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Publicly funded private schools and academic achievement: A comparative analysis of PISA data in European countries

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper analyses differences in academic achievement associated with attendance at publicly funded private schools and public schools across 11 European countries. Using eight waves of PISA data (2000–2022), we apply OLS, IPW and IPWRA estimators to account for observed heterogeneity and mitigate selection bias.
Priya Maurya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of authorised, unauthorised and persistent absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the factors associated with persistent absenteeism (an absence rate of 10% or higher) and authorised and unauthorised absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland. Using linked administrative data, the analysis focuses on secondary school stages S1–S6 in three academic years.
Silvia Behrens   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban space, political identity and the unwanted legacies of state socialism: Bucharest's problematic Centru Civic in the post-socialist era [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper explores the relationship between the urban cultural landscape of Bucharest and the making of post-socialist Romanian national identity. As the capital of socialist Romania, central Bucharest was extensively remodelled by Nicolae Ceauşescu ...
Light, Duncan, Young, C.
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Between soft power and suspicion: Chinese international students as diasporic actors in U.S.‐China geopolitical tensions

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Value Predictors of Civic Identity in Adolescents with Deviant Behavior

open access: yesПсихология и право
Against the background of growing interest in the problems of forming the civic identity of adolescents, the question of the peculiarities of its formation in adolescents with deviant behavior, which are characterized by a value system that ...
I.A. Gorkovaya   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

National Identity and Intercultural Outlook: a Critical Review of Hong Kong's Civic Education Since the 1980's [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper argues that in the new landscape of a postmodernist world, civic education would need to nurture national identity and promote intercultural outlook hand in hand.
Timothy YUEN WAI WA
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The Instrumental Value Arguments for National Self-Determination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
David Miller argues that national identity is indispensable for the successful functioning of a liberal democracy. National identity makes important contributions to liberal democratic institutions, including creating incentives for the fulfilment of ...
Lee, Hsin-wen
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The virtue in youth civic participation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This paper provides a summary of our past and recent work on the questions of whether and how involvement in community service promotes civic and political development in youth.
Hart, Daniel, Youniss, James
core   +1 more source

Bridging the Gap: Student Voices on Recruitment and Retention in Ecology

open access: yesThe Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract Students entering ecology and environmental science face a variety of challenges, including limited awareness of career paths, lack of mentorship, and difficulties connecting with peers and faculty. These challenges are often amplified for students from marginalized backgrounds, who may also encounter microaggressions, underrepresentation, and
Alexis Ellis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparative Analysis of the Formation of Civic Identity Practice in Foreign Countries

open access: yesHalyk̦aralyk̦ k̦atynastar ža̋ne halyk̦aralyk̦ k̦u̇k̦yk̦ seriâsì
Nowadays, in the age of a fast-moving world and globalization maintaining and strengthening of the civic identity of society remains one of topical issues for both developing and developed countries.
Э.Б. Асылтаева   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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