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This paper documents the changes in the ability distribution of individuals entering the teaching profession among individuals born between 1957-1964 and 1980-1984. This is done using the 1979 and 1997 cohorts of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and a constructed Armed Force Qualifying...
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Background: Economic theory strongly suggests that better information about the quality of care affects patients’ choice of health service providers. However, we have little empirical evidence about the impact of information provided on provider’s choice in Germany. Problem: In Germany, we...
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Agricultural & Mechanical University’s college of education relative to teachers trained in other colleges and schools affiliated … within and between the college of education and other academic units. We measure the productivity of a teacher by the … in elementary education than among elementary school pupils taught by a teacher with a college major in either secondary …
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This study uses value-added methods to examine the effectiveness of Los Angeles elementary teachers and schools. The results show that teacher effectiveness varies substantially across the school district. Most of the variance in teacher effectiveness is within schools and not across schools....
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This study explores important statistical issues on the appropriate functional form and model specification of the value-added educational achievement equation. We also wish to estimate the causal effect of a teacher’s institution of academic preparation and pedagogical training. Standardized...
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regardless of whether we confine the sample to pupils matched with traditionally trained teachers (college of education graduates …
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Subject: The education in mathematics, its failure and costs, and how to redesign this market. The political economy of … mathematics education. Method: We do not require statistics to show that mathematics education fails but can look at the math … reasoning, they all are hindered and obstructed. Mathematics forms a core element in education and destroys much of school life …
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important role of education in occupational choice. To empirically test our hypothesis, we estimate a two-stage degenerated … increases with the level of education. In the informal sector education attainment tends to reduce the probability of self …
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As part of the Country Programme preparation activities, a rapid assessment on child labour and education was … undertaken with a specific interest in the programme implications for IPEC. This study looked at child labour and education … issues, not only to understand child labour, but also to understand its implications for the design of education policies and …
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It has been argued that increased life expectancy raises the rate of return on education, causing a rise in the … investment in education followed by an increase in lifetime labor supply. Empirical evidence of these relations is rather weak … dependence of hazard rates, which determine individuals' behavioral response w.r.t. education, work and age of retirement …
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