Date of Award
Spring 2016
Document Type
Thesis
Terms of Use
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Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Educational Studies Department, Economics Department
First Advisor
Edwin Mayorga
Second Advisor
Mark Kuperberg
Abstract
This thesis looks at the impact of community building on student achievement. The theoretical framework stems from Akerlof and Kranton's paper on how student identity impacts schooling outcomes. By combining economic and sociological theories, they argue that community building increases student identification with school and student achievement. Through a literature review, I categorize the ways that schools build community. I then test Akerlof and Kranton's theory that community building increases student identification and achievement through a review of the literature and my own quantitative analysis. I ultimately find that while community building increases student identification, it does not increase achievement.
Recommended Citation
Sun, Kathy , '16, "The Impact of Community Building on Student Achievement" (2016). Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards. 401.
https://works.swarthmore.edu/theses/401