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Vasic, Vladimir – European Training Foundation, 2019
This report looks into the incidence of skills mismatches in the Republic of Serbia (hereafter referred to as Serbia). In 2017, the European Training Foundation (ETF) initiated a skills mismatch measurement project in the ETF partner countries with two objectives: (1) to identify regular data sources; and (2) to develop and test a series of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Labor Market, Supply and Demand
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Pursel, B. K.; Zhang, L.; Jablokow, K. W.; Choi, G. W.; Velegol, D. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2016
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) continue to appear across the higher education landscape, originating from many institutions in the USA and around the world. MOOCs typically have low completion rates, at least when compared with traditional courses, as this course delivery model is very different from traditional, fee-based models, such as…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Graduation Rate, Delivery Systems, Models
Lin, Joshua; Hughes, Rosemary; Long, Daniel; Kim, Dae – Research for Action, 2016
As a group, English Language Learners (ELLs) are diverse and come from a variety of home languages, cultures, educational backgrounds, and educational needs. This brief focuses on descriptive characteristics of the ELL students served by the School District of Philadelphia in 2014-2015. Specifically, this brief highlights the diversity of the ELL…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Student Characteristics, School Districts, Demography
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Bailey, Jessica; Bocala, Candice; Shakman, Karen; Zweig, Jacqueline – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2016
Nationwide, the prevalence of new educator evaluation systems has increased since the inception of federal initiatives such as the Race to the Top grant competition. Yet limited empirical research examines teacher demographic characteristics and their relationship to teacher evaluation outcomes, such as teacher evaluation ratings. Previous…
Descriptors: Demography, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Evaluation, Urban Schools
Cope, Caroline; Michalski, Daniel S.; Fowler, Garth A. – American Psychological Association, 2016
The 2017 Graduate Study in Psychology Summary Report reflects data collected from more than 500 departments and programs offering master's and doctoral degrees in psychology and related training. Participating departments and programs are listed in the annual "Graduate Study in Psychology" book, published each August as a joint effort of…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Graduate Students, Psychology, Demography
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van Hek, Margriet; Kraaykamp, Gerbert; Pelzer, Ben – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2018
Few studies on male-female inequalities in education have elaborated on whether school characteristics affect girls' and boys' educational performance differently. This study investigated how school resources, being schools' socioeconomic composition, proportion of girls, and proportion of highly educated teachers, and school practices, being…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Reading Achievement, Institutional Characteristics, Educational Resources
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Çoban, Oktay; Yildirim, Mehmet – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2018
This study aims to determine high school students' level of aggression and compare their level of aggression based on some demographic features. The population of the study comprises of high school students attending public and private schools in Yozgat province of Turkey during 2017- 2018 school year. The sample of the study comprises of 300…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, High School Students, Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals)
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Haines, Amanda; Spruance, Lori Andersen – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2018
Purpose/Objectives: The study aim was to evaluate parent support for breakfast after the bell programs (BABPs). Methods: Data were collected through an online survey from parents (n=488) of school-aged children enrolled in public schools in Utah. Data were analyzed using generalized estimating equation (GEE) regression methods. Results: Parents…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Breakfast Programs, Parent Surveys, Online Surveys
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Liang, Jian-Hua; Heckman, Paul E.; Abedi, Jamal – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2018
This study examines the power of cognitive and noncognitive variables to predict students' performance in algebra. We investigated students' prior year's assessment scores and demographic characteristics to predict eighth-grade algebra scores. Using California statewide assessment data, we explored predictive factors in three regression models.…
Descriptors: Algebra, Grade 8, Predictor Variables, Prior Learning
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Rowe, Hillary L.; Trickett, Edison J. – Educational Psychology Review, 2018
This paper addresses two major and potentially conflicting movements: the importance of diversity as both a conceptual and political issue and the rise of the evidence-based practice movement in education. This tension is particularly important when evaluating and reporting universal interventions because of their intended applicability across…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Intervention, Student Diversity
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Ndijuye, Laurent Gabriel; Rao, Nirmala – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2018
This study compares school readiness and family experiences of children of naturalized refugees with the learning and experiences of a rural majority population group and urban majority population group in Tanzania. A total of 150 pre-primary children (50 in each group) were selected and completed a modified version of the School Readiness…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Refugees, Rural Areas, Urban Areas
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Ramey, Heather; Lawford, Heather; Chalmers, Heather; Lakman, Yana – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2018
Student success in post-secondary education is an ongoing concern, however, research has focused on relatively homogeneous university samples. Moreover, Canadian research on predictors of student success is limited. Following recent trends, we examined non-cognitive, personal qualities, rather than cognitive predictors (e.g., IQ), of student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Technical Institutes
Chang, Hedy N.; Bauer, Lauren; Byrnes, Vaughan – Attendance Works, 2018
This executive summary highlights the value of making chronic absence data transparent and available to families, community partners, and other stakeholders outside school systems. Aimed at motivating action, this report: (1) shares key findings from the analysis of the scale, scope, and concentration of chronic absence in schools throughout the…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Information Dissemination, School Demography, Elementary Schools
Maass, David P. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to identify the conditions and reasoning considered when adding 4-year baccalaureate degrees to the curricular offerings at tribal colleges and universities. The tribal college was modeled after the mainstream community college, which has traditionally provided higher education opportunities that are accessible,…
Descriptors: Tribally Controlled Education, Universities, Bachelors Degrees, Curriculum Development
Verroulx, Kristin Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Technology is ubiquitous and takes many forms. Digital media consumption (e.g., television, video games, etc.) has increased significantly in its prevalence in our lives as well as in social acceptability. However, it has also been consistently implicated in poorer health outcomes. The extent to which cognitive functions are adversely affected by…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Short Term Memory, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Individual Development
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