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Does early educational tracking contribute to gender gaps in test achievement? : a cross-country assessment
Lorenz, Theresa; Schneebaum, Alyssa - 2020
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Gender Dimensions in the Educational Sector in Romania
Robayo-Abril, Monica; Rude, Britta - 2023
Addressing gender inequalities in educational outcomes is crucial from a human rights and development perspective. Building human capital early in life has crucial implications for developmental and labor market outcomes later in life. In this background note, prepared to inform the Romania...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014578711
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Does early educational tracking contribute to gender gaps in test achievement? : a cross-country assessment
Lorenz, Theresa; Schneebaum, Alyssa - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 244 (2024) 1/2, pp. 5-36
On average, boys score higher on math achievement tests and girls score higher in reading; these gaps increase between primary and secondary school. Using PISA, PIRLS, and TIMSS data, we investigate the role of early educational tracking (sorting students into different types of secondary...
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Gauging the Gender Divide in the Middle East's Educational System : Causes, Concerns, and the Impetus for Change
Ahmad, Nadia - 2013
The disparity in educational opportunities and prospects for women and girls in the Middle East depicts a frustrating trend in schools and colleges, but it leads to greater societal problems with enormous economic, legal, and sociopolitical consequences. The Global Fund for Muslim Women reports...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014153441
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Vom Sinn einer geschlechtsneutralen Erziehung und Bildung
Heisig, Katharina - In: Ifo Dresden berichtet 26 (2019) 2, pp. 12-16
Die Debatte über die Ungleichbehandlung der Geschlechter erfährt zunehmende Kritik aus Öffentlichkeit und Politik. Insbesondere Maßnahmen zur geschlechtsneutralen Erziehung, die im Kindesalter ansetzen, werden abgelehnt: Kritiker befürchten, sie würden die kindliche Entwicklung schädigen....
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Gender equality and sustainable development in Nigeria : issues and challenges
Abolade, Dupe Adesubomi - In: Trends economics and management 15 (2021) 37, pp. 9-25
Purpose of the article: The objective of this study was to examine issues and challenges of gender equality in Nigeria … in political activities in Nigeria to find out if there is equality between male and female genders in Nigeria that could …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012606890
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Corporate social responsibility and the role of rural women in sustainable agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa : evidence from the Niger Delta in Nigeria
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2019
companies' (MOCs') CSR on rural women access to modern agricultural inputs in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. A total of 700 rural … limit poverty reduction efforts in Nigeria. The results also showed that women depended on CSR of MOCs for policy dialogue …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998093
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The impact of CSR on rural women custodians of seed, food and climate change resilience in Nigeria's Niger Delta region
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2023
responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding … resilience in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach - This paper adopts a survey research technique … the Niger Delta region in Nigeria. Findings - The results from the use of a combined propensity score matching and logit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014265884
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"A flop or a success?" : an evaluation of the welfare impacts of the 6-3-3-4 education system in Nigeria
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2015
The need for graduates who would be productive citizens able to contribute significantly to the Nigerian economy led to the overhaul of the old education system 6-5-4 and the implementation of the 6-3-3-4 system, with its first set of graduates from secondary schools in 1988. The main objective...
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Africa's education enigma? : The Nigerian story
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth (contributor) - 2007
these claims at the micro level. In this study, I focus on Nigeria a country that holds 1/5 of Africa's population. I use … the changes in demand for education in Nigeria and the increased emigration rates from African countries that … characterized the 90s. -- Human capital ; instrumental variables ; Nigeria ; returns to education ; schooling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003661543