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Zhou, Changheng – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2022
Non-cognitive ability has recently gained popularity as a hot topic in education and has appeared as a novel idea in contemporary study. Numerous studies on the definition, measurement, influencing factors, impact, and other aspects of non-cognitive talents have been conducted. With the intention of igniting additional conversation on this topic…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Academic Achievement
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Maslak, Mary Ann – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2011
As a marginalized region of the world, the rural Gansu Province of northwestern China provides an informative canvas on which to examine and understand the ways in which education contributes to the lives of local Muslim women and supports their goals for work. Specifically, this article highlights the role education plays in the life of one young…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Muslims, Females, Role of Education
Su, Ning – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Leading Chinese technology firms, from automobile manufacturer to information service provider, are evolving into some of the world's most innovative and competitive players, and dramatically changing the global business landscape. What underlies the rise of these firms is China's national strategy of transforming itself from a low-cost…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Service Occupations, Industry, Information Technology
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Cheng, Kai-Ming – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2011
This is the first of six commentaries discussing Zongjie Wu's essay, "Interpretation, autonomy, and transformation". Wu's analyses of pedagogy have opened a new window for looking at the essence of education. The comparison of Confucius's pedagogy with contemporary teaching in China provides a striking contrast. However, perhaps it is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Background, Asian Culture, Confucianism
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Lu, Ming; Fan, Jianyong; Liu, Shejian; Yan, Yan – Monthly Labor Review, 2002
As in developed countries, China's service sector has become the main job creator, the country's labor force is better educated, and the average age of the employed is rising. Driving those phenomena are a fast-paced employment restructuring and a growing private enterprise at the expense of state and collective ownership. (Author)
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
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Tan, Xiaodong; Li, Shiyue; Wang, Chunhong; Chen, Xiaoqing; Wu, Xiaomin – Health Education Research, 2004
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has become a new worldwide epidemic whose origin was until recently unknown. It is the unpredictable nature of this epidemic that makes people want answers to some important questions about what they can do to protect themselves. This study presents an inquiry into peoples knowledge and self-reported…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Employment Patterns, Health Behavior, Foreign Countries
Pacific Rim Association for Higher Education. – 1981
Proceedings of the Pacific Rim Association for Higher Education 1981 conference are summarized. Authors and the summarized papers are as follows: "Maintaining Quality in Troubled Times: The University Perspective" (George M. Beckmann); "Maintaining Quality in Troubled Times: The Community College Perspective" (Don A. Morgan);…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Education Majors