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The Effect of Early Childhood Education and Care Services in Latvia
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Kukoja, Katrine – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2019
The growing number of studies stresses the importance of social investment at an early age by showing that social investment at this period has the highest returns in human capital. The main instrument of social investment at an early age is high quality early childhood education and care services. The aim of the research was to identify whether…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries
The Effect of Different Types of Education on the Likelihood of Employment in 29 Post-Communist Countries of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
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Habibov, Nazim; Auchynnikova, Alena; Luo, Rong – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of a variety of levels of education, namely, high school, vocational and university education, on the probability of being employed in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Design/methodology/approach: The data are from two waves of the Life-in-Transition Survey that covers 29…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Human Capital, Outcomes of Education, Employment Patterns
Rural Municipalities and Change in Local School Structure: Comparing Room for Manoeuvre among Rural Municipalities in Latvia and Norway
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Šupule, Inese; Søholt, Susanne – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Rural depopulation, decreasing numbers of children, and general centralization, combined with high expectations for education, are factors that challenge rural communities and school structures in both Latvia and Norway. The aim of this article is to compare the role of the municipality and other levels of governance in making decisions on school…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Municipalities, Comparative Analysis, Public Officials
Social Capital and Adolescents Mathematics Achievement: A Comparative Analysis of Eight European Cities
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Gisladottir, Berglind – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examines the impact of social capital on mathematics achievement in eight European cities. The study draws on data from the 2008 Youth in Europe survey, carried out by the Icelandic Center for Social Research and Analysis. The sample contains responses from 17,312 students in 9th and 10th grade of local secondary schools in the…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Human Capital, Adolescents, Mathematics Achievement
Intellectual Capital Import for the Benefit of Higher Education
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Brenca, Airita; Gravite, Aija – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2013
The article explores the role of intellectual capital in the development of higher education system. The description of economic and marketing values of intellectual capital demonstrates its importance for an institution's establishing in education market. Import and export of intellectual capital is a reality of globalisation processes, and it is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Human Capital, Global Approach, Knowledge Economy
Research Development within English for Academic Purposes Studies
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Zascerinska, Jelena – Online Submission, 2008
In order to become "the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion" the European Union realizes its people as the most important asset. Moreover, every human becomes a value for the whole society. It makes significant to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, English for Academic Purposes, Human Capital