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New Forms of Regional Inequalities in Greece: the Diffusion of the Internet Across Greek Regions [PDF]

A large number of studies dealing with the evolution of regional inequalities in Greece insist to make use of improper and outdated indices. Indices such as the number of telephone lines per capita and electricity consumption per capita were suitable to ...
Sophia Skordili
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Bridging home, school and community to address educational inequality: Supporting educational trajectories through community bridge work

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the role of community stakeholders in supporting the educational trajectories of students experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage in the Irish context. Building on international and national policy debates, the study examines how community‐based organisations, statutory services and outreach initiatives work alongside ...
Aoife Joy Keogh, Deirdre McGillicuddy
wiley   +1 more source

‘A double‐edged tool’: A psychological needs perspective of generative AI and postgraduate international students' engagement in UK higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The integration of generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) in higher education is reshaping student engagement, yet its impact on postgraduate international students remains underexplored. This study examines how generative AI shapes postgraduate international students' engagement through a psychological needs perspective.
Olatunji David Adekoya, Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi, Chima Mordi, Peculiar Samuel, Hoang Nguyen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contrasting roles of school and public libraries in lower primary pupils' reading

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Libraries represent an important institutional component of children's reading socialisation, yet their role is often treated as uniform despite substantial differences between school and public libraries. This study examines how visits to school and public libraries relate to pupils' reading attitudes, practices and self‐assessed reading ...
Kateřina Balcarová, Jiří Balcar
wiley   +1 more source

An Evidence-Based Approach To Digital Inclusion for Health [PDF]

, 2009
This report is the first deliverable of the ?Digital Inclusion and Social Knowledge Media for Health: Frameworks and Roadmaps? project. It discusses the concept of social and digital exclusion and suggests that a focus on the digital mediation of social ...
Anderson, B, Speed, E
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‘Sometimes, I would look at my books and cry because I felt like I was left behind’: Understanding the learning of Indigenous girls during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the districts of Chongwe and Solwezi in Zambia

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Grounded in principles of epistemic justice, this article examines the educational impacts of Zambia's COVID‐19 school closures on Indigenous girls in two districts and highlights community‐led pathways for resilience. National responses prioritised broadcast and digital delivery but presupposed access to electricity, digital devices and ...
Marcellus Forh Mbah, Leigh Jarvis, Ane Turner Johnson, Chidi Ezegwu, Priscillah Nsama, Austine Nakanga   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

British 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, Léonard Moulin, Denis Fougère   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Digital Inequality Across the Life Cycle: Age, Gender, and Education Effects in Türkiye

Ekonomi, Politika & Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi
Rapid technological developments have forced economic actors to adapt to the digital world, revealing the economic significance of digital inequalities. This study investigates digital inequality dynamics throughout the life cycle in Türkiye by creating ...
Gamze Kargın Akkoç
doaj   +1 more source

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

British 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, Morag Treanor, Patricio Troncoso, Bethany Lee‐Shield, Emma Russell, Lee Williamson, Cecilia Macintyre   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overcoming Digital Inequalities—Identification and Characterisation of Digitally Resilient Schools in Different Countries Using ICILS 2023 Data

Education Sciences
(1) Background: As digitalisation transforms society, digital competences are increasingly essential. Yet students’ digital competences often vary significantly, largely influenced by socio-economic background.
Jan Niemann, Birgit Eickelmann, Kerstin Drossel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source