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also many middle- and low- income countries that have experienced rapid fertility decline and achieved long life …
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This timely and important Handbook takes stock of progress made in our understanding of what sustainable development actually is and how it can be achieved. Twenty years on from the publication of the seminal Brundtland Report, it has become clear that formidable challenges confront policy...
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Over coming decades, changes in population age structure will have profound implications for the macroeconomy, influencing economic growth, generational equity, human capital, saving and investment, and the sustainability of public and private transfer systems. How the future unfolds will depend...
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During the past two centuries, major technological breakthroughs such as the steam engine and electricity have acted as the catalysts for growth and have resulted in a marked increase in material well-being. The dominant technology today - information and communication technology (ICT) - does...
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Few would dispute that having a higher education is more important than ever to help people build positive economic futures and strengthen the knowledge economies of countries. Yet as the second issue of the OECD’s new brief series Education Indicators in Focus explains, OECD countries have...
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. Dealing with plagiarism as an ethical issue / Barbara Cogdell and Dorothy Aidulis -- 5. Working together to educate students … / Frankie Wilson and Kate Ippolito -- 6. EFL students : factors contributing to online plagiarism / Teresa Chen and Nai …-Kuang Teresa Ku -- 7. International students : a conceptual framework for dealing with unintentional plagiarism / Ursula McGowan …
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This unique and fascinating book is written for tertiary level students in the multicultural classroom, whether … studying abroad or at home alongside international students. It relates a genuine understanding of the student perspective of … learning in a multicultural classroom, highlighting how students possess different learning styles and attitudes to teaching …
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Drawing on data from the OECD’s Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA), this report examines the … performance of students with immigrant backgrounds and compares it to that of their native counterparts. As well as providing … students’ performance – such as their attitudes to school, their motivation and learning strategies as well as their social …
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and informal settings and how is it used by students? Drawing on data from the OECD’s Programme for International Student … Assessment (PISA), Are Students Ready for a Technology-Rich World? What PISA Studies Tell Us, examines whether access to … computers for students is equitable across countries and student groups; how students use ICT and what their attitudes are …
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