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Local Social Capital and Geographical Mobility : Some Empirics and a Conjecture on the Nature of European Unemployment
David, Quentin; Janiak, Alexandre; Wasmer, Etienne - 2021
European labor markets are characterized by the low geographical mobility of workers. The absence of mobility is a factor behind high unemployment when jobless people prefer to remain in their home region rather than to go prospecting in more dynamic areas. In this paper, we attempt to...
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Foreign Languages and Sustainability : Addressing the Connections, Communities and Comparisons Standards in Higher Education
ter Horst, Eleanor; Pearce, Joshua M. - 2012
This article describes an interdisciplinary collaboration, which combined the study of German with instruction in environmental issues (sustainable development). The project, involving both an independent study and a classroom unit, allowed students to make connections between disciplines,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014172790
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Post-Secondary Education in Canada : Can Ability Bias Explain the Earnings Gap between College and University Graduates?
Caponi, Vincenzo - 2007
Using the Canadian General Social Survey we compute returns to post-secondary education relative to high-school. Unlike previous research using Canadian data, our dataset allows us to control for ability selection into higher education. We find strong evidence of positive ability selection into...
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Quality Measurement in European Commission Concept of Entrepreneurial University
Dziechciarz, Jozef Zbigniew - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013075197
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Higher Education Reform and the Renewed Lisbon Strategy : Role of Member States and the European Commission
van der Ploeg, Rick; Veugelers, Reinhilde - 2021
cooperation. The EIB can be a crucial driver for Higher Education in Europe by making income-contingent loans available …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317226
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Employers’ Perceptions of Business Graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Fogle, Calvin D. - 2013
The research problem addressed in this study was the perceived reluctance of employers to hire business graduates from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The purpose of the study was informed by Lewin’s theoretical model of organizational change, and the research questions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014181745
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Study of Dimensions of ‘Curricular Aspects Criteria’ of the Accreditation of Higher Education Institution by NAAC
Joshi, Vijay - 2018
Higher education is the source by which transformation of advanced knowledge and learning takes place. This article comprehensively examines the study of dimensions of curricular aspects of criterion in accreditation of higher education institution. The objective behind this paper is how an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014116884
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Mundus Academicus : Architecture and Adaptation to Globalization Flows (III): Student's Opinions on the Bologna Process - Case Study for Community Students from 'Alexandru Ioan Cuz...
Hălăngescu, Constantin I. - 2012
Needs and opportunities in the Romanian higher education system described towards the end of Part II of the study, through the implementation of the Bologna Process, find their practical application through statistical analysis of their perception in this last part, which contains the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014165186
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The Communities of Inquiry pedagogy in higher education
Lower, Michael L. - 2021
This paper argues that the Communities of Inquiry pedagogy provides valuable guidance for the design and implementation … of higher education learning environments. The paper outlines the essential features of the pedagogy and its alignment … with social constructivist approaches to education. The pedagogy can help students to understand how knowledge develops in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013240092
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A Global Migration Framework Under Water : How Can the International Community Protect Climate Refugees?
Sussman, Caitlan M. - 2023
Climate disaster events are expected to displace at least 1.2 billion people by 2050. However, “climate refugees,” or individuals displaced in the context of disasters and climate change, lack international legal recognition and protection. In 2020, an international tribunal acknowledged in...
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