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Earnings management practices and subsequent firm performance of companies listing on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The earnings management around listing phenomenon has been widely discussed in the literature—with conflicting results. However, research surrounding this issue is underdeveloped in relation to the Kuwaiti capital market.
Algharaballi, Eiman
core  

‘Fish in simulated water’? A Bourdieusian analysis of Chinese doctoral students' learning experiences in Southeast Asian developing countries

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract International student mobility (ISM) has historically followed a pattern of movement from developing regions to developed countries. However, in recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of Chinese students pursuing doctoral studies in Southeast Asian developing countries, an area that has received relatively little ...
Yueyang Zheng   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic review of second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This systematic review synthesises empirical evidence on second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences (MEs) across different classroom‐based L2 learning contexts in peer‐reviewed academic journals. A comprehensive search of six databases (Scopus, APA PsycINFO, British Education Index, ERIC subscription, Education Source and ...
Zhe Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engaging in Earnings Management to Avoid Negative Earnings

open access: yesJurnal Akuntansi Multiparadigma, 2010
The purpose of this study is to investigate the earnings management behavior of companies listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange (ISE). Specifically, the study investigates whether companies engaging in real earnings management or accrual management ...
Imam Subekti
doaj  

School readiness and the good level of development: Policy constructions in English early childhood education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper critically analyses how school readiness has been historically and discursively constructed in Early Childhood Education (ECE) policy in England over the past four decades. Using Bacchi's ‘What's the Problem Represented to be?’ framework and Foucauldian concepts of governmentality, the paper explores how school readiness has shifted
Louise Kay
wiley   +1 more source

Hong Kong's non‐local undergraduate recruitment: Policies, institutional practices and student perspectives

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Beneath the Hong Kong government's enthusiasm for recruiting non‐local undergraduates—including students from the Chinese Mainland and other international regions—lies a longstanding gap in understanding the core meanings and drivers shaping the territory's expanding focus on inward international student mobility (ISM).
Fang Gao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Form flows function: Learner‐centered game Re‐design in a STEM classroom

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Re‐designing games facilitates interest‐driven learning and immerses learners in systems thinking. However, there are limited studies exploring how the form and function of tabletop games influence learners' design decisions and learning experiences. To address this gap, we conducted a mixed‐methods study in a STEM classroom in western Canada.
Farzan Baradaran Rahimi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Audit quality, public ownership and firms' discretionary accruals management. [PDF]

open access: yes
Francis et al. (1999) and Becker et al. (1998) report evidence that audit quality acts as a constraint on both income-increasing and income-decreasing earnings management in public firms. These results raise several interesting questions.
Gaeremynck, Ann   +2 more
core  

The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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