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Higher Education Analytics: A Study of the Flow of College Applicants between US States
Joseph, Adrian; Rutz, Patrick; Stachowiak, Sean; Jaume, … - In: International Journal of Information Systems and Social … 8 (2017) 1, pp. 58-70
The dispersion of talent within the United States is not uniform. There is sufficient statistical evidence to suggest that there is an interstate brain drain phenomenon occurring within the country. The authors set out to examine this by first determining whether states could be classified into...
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Education expenditures and income distribution: an empirical analysis on European countries
Celikay, Ferdi; Sengur, Mehmet - In: Humanomics 32 (2016) 3, pp. 248-257
Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between public sector education expenditure and the GINI coefficient as a measure of injustice in income distribution. Design/methodology/approach Data from 31 European countries gathered from 2004 to 2011 were analyzed using panel error...
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School performance in three South East Asian countries: lessons in leadership, decision-making and training
Gill, CM Hugues D.; Berezina, Elizaveta - In: European Journal of Training and Development 45 (2020) 2/3, pp. 136-148
Purpose The three neighbouring nations of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore participated in the 2009, 2012 and 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) cycles. Despite many similarities between the three nations, Singapore has consistently been a top PISA performer, with...
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Education in pre‐ and post‐conflict contexts: relating capability and life‐skills approaches
Dubois, Jean‐Luc; Trabelsi, Milène - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) 1/2, pp. 53-65
Purpose – Conflicts, especially when they turn into civil war or genocide, have irreversible consequences for people. The impact is not only economic as shown by several quantitative studies, but also social and ethical since it deeply affects the mind and behaviour of both current and future...
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Gender Specialization of Skill Acquisition
Ishida, Junichiro; Nosaka, Hiromi - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 7 (2007) 1
Abstract This paper presents a model that can account for the gender specialization of skill acquisition in the presence of competitive matching. In particular we show that when the comparative advantage in nonmarket domestic activities belongs to women, an incentive arises for them to...
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The threshold effect of high‐level human capital investment on China's urban‐rural income gap
Jiang, Yitao; Shi, Xiaojun; Zhang, Shunming; Ji, Jingjing - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 3 (2011) 3, pp. 297-320
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the effect of high‐level human capital investment, using tertiary education as the proxy, on the urban‐rural income gap in China. Design/methodology/approach – Using a panel dataset covering 28 provinces of China over the period...
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Social enterprise self-employment programs
Weaver, Rasheda L. - In: Social Enterprise Journal 12 (2016) 1, pp. 4-20
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce social enterprise self-employment programs (SEPs) as a two-dimensional human capital investment strategy that can potentially advance economic development. Design/methodology/approach SEPs are frequently utilized as a tool for increasing economic...
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Constructing Knowledge-Based Feedback in the Context of an Interactive Spoken CALL Application
Tsourakis, Nikos; Baur, Claudia; Rayner, Manny - In: International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language … 7 (2017) 3, pp. 1-20
Modern Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) systems use speech recognition to give students the opportunity to build up their spoken language skills through interactive practice with a mechanical partner. Besides the obvious benefits that these systems can offer, e.g. flexible and...
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Awareness, Knowledge, and Ability of Mobile Security Among Young Mobile Phone Users
Yan, River - In: International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and … 7 (2017) 3, pp. 73-81
The research literature on awareness, knowledge, and ability of mobile security of young mobile phone users was reviewed in this article. The existing literature suggests that young mobile phone users are usually not aware of potential mobile security issues when using a mobile phone. Young...
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Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on the Nutritional Status of Elementary School's Children in Rural Areas of Karachi (Pakistan)
Saeed, Naima; Rehman, Tansif Ur; Usmani, Mehmood Ahmed - In: International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social … 5 (2018) 2, pp. 36-47
This article determines children's nutritional status of (1-5) years in a rural setting in Karachi, i.e., Gadap. It … also analyzes the impact of socioeconomic factors on nutritional status of children. Nutrition has a deep influence on well … article examines whether the rural area's parents exhibit a positive and favorable attitude towards their children …
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