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"Educated parents tend to have educated children. But is intergenerational transmission of human capital more nature … parents and the type of relationship that links the children to their 'adoptive 'families. The results of the analysis suggest …, more nurture, or both? De Walque uses household survey data from Rwanda that contains a large proportion of children living …
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, corporate trainers, students and researchers interested in design and facilitation of online learning for a global audience … of new environments on children's language ability: a case study / Ursula Thomas -- Using literacy response activities … with early childhood English language learners and immigrant students / Erin M. Casey -- Building on what they bring …
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surviving children. Studies have found substantial variability across countries in the negative impacts of orphanhood on child …
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This book aims to contribute to the World Bank's education agenda by communicating research findings on the impact of education quality on economic growth. Eric Hanushek and Ludger Wößmann show that indeed the quality of education, rather than mere access to education, is what impacts economic...
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1. Use of technology to motivate students / Deepak Verma -- 2. "No/low paper" policy and equipment upkeep / Alicia … / Blanca Rodriguez -- 9. Emotional and behavioral disorders students using computer-assisted devices / Martina Ramos-Rey -- 10 …. Pop quiz debacle / Leanne Spinale -- 11. Principal's letter to parents: take kids off social networking sites / Irene Chen …
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students in 1997 to examine their schooling and employment status in 2000. The findings demonstrate that: (1) attendance at …
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graduates instead of the high unobserved ability of students who choose to attend post-secondary education. To this end, the … experienced greater disruptions, children's educational attainment became less correlated with that of their fathers and more … selection of high-ability students into higher education. The analysis also demonstrates that these results are unlikely to be …
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of their personal attributes and human capital endowments, and are more likely to be males and have parents in the public …
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"Lifelong learning is increasingly being recognized as a primary factor for knowledge diffusion and productivity growth. However, little economic evidence exists on the economic value of lifelong learning for the individual, especially in developing countries. This paper contributes to remedy...
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