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Creative Learning and Innovative Teaching: Final Report on the Study on Creativity and Innovation in Education in EU Member States

Cachia, Romina; Ferrari, Anusca; Ala-Mutka, Kirsti; … - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2010

curricula on creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. This report brings evidence to the debate on the status, barriers and … enablers for creativity and innovation in compulsory schooling in Europe. It is the final report of the project: ‘Creativity … material, five major areas for improvement are proposed to enable more creative learning and innovative teaching in Europe …

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Creativity in Schools: A Survey of Teachers in Europe

Cachia, Romina; Ferrari, Anusca - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2010

This report examines teachers' perceptions about creativity for learning and their reflection on their own teaching … school levels. For the scope of this report, only responses from teachers from EU27 and teaching in obligatory schooling were …

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Education Achievements and School Efficiency in Rural Bangladesh.

Khandker, S.R. - World Bank Group - 1996

Bangladesh spends only 2 percent of its GNP on education, compared to 3.2 percent in an average low-income country. Low investment in education results in low literacy (only 35 percent), which in turn results in low productivity, low incomes, poor health and, above all, high population growth....

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Combining Multiple-Choice and Constructed-Response Test Scores: An Economist's View.

Kennedy, P.; Walstad, W.B. - Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University - 1996

There exists considerable evidence from educational measurement theorists that constructed-response questions add little new information about student achievement beyond that provided by multiple- choice questions. The purpose of this paper is to view this issue through the eyes of an economist,...

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The Role of Poverty and Community Norms in Child Labor and Schooling Decisions

Strulik, Holger - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Leibniz … - 2008

Household poverty is a powerful motive for child labor and working frequently comes at the expense of schooling for children. Accounting for these natural links we investigate whether and when there is an additional role for community norms and how the social evaluation of schooling evolves over...

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Immigrant Earnings Change: The Importance of Australian Schooling.

Will, L. - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1996

It is shown, both theoretically and empirically, that failure to take age at arrival into account leads to some bias in estimates of earnings change with years since migration. In addition, the analysis reveals that results are sensitive to the approach taken to inclusion of information on...

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Gender-preferential intergenerational patterns in primary education attainment : a quantitative analysis of a case of rural Mindanao, the Philippines

Okabe, Masayoshi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014

The Philippines has achieved a relatively high standard of education. Previous researches, most of which deal with Luzon Island, have indicated that rural poverty alleviation began partly due to the increased investment in education. However, the suburban areas beyond Luzon Island have rarely...

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Study of applicability of American experience of dual language instruction in Georgian Schools

Pipia, Ekaterine - In: IBSU Scientific Journal 5 (2011) 2, pp. 61-70

My following research reports on a study that addresses the question: Is dual language educational approach that is currently used in USA a viable means of instructing Second Language in Georgia? The purpose of this study was to examine Georgian parents' perceptions of bilingual education and to...

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Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación

Aracil, Adela García (contributor); … - Asociación de Economía de la Educación - AEDE

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Motivations for the Bessarabian youth to study in Romanian universities

Stefanescu, Razvan; Dumitriu, Ramona; Nistor, Costel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

This paper explores the decisions of Bessarabian youth to study in a branch of a Romanian university. We used data collected from individual interviews with 58 students. We find that uncertainty and the material constraints played a major role in their choice. We also identify some factors with...

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