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integration of migrant and native students. In contrast to previous studies, which mainly examine the effect of the share of … classroom. Our analysis is based on a comprehensive survey of 4th-grade students in German primary schools, which contains … detailed information on students' language and math scores, their social integration, as well as on sociodemographic and school …
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Countries differ in their upper secondary school systems in a way that some require their students to choose a … including Finland, Denmark or the U.S. follow a general curriculum where students, albeit being able to choose between different … the mean performance or the inequality of students' test scores …
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education inequalities. Using PISA 2018 data from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, we find that students …. Similar results are found by considering days of absence from school. In the longer run, students who cannot learn remotely … on disadvantaged students and schools should be designed accordingly. …
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This volume was prepared by Susanne Link during her stay at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich and the Department of Human Capital and Innovation of the Ifo Institute of Economic Research. It was accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Economics Departure of the University of Munich in...
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This paper discusses the future of universities: trends that are increasingly drawing attention, and those who have yet to appear, without getting into the field of view of the majority of researchers in higher education. Debate on the future of the university is due to the emergence of new...
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beginning of the 20th Century few universities in the USA started to expand to attract students across the borders and the … universities are the direct result of their efforts and aspirations to go beyond their borders to attract students from all over …
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Many countries remain far from achieving gender equality in the classroom. Using data from 126 countries, we characterize the evolution of gender gaps in low- and middle-income countries between 1960 and 2010. We document five facts. First, women are more educated today than 50 years ago in...
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We provide a measure of equality of educational opportunity in 54 countries, estimated as the effect of family background on student performance in two international TIMSS tests. We then show how organizational features of the education system affect equality of educational opportunity. Our...
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We provide a measure of equality of educational opportunity in 54 countries, estimated as the effect of family background on student performance in two international TIMSS tests. We then show how organizational features of the education system affect equality of educational opportunity. Our...
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We provide a measure of equality of educational opportunity in 54 countries, estimated as the effect of family background on student performance in two international TIMSS tests. We then show how organizational features of the education system affect equality of educational opportunity. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318291