TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Impact of Non-Cognitive Characteristics on the Higher Education Choice-Making: An Economist Perspective
T2  - Educational Studies Moscow
IS  - Educational Studies Moscow
KW  - college major choice
KW  - higher education
KW  - higher education choice-making
KW  - human capital theory
KW  - non-cognitive skills
KW  - the Big Five personality traits
AB  - Ksenia Rozhkova, Junior Research Fellow, Laboratory for Labor Market Studies, Faculty of Economic Sciences, National Research University Higher School of Economics. E-mail: krozhkova@hse.ru (corresponding author) Sergey Roshchin, Candidate of Sciences in Economics, Head of the Laboratory for Labor Market Studies, Faculty of Economic Sciences, National Research University Higher School of Economics. E-mail: sroshchin@hse.ru Address: 11 Pokrovsky Blvd, 109028 Moscow, Russian Federation. The article presents a review of literature systematizing findings on the contribution of non-cognitive skills to higher education choice-making. The concept of higher education choice-making in this paper embraces the decision to embark on a college degree, the probability of successful degree completion, the choice of academic discipline, and other related aspects. A priority focus is given to publications in economics since the economic approach differs a lot from approaches in other social sciences. In addition, the article explores the methodological characteristics of non-cognitive skills research in economics. The results of literature analysis point to the relevance of non-cognitive skills in explaining individual educational choices and allow drawing some inferences for education policy.
AU  - Ksenia Rozhkova
AU  - Sergey Roshchin
UR  - https://archive_vo.hse.ru/en/2021--3/508101093.html
PY  - 2021
SP  - 138-167
VL  -