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Has earnings inequality in Germany changed in the 1980's? [PDF]

The development of the West German earnings distribution in the 1980's is analysed on the basis of both the German Socio-Economic Panel and micro-data from the Employment Register of the Federal Labour Office.
Steiner, Viktor, Wagner, Kersten
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Setting up mother–infant pair lactation studies with biobanking for research according to regulatory requirements

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Within the ConcePTION project we set out to design two mother–infant pair studies collecting breast milk and plasma from the mother and plasma from the infant (for metformin and prednisolone) in order to demonstrate the premises and conditions for investigating potential drug transfer in association with breastfeeding.
Mats Hansson, Ida Björkgren, Jenny Svedenkrans, Helena Backman, Jarl Hellman, Linda Englund‐Ögge, Mikaela Magnusson, Inger Lindström, Andrea Wutte, Erica Sundell, Pawel Baranczewski, Laura Shaughnessy   +11 more
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The Abnormal Earnings Growth Model: Applicability and Applications [PDF]

We investigate a disaggregated version of the abnormal earnings growth (AEG) model of Ohlson and Juettner-Nauroth (2005). The value of the firm then becomes discounted free cash flows minus initial debt.
Jennergren, L. Peter, Skogsvik, Kenth
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Fostering medication review competence of pharmacy students: An assessment by students and their preceptors after advanced‐level practical internship

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims The aim of this study was to introduce a new assessment method for pharmacy students' real‐life competence in reviewing medications after obligatory advanced‐level practical internship in Finland. Methods The new medication review (MR) competence assessment method consisted of (1) a self‐assessment by pharmacy students and (2) a performance ...
Katja Leiman, Aleksi Westerholm, Tero Vahlberg, Noora Lias, Tanja Lindholm, Marja Airaksinen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Learner emotions and performance in hypercasual VR games with adaptive AI difficulty

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Hypercasual virtual reality games (HVRGs) are widely regarded as cost‐effective tools for rapid skill acquisition, yet the mechanisms that optimise their effectiveness and user acceptance remain insufficiently explored. This mixed‐methods empirical study investigates how playful emotions, characterised by engagement, enjoyment and anxiety ...
Zeeshan Ahmed, Faizan Ahmad, Chen Hui
wiley   +1 more source

Why do people choose to enter and exit the teaching profession? An interdisciplinary quantitative synthesis

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Many nations experience recurring shortages of teachers in particular subjects, prompting concerns that pupils' education is suffering as a result. Researchers have responded by generating a sizable literature on the reasons for which people enter and exit the teaching profession.
Sam Sims, Harriet Lowes‐Belk, Clare Routledge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teacher‐makers and teacher‐breakers: (Re)defining how status and safety influence trajectories into and away from teaching

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper uses empirical data from a longitudinal qualitative study conducted with aspirant teachers in England to propose (re)definitions of the concepts of ‘status’ and ‘safety’ as a framework with which to understand and improve teacher recruitment.
Emily MacLeod
wiley   +1 more source

Career motivations and perceptions of teaching of 16–19‐year‐olds in England and Wales

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The current study provides an understanding of career‐related motivations of 16–19‐year‐olds in schools and A‐level colleges in England and Wales. The 672 participants (62% women) were asked to complete a modified version of the Motivations for Career Choice and the Persistence Research in Science and Engineering scales and provide comments on
Sophie Thompson‐Lee, Rebecca, J. S. Snell, Hui Wang, Robert M. Klassen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Solving the Many Problems with Inner City Jobs [PDF]

Inner-city business development is often proposed as a solution to inner-city poverty. However, research evidence suggests that creating new jobs in the inner city is unlikely by itself to significantly increase the employment or earnings of the inner ...
Timothy J. Bartik
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Can boarding schools help looked after and vulnerable children improve academic attainment?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The education of children in statutory care, or at the edge of care, is a serious concern for governments and policymakers. How to promote educational opportunities for these children can involve challenging and often contentious proposals. In this paper, we study one proposal put into practice in England: the provision to children who are in ...
David Murphy, Gianni De Fraja, Mike Adkins   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source