants reflected on their academic difficulties, devised solutions to address their challenges, and created an action plan.
Speaker
Stefanie Fischer, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Monash Business School
Alongside her Monash role, Dr Fischer is also a Research Affiliate at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics, the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute and the Life Course Centre.
She is a labour and public economist who employs quasi-experimental techniques and field experiments to better understand the determinants of human capital.
The overarching goal of her agenda is to produce convincing evidence to help inform public policy decisions as they relate to human capital.
More generally, this work has important implications for addressing inequality, as human capital is a central lever for economic mobility.
Her work has been featured in media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Nature, and Freakonomic MD radio.
CHE weekly seminar series
As part of the Centre for Health Economics’ vibrant research culture, we host a weekly seminar series. Visiting and invited researchers present current research relating to the economics of health and wellbeing, and the healthcare sector. Visitors are welcome to join these sessions where discussion and debate is encouraged. We aim to present all seminars in-person and also on Zoom.
Event Details
- Date:
- 14 September 2022 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Venue:
- In-person at Caulfield campus, Building H, Level 9, Room H921 and Zoom
- Categories:
- Health Economics; CHE Seminar; General
Description
To boost college graduation rates, policymakers often advocate for academic supports such as coaching or mentoring.
Proactive and intensive coaching interventions are effective, but are costly and difficult to scale.
We have evaluated a lower-cost group coaching program targeted at first-year college students placed on academic probation. Participants attended a workshop where coaches aimed to normalise failure and improve self-confidence. Coaches also facilitate a process whereby participants reflected on their academic difficulties, devised solutions to address their challenges, and created an action plan.
Speaker
Stefanie Fischer, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Monash Business School
Alongside her Monash role, Dr Fischer is also a Research Affiliate at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics, the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute and the Life Course Centre.
She is a labour and public economist who employs quasi-experimental techniques and field experiments to better understand the determinants of human capital.
The overarching goal of her agenda is to produce convincing evidence to help inform public policy decisions as they relate to human capital.
More generally, this work has important implications for addressing inequality, as human capital is a central lever for economic mobility.
Her work has been featured in media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Nature, and Freakonomic MD radio.
CHE weekly seminar series
As part of the Centre for Health Economics’ vibrant research culture, we host a weekly seminar series. Visiting and invited researchers present current research relating to the economics of health and wellbeing, and the healthcare sector. Visitors are welcome to join these sessions where discussion and debate is encouraged. We aim to present all seminars in-person and also on Zoom.