In fact, societies with a high rate of degree attainment have lower crime rates and higher rates of social welfare.
The results indicate a good global rating of the projects as well as a high degree of attainment of the project objectives and take-up by the intended users.
Our second research question asked, 'What is the relationship between educational attainment and public acceptance of evolution at the state level in the US?' To answer this question, we examined the bivariate correlation between high school diploma attainment, bachelor degree attainment, advanced degree attainment, high school dropout rate and public acceptance of evolution.
The gender gap in educational attainment for Latino males is evident in metrics like high school completion and degree attainment.
Our results show a non-significant correlation between evolution acceptance and high school diploma attainment, r = .26, a non- significant relationship with high school dropout rate, r = -.12, a high positive relationship with bachelor degree attainment, r = .76, P < .0005 (see Figure 11), and a strong positive correlation with advanced degree attainment, r = .78, P < .0005 (see Figure 12).
For first-time freshmen, the ASAP student transfer rate was 19percentt higher than the comparison group and the bachelor's degree attainment rate was 49percentt higher.
This study investigates (1) the effects of parental assets on children's educational attainment from high school completion to college degree attainment, and (2) mediating roles played by parental involvement, child's educational expectations, and child's self-esteem.
Data on acceptance of evolution, religiosity, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degree attainment, educational attainment, high school dropout rate, average teacher salary, and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita were analyzed for the 50 states.
These transfer and degree attainment rates were significantly higher than the rates for a propensity-score matched comparison group.
However, to promote greater participation of individuals from traditionally underrepresented ethnic minority groups in STEMM, programs that support choices toward higher educational attainment, specifically four-year college degree attainment, are more likely to be successful.
