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allocation. In this paper, we make two contributions: (1) we examine the depiction of race and gender in award-winning children …
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achievement level lead us to explore in this paper whether the increased immigration has differential effects by gender and race …
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There is a perception among native born parents in the U.S. that the increasing number of immigrant students in schools creates negative peer effects on their children. In North Carolina there has been a significant increase in immigrants especially those with limited English language skills and...
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Purpose – This paper seeks to explore the difficult territory of intersectionality as it relates to inequality and … disadvantage in the labour market of the arts and cultural sector. It aims to first examine the way Acker's concept of inequality …/methodology/approach – The paper draws on a qualitative study which generated interviews with students, employers and higher education …
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the vast majority of countries. Third, in many countries with low levels of education for both men and women in 1960 … better. Fourth, gender gaps rarely persist in countries where boys attain high levels of education. Most countries with large … other measures of development such as life expectancy and GDP per capita. Fifth, in the youngest cohorts, women have more …
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There is a perception among native born parents in the USA that the increasing number of immigrant students in schools creates negative peer effects on their children. In North Carolina, there has been a significant increase in immigrants, especially those with limited English language skills....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011725533
There is a perception among native born parents in the USA that the increasing number of immigrant students in schools creates negative peer effects on their children. In North Carolina, there has been a significant increase in immigrants, especially those with limited English language skills....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011619201
This study examines how student aid eligibility influences application decisions to higher education using …
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This paper studies the impact of services liberalization on education and the gender education gap at the district … shares of female employment and require high education investments. Our hypothesis is that the national-level liberalization … spurred higher investment in education, particularly girls' education, in districts with higher employment growth in these key …
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Reliance on stereotypes is a persistent feature of human decision-making and has been extensively documented in educational setting, where it can shape students' confidence, performance, and long-term human capital accumulation. While effective techniques exist to mitigate these negative...
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