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Across OECD countries, higher education graduates enjoy higher employment rates and earnings than workers with only an upper secondary qualification. However, not all graduates find jobs that make full use of their skills and help them launch rewarding careers, and employers in some economic...
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Investing in higher (tertiary) education is one of the more significant decisions a person can take. In some countries, the direct costs of higher education can be large, often requiring a significant investment of an individual’s personal funds, either in up-front payments or loan repayments...
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students’ capacity to respond to non-routine situations in order to achieve their potential as constructive and reflective …
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Today’s university students are drawn from a highly diverse set of backgrounds. Students appear in various guises as … employment. In many countries students are paying more for their university education, and expect high levels of standards and … service. Universities are institutions with multiple roles, and must balance the needs and demands of their students with the …
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Access to institutions of higher education is as important for disabled people as it is for non-disabled students …
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harder for young adults with disabilities than it is for other young adults. Students with disabilities are also less likely …
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How to engage and maintain teenagers’ interest in school "work"? Young children rarely lack curiosity, but as they enter the teenage years their appetite for learning often appears to shrink. Many eventually drop out before the end of compulsory schooling. Others continue to turn up for school...
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While enrolment in tertiary education has increased dramatically over the past decades, many university-aged students … further education, it is equally important to ensure that students’ expectations are well-aligned with their actual abilities …. Grade Expectations: How Marks and Education Policies Shape Students' Ambitions reveals some of the factors that influence …
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Both the admission process and criteria for admission affect tertiary enrolment. Centralised admission systems can make the admission process more efficient, but can limit the number of applications and offers made to applicants; minimum performance requirements or tuition fees are barriers to...
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