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Demographic Shifts and Labour Force Participation Rates in Canada [PDF]

Labour force participation rates vary greatly by age, with persons 55 and over having much lower participation rates than younger persons. Consequently, changes in the demographic composition of the population can exert a long-run effect on aggregate ...
Louis Grignon, Bob Dugan, Benoît Robidoux, Andrew Sharpe   +3 more
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

Obesity, food habits and socio-demographic factors among university students in Germany: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Lemken D, Magnasco AE, Hartmann M, Bach L, Risius A, Seegers PK, von Philipsborn P.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Rapid demographic change and the allocation of public education resources: Evidence from East Germany [PDF]

We analyse the adjustment of public education spending in response to rapidly decreasing student cohorts in East Germany where birth rates collapsed after German reunification.
Kempkes, Gerhard
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Between soft power and suspicion: Chinese international students as diasporic actors in U.S.‐China geopolitical tensions

British 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

Editorial: Integrating economics into population health: assessing policies and outcomes. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Wang D, Yang T, Song R, Yang H, Zhang T, Zhang C.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Department of Economics Action Plan

, 2013
Department of Economics Action Plan for Academic Program ReviewDepartment of Economics, Action Plan, Academic Program ReviewDepartment of Economics, Action Plan, Academic Program ...
Economics, Department of Economics, Academic Program Review, APR   +2 more
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Social capital and employability development among Chinese Mainland undergraduates in Hong Kong: An exploration of network dynamics, structural constraints and agentic practices

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Bourdieu's sociological concept of social capital highlights its significance in enabling individuals to access other forms of capital for personal advantage. In the literature on university students' employability, particularly that concerning international and non‐local students, social capital is widely recognised as a key asset, alongside ...
Fang Gao, Thanh Pham
wiley   +1 more source

Aligning labour force perceptions to job attraction, satisfaction and retention strategies in horticulture: A data-driven empirical study for Australian banana industry. [PDF]

PLoS One
Roy M, Akbar D, Rajapaksa D, Rahman A.
europepmc   +1 more source

TEACHING AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS [PDF]

Rapid technological and economic change has been the defining characteristic of food production, processing, and consumption over the past several decades.
Barkley, Andrew P.
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