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Impact of Alternative & Innovative Education Programmes: A Study of Bridge Course Centres in Bardhaman District

Hati, Koushik Kumar; Majumder, Rajarshi - 2009

Education is the basic requirement and the ‘Fundamental Right’ of the citizens of a nation. Elementary Education system … also serves as the base over which the super-structure of the whole knowledge system is built up. This calls for bringing …. The former have been hailed as a successful instrument to remove all ills plaguing the elementary education system in …

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Fixing Europe's youth unemployment and skills mismatch, can public financial support to SMEs be effective? The case of the European Commission and European Investment Bank joint initiatives.

Floreani, Vincent Arthur - 2014

combine jobs opportunities with skills development. This thesis assesses the relevance and scope for effectiveness of …

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Disentangling the channels from birthdate to educational attainment

Martins, Luis; Pereira, Manuel C - 2017

This paper uses a large multi-country database with data from the OECD PISA program to disentangle the effects of birthdate on educational performance. As far as age effects are concerned, we conclude that children are disadvantaged because they are the youngest in class (relative age effect),...

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Stratified higher education,social mobility at the top and efficiency: The case of the French ‘Grandes écoles’

Hellier, Joël - 2017

We show that the system of ‘Grandes écoles’ (GEs) is a key determinant of social stratification, low intergenerational … mobility at the top and low educational efficiency in France. A stylised model of the French higher education system is … constructed. This system is composed of two types of establishment, the GEs and the universities, which differ (i) in the …

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Linking education to employment:how to establish a successful and uninterrupted connection

Abdel-Rahman, Alaa - 2016

Youth unemployment has been and always will be an important item on the government's agenda. With youth unemployment rates reaching as high as 27 percent in 2016, twice as high as the overall unemployment rate, the future of the country is in danger. With today's generation having a great thirst...

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Promoting scientific faculties: does it work? Evidence from Italy

Maestri, Virginia - 2009

The object of this article is to assess the causal impact of promotions policies on students' choice of the field of study. We match the records of the students enrolled in two large universities with the records of the participating schools. Within the participating schools, some students took...

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Improved Targeting of Social Programs: An Application to a State Job Coaching Program for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

McInnes, Melayne; Ozturk, Orgul; McDermott, Suzanne; … - 2013

illustrate the potential for gains from redirecting resources using data from a state job coaching program that is designed to … individuals. In our simulations, we find that state ID population employment can be increased from 10.7 percent to an upper bound …

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Beyond the Classroom: Quality Assurance in Developing Nations

Asuamah Yeboah, Samuel; Antwi Boasiako, Ama - 2024

This comprehensive review explores the multifaceted landscape of quality assurance in higher education, particularly emphasising the unique challenges and opportunities faced by developing nations. Drawing upon a wealth of academic research, policy documents, and institutional reports, we delve...

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Public education spending and school outcomes: Insights from quantile regression

Beri, Parfait; Cochrane, Logan - 2024

The literature on the empirical link between public spending and school outcomes has yielded mixed and largely debated results. Given the current education landscape, where enrolment has improved considerably, it is crucial to reexamine how public spending impacts school performance across...

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Public spending and primary school enrolment: An Autoregressive distributed lag approach

Beri, Parfait; Cochrane, Logan; Syed Fazlullah, Sarah - 2024

advancement of sustainable development. …

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