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Like brother, like sister? : the importance of family background for cognitive and non-cognitive skills ; conference paper
Anger, Silke; Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - 2013
intergenerational correlations are only able to capture parts of the influence of the family on children s cognitive and non …-cognitive skills. This result is in line with findings in the literature on educational and income mobility. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336812
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Who cares for Europe's children? : the short report of the European Childcare Network
Phillips, Angela (contributor); Moss, Peter (contributor) - 1989
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014014646
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Do wage expectations influence the decision to enroll in nursing college? : conference paper
Schweri, Jürg; Hartog, Joop - 2014 - Preliminary draft (v5feb2014)
Given a severe nurse shortage in Switzerland, this paper investigates Swiss students choice for nursing college … suggests a role for policies that increase returns from studying nursing to attract students to nursing. In addition, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010488507
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Thailand's education system and skills imbalances : assessment and policy recommendations
Vandeweyer, Marieke; Espinoza, Ricardo; Reznikova, Laura; … - 2020
In light of population ageing, globalisation, automation, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand’s labour market is being significantly reshaped, and so are the skills required for higher employability. This paper analyses the capacity of Thailand’s education and training system...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012421216
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The impact of teacher skills on student performance across countries
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Piopiunik, Marc; Wiederhold, Simon - 2014 - Preliminary version
Student performance differs greatly across countries, but little is known about the role of teacher quality in explaining these differences. New international data from the PIAAC survey of adult skills allow for the first time to quantify teacher skills in numeracy and literacy, providing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010483231
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Student assessment and grade retention : evidence from a natural experiment ; conference paper
Kimura, Marlies; Ochsen, Carsten - 2014
whether parents or teachers assess students potential educational performance more adequately. Educational attainment is …. The reform replaced parents choice about their children s secondary school type by a binding teacher recommendation. Our … capture that with free parental choice, overambitious parents tend to select too demanding tracks for their children. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010488494
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The effect of early childhood language training programs on the contemporary formation of grammar skills : conference paper
Kamhöfer, Daniel A. - 2014 - Preliminary
While there is a big literature on the benefits of pre-school education, only little is known why kindergarten attendance improves later-life outcomes. This is partly because most studies analyze the effect of complete 2 years pre-school programs. In order to shed light into the black box of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010483845
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Berufliche Situation von Absolventinnen und Absolventen der höheren Berufsbildung : Ergebnisse der Erhebung zur höheren Berufsbildung 2017
Chevalley, Sandra (ed.); Rüber, Stefan (ed.);  … - Schweiz / Bundesamt für Statistik - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012152909
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Abbau gesundheitlicher Ungleichheit in der Europäischen Union
2011 - Ms. abgeschlossen im Juni 2010
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Towards the future of Europe : social factors shaping optimism and pessimism among citizens
Bericat Alastuey, Eduardo - European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and … - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012656246