positional and non-positional time investment choices in the education of her/his child. Findings The author shows that a parent …/his reference group move up in rank. The author shows that moving down in rank lowers utility. The author employs National Education … Longitudinal Studies (1988) data set to test the model prediction and shows that visible time invested in child’s education is …

analysis. First, the authors estimate the correlation between the female's education and her number of children, and then the … results, a significant negative correlation may be observed between the level of education and the number of children … children in Italy, where a very low fertility rate may be observed. Design/methodology/approach – Since the number of children …

school and at the university. The effect of family background on children's success at the university is not direct, but … provide students with far higher quality of education than technical and professional schools. Parental background affects … also the length of studies, which suggests that the indirect cost of tertiary education is much higher for those with a …

Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between public sector education expenditure and the GINI … relationship between education expenditures and the GINI coefficient exists. There is a 1 per cent increase for the European … countries examined in this study in their rate of education expenditure in gross domestic product (GDP), which raises the GINI …

Purpose – There has been little research on the education of looked after children over the current school leaving age … end of compulsory education can be supported and encouraged to continue in education and training. Design …/methodology/approach – Interviews were undertaken with 12 designated teachers for looked after children and four virtual school heads, as part of the …

learning and overall experiences of children in an early childhood educational setting. Design/methodology/approach – The …/implications – The scope of the study is limited to early childhood education in one location; more studies in other cultural settings … and how mindfulness/mindlessness can affect education quality.  …

Purpose – This paper aims to study the relation between the employment of mothers and the activities of children with … specifications of children's activities and mothers' employment are estimated on survey data drawn from the National Family Health … Survey 1998‐1999 for all India. The joint specification combines four states of children aged 6‐14 (studying, working in the …

, number of children, years of education) and the firm-level factor (number of employees, net income) play in determining the … likelihood of having a female CEO. Findings The research results show that years of education, the number of children and the … in the number of children and years spent in education lower the probability of the CEO being a woman, while having …

the Internet in schools is studied from the perspective of teachers, who are responsible for equipping children with … Internet skills. It focuses on the experiences of junior schoolteachers, responsible for the children’s development in all … towards the Internet. Almost all felt that it would be a useful tool in education, with over two‐thirds hailing its use as an …