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The epistemic ceiling: Veteran practitioners' perspectives on primary qualification entry standards for teaching secondary mathematics in Scotland

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents an exploratory analysis of contemporary curricular and professional qualification policies in the Scottish education system, focusing on minimum qualification thresholds for mathematics teaching. The study examines how veteran secondary mathematics practitioners perceive the structural and pedagogical implications of using ...
Paul Argyle McDonald
wiley   +1 more source

Age-specific Income Inequality and Life Expectancy: New Evidence [PDF]

Objectives -- The study has two primary goals. First, to test the hypothesis that higher levels of income inequality are related to lower levels of population health with updated data from around year 2000.
Steven G. Prus, Robert L. Brown
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How curriculum modifications shape educational pathways: Evidence from linked administrative data in Switzerland

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The increasing heterogeneity of learning needs and preconditions in inclusive mainstream classrooms entails that not all learners are equally able to meet the regular learning objectives. In response, various integrative measures have been implemented to tailor instruction to students' individual needs.
Robin Benz, Caroline Sahli Lozano, Esperanza Marx   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic status, parenting factors and academic achievement among Chinese adolescents aged 12–13: How do they relate?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Extensive research has shown that students from higher socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds generally outperform their lower SES peers. Nevertheless, some low SES students succeed, albeit it ‘against the odds.’ Coleman's (1988) theory of social capital in the family suggests that financial capital, human capital and social capital all affect
Fang Xu, Steve Strand
wiley   +1 more source

Local Income Inequality [PDF]

Economic Synopses, 2008
openaire   +2 more sources

Recent trends in income inequality in Latin America [PDF]

This paper documents patterns and recent developments on income inequality in Latin America (LA). New comparative international evidence confirms that LA is a region of high inequality, although maybe not the highest in the world.
Leopoldo Tornarolli, Guillermo Cruces, Leonardo Gasparini   +2 more
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Widening participation and the changing risks of higher education: Working‐class women's pathways via access courses across two decades

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Widening participation (WP) in higher education (HE) remains a central concern within UK educational and social policy. It seeks to address the underrepresentation of specific social groups by tailoring university access to their distinct needs.
Sarah McLaughlin, Richard Waller
wiley   +1 more source

Social capital, income inequality, and mortality.

American Journal of Public Health, 1997
I. Kawachi, B. Kennedy, K. Lochner, D. Prothrow-Stith   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Relationship between Income Inequality, Poverty, and Globalization [PDF]

globalization, income inequality, poverty, indices, principal ...
Heshmati, Almas
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How do schools justify funding? Mapping research evidence use in Pupil Premium strategies at primary schools in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In England, schools receive additional annual funding in proportion to the number of disadvantaged students that they enrol. This Pupil Premium funding is allocated by schools to help overcome educational disadvantage. According to Department for Education regulations, schools must report the evidence underpinning their spending allocations ...
Wenqing Chen, Stephen Gorard, Beng Huat See   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source