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de Bruin-Wassinkmaat, Anne-Marije; de Kock, Jos; Visser-Vogel, Elsbeth; Bakker, Cok; Barnard, Marcel – Religious Education, 2021
Religious identity development is highly influenced by contexts. This influence is even more powerful for young people who grew up in strict religious contexts because of the prominence of orthodox beliefs and practices in everyday life. This article presents which contextual factors were influential on the religious identity development of 18…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Religious Factors, Child Rearing
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Glerum, Jaap; Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Rikers, Remy M. J. P. – Educational Studies, 2020
Mindset plays a pivotal role in academic achievement. In particular, a growth mindset is related to academic success. This study explored the role of mindset in Secondary Vocational Education and Training (VET). Participants were 1005 VET students attending eight different vocational programmes on three qualification levels in the rural southwest…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Beliefs, Intelligence
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Steenman, Sebastiaan C.; Bakker, Wieger E.; van Tartwijk, Jan W. F. – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
The first-year grade point average (FYGPA) is the predominant measure of student success in most studies on university admission. Previous cognitive achievements measured with high school grades or standardized tests have been found to be the strongest predictors of FYGPA. For this reason, standardized tests measuring cognitive achievement are…
Descriptors: Selective Admission, Grade Point Average, College Freshmen, Grade Prediction
European Commission, 2017
"Preparing Teachers for Diversity: The Role of Initial Teacher Education. Annex 2 To the Final Report to DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission. Case Study Summaries" is designed as a companion document to the final report "Preparing Teachers for Diversity: The Role of Initial Teacher Education. Final…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Diversity, Case Studies
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Teelken, Christine; Driessen, Geert; Smit, Frederik – International Review of Education, 2005
This contribution is based on comparative case studies of secondary schools in England, the Netherlands and Scotland. The authors conclude that although opportunities for school choice are offered in a formal sense in each of the locations studied, in certain cases choice is not particularly encouraged. In order to explain this disparity between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Admission Criteria, Case Studies, School Choice