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Landim, Claudio; FitzSimons, Gail E. – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2022
In 2005, the Brazilian Public Schools Math Olympics (OBMEP) was created by the Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada. Since then, around 18 million students from the sixth to the twelfth grades have taken part in the competition annually. In each year of the competition, 6500 medals are distributed to public school students. In the following…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Competition, Mathematics Education
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Daniel, Ana Dias; Almeida, João – Education & Training, 2021
Purpose: This study assesses the effects of junior enterprises (JEs) on the entrepreneurial attitudes and intentions of engineering higher education students, compared to a group of social sciences students. Design/methodology/approach: This research analyses a sample of 132 students enrolled in engineering higher education courses in Portugal and…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, College Students, Engineering Education
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Carvalho, Marília – Gender and Education, 2015
The principle focus of this article is to understand the influence of socialisation in the family on the success of girls at school. Eight low-income families with children of both sexes in the city of São Paulo, Brazil were studied through interviews and observation methods. It was found that socialisation in the family favoured in girls, and not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Womens Education, Family Influence