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Ermakov, S. P. – Russian Education and Society, 2014
Changes in reproductive behavior among young people in Russia, changing patterns of marriage and family formation, and high death rates among males are all affecting Russia's human capital potential, and public policy reforms will need to take this into account. The new Federal Law "On Youth Policy" represents an important stage that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Problems, Human Capital, Public Policy
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Bessant, Judith – Critical Studies in Education, 2014
This article begins by observing how education is currently appreciated primarily for its utility value, a view informed by utilitarianism and neoclassical economic theory. A critique of that framing is offered and an alternative way of valuing education informed by a Capabilities Approach is presented. In doing so, I also observe that while key…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Educational Theories, Neoliberalism, Individual Development
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Cherednichenko, G. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2013
Research on the relationship between education and occupational career in Russia shows that the type of secondary educational institution from which people initially graduate has a lengthy and latent differentiating influence on their accumulation of educational capital and their educational and professional trajectories. The groups with varying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Secondary Education, Graduates
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McGee, Andrew – Economics of Education Review, 2011
Learning disabled youth in the Child and Young Adult samples of the NLSY79 are "more" likely to graduate from high school than peers with the same measured cognitive ability, a difference that cannot be explained by differences in noncognitive skills, families, or school resources. Instead, I find that learning disabled students graduate…
Descriptors: Human Capital, High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Graduation
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Stockdale, Aileen – Journal of Rural Studies, 2006
Migration from and to depopulating areas is related to the prospects for rural economic regeneration. The focus is on whether or not migration processes give rise to the necessary human capital required for successful endogenous development. Data from Scottish case studies pertaining to in-, out- and return migrants are analysed. Only by leaving…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Migration, Rural Economics, Rural Areas
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2006
The educational outcomes of Indigenous Australians have improved over recent decades. This is evident across a range of indicators on the enrolment, participation and achievement of Indigenous students in the early childhood education and school sectors. There has also been increased representation of Indigenous students in New Apprenticeships and…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Indigenous Populations, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives