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Can gender differences in the educational performance of 15-year old migrant pupils be explained by the gender equality in the countries of origin and destination?
Kornder N.; Dronkers J.; Dronkers J. - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2013
We try to explain the differences between the performance (in both reading and math) of 8430 15-year-old daughters and 8526 15-year-old sons in 17 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development destination countries across Europe and Oceania with the PISA 2009 data from 45 origin...
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Why Do Inequalities in 15-Year-Old Cognitive Skills Increased So Much in France?
Goussé, Marion; Le Donné, Noémie - 2015
In this paper, we analyse increasing inequalities in French students’ cognitive skills during the 2000 decade, as France is the European country that experienced the strongest rise in performance variance at PISA tests. In particular, French educational inequalities increased due to a decline...
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Education, training and skill development policies in Sudan: Macro-micro overview
Nour, Samia - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
This paper discusses the education, training and skill development policies in Sudan using a combination of new secondary and primary data. A novel element in our paper is that we use new primary macro and micro (firm) surveys data to discuss and compare the macro and micro perspectives...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712096
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The pre-tracking effects of parental background
Korthals R.A. - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2015
Tracking students in secondary school could increase the effect of parental background PB on student performance, especially if parents can influence the track choice. This influence can be either direct or indirect, and either purposefully or not. Little is known about these indirect effects of...
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The distributional effects of early school stratification : non-parametric evidence from Germany
Roller, Marcus; Steinberg, Daniel - 2017
The effects of early school stratification on scholastic performance have been subject to controversial debates in educational policy and science. We exploit a unique variation in Lower Saxony, Germany, where performance based tracking was preponed from grade 7 to grade 5 in 2004. We measure the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011790657
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Education, training and skill development policies in Sudan: Macro-micro overview
Nour, Samia - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2011
This paper discusses the education, training and skill development policies in Sudan using a combination of new secondary and primary data. A novel element in our paper is that we use new primary macro and micro (firm) surveys data to discuss and compare the macro and micro perspectives...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009195551
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Work‐based learning in US higher education policy
Raelin, Joseph A. - In: Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning 1 (2011) 1, pp. 10-15
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how US institutions of higher education make appreciable use of work‐based learning options, but their attention to experiential education as a learning vehicle is relatively limited. The connection between the work experience and the on‐campus...
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The Return of Practice to Higher Education: Resolution of a Paradox
Raelin, Joseph A. - In: The Journal of General Education 56 (2007) 1, pp. 57-77
Although academic provision has become associated with professional education, knowledge is delivered through standard classroom methodology associated with liberal arts education. Elsewhere, a "practice turn" has elevated experience as a basis for knowledge. This article shows how practice...
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Work-Based Learning in U.S. Higher Educational Policy
Raelin, Joseph A. - 2012
Although most U.S. institutions of higher education now make appreciable use of work-based learning options, their attention to experiential education as a learning vehicle is relatively limited. The connection between the work experience and the on-campus curriculum is only loosely formed, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014044456
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The Influence of Vulnerability on Migration Intentions in Afghanistan
Loschman C.; Siegel M. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
This study explores the influence of vulnerability on migration intentions within the context of Afghanistan. While it … is commonplace to conceptualize migration as being driven by certain economic-related factors, it is reasonable to assume … perform a regression analysis estimating the influence on migration intentions. Our results provide clear evidence that …
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