Adult Vocational Qualifications Reduce the Social Gradient in Education
Many youth leave school early without an upper secondary education, impeding their chances in the labor market. Early school leavers come disproportionately from families with low parental education.
Bernt Bratsberg +2 more
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Educational differences in dietary intake and compliance with dietary recommendations in a Swiss adult population. [PDF]
This study assessed the impact of education on diet and compliance with the national recommendations. The study included 4338 adult participants of the Colaus study, a cross-sectional, population-based study conducted between 2009 and 2012 in Lausanne ...
Guessous, I. +4 more
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Economic Development and the Quality of Life of Children [PDF]
Historical studies show that the average height of Western European children began its secular growth in 1850 only after a period of decline and stagnation which had started around 1750.
Delajara, Marcelo
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Partner’s and own education: does who you live with matter for self-assessed health, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption? [PDF]
This study analyses the importance of partner status and partner’s education, adjusted for own education, on selfassessed health, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
Graaf, Nan Dirk De +3 more
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Secondary schooling and rural youth transitions in Lesotho and Zimbabwe [PDF]
Based on case studies centred on two rural secondary schools in Lesotho and Zimbabwe, this paper examines the gendered impacts of schooling on young people’s transitions to adulthood.
Batezat, E. +19 more
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Inequality in Higher Education: Why Did Expanding Access Not Reduce Skill Inequality?
Lack of comparable cross-country data on access to and participation into higher education (HE) among disadvantaged and marginalised communities prevents a comprehensive examination of the role of education in shaping social mobility and how this has ...
Borgonovi Francesca, Marconi Gabriele
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Reading literacy and metacognition in a Spanish Adult Education centre
In recent years, Spain's adult population has been characterised by high unemployment rates, particularly among peopled aged over 18 who do not have the Compulsory Secondary Education certificate.
Lourdes Jiménez-Taracido +2 more
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Background: Dementia secondary to neurodegenerative diseases is prevalent among older adults and leads to social, psychological and economic burden on patients, caregivers and the community as a whole.
Hala Darwish +4 more
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Client predictors of therapy dropout in a primary care setting: a prospective cohort study
Background Therapy dropout poses a major challenge. Considerable research has been conducted on predictors of dropout, however none in the context of primary mental health services in Norway.
Elin Hanevik +4 more
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Adolescent motherhood in Bangladesh: Trends and determinants.
BackgroundWhile studies on fertility and contraceptives issues are available, until recently adolescent motherhood has not received enough attention among policy makers in understanding adolescent motherhood in Bangladesh.
Mohammad Mainul Islam +3 more
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