TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Jaik, Katharina
AU  - Wolter, Stefan C.
        TI  - Lost in Transition: The Influence of Locus of Control on Delaying Educational Decisions
        PY  - 2016/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 10191
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp10191
        AB  - The transition from compulsory schooling to upper-secondary education is a crucial and frequently difficult step in the educational career of young people. In this study, we analyze the impact of one non-cognitive skill, locus of control, on the intention and the decision to delay the transition into post-compulsory education in Switzerland. We find that locus of control, measured at ages 13–14, has a significant impact on the intention to delay the transition into upper-secondary education. Furthermore, we find that the intention to delay the transition is strongly correlated with the actual delay, measured one and a half years after the intention. Finally, students with the initial intention to delay but successfully continuing into upper-secondary education show a stronger internal locus of control than comparable students who do delay their transition.
        KW  - locus of control
KW  - school-to-school transition
KW  - school-to-work transition
        ER  -