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Chen, Ruey-Shin; Liu, I-Fan – Computers & Education, 2013
To strengthen the information technology skills of students living in remote areas, the Ministry of Education of Taiwan advocated the 2008 Country Development Plan to diminish the gap between urban and rural education development. This study proposes a hypothetical model to evaluate the effectiveness of the government policy in decreasing the…
Descriptors: Rural Urban Differences, Knowledge Level, Information Technology, Electronic Learning
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Liao, Pei-An; Chang, Hung-Hao; Wang, Jiun-Hao; Horng, Tai-Hsiung – Rural Sociology, 2013
Despite a major expansion in the number of students in higher education, students from rural areas continue to be underrepresented at selective universities. To reduce the urban-rural imbalance of entry to selective universities, institutions in many countries of the world have implemented admission policies favoring rural students. Previous…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Rank, Academic Records, Grade Point Average
Dongping, Yang, Ed.; Chunqing, Chai, Ed.; Yinnian, Zhu, Ed. – BRILL, 2009
China's education system has grown increasingly complex, creating the need for an annual critical review of the education system by China's top scholars. The "Blue Book of Education," as it is known in Chinese, has gained a reputation for offering the most penetrating perspective in China on educational reform and development. In this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Yearbooks, Educational Change