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Understanding international students' agency in developing employability: Case study of a post‐1992 university in the United Kingdom

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Employability remains a critical issue for international students in the United Kingdom. This study adopts the Employability Agency Framework proposed by Pham et al. to explore how a group of international students actively exercised their agency to enhance their employability during their Master's studies in the United Kingdom.
Hoang Nguyen, Ming Cheng
wiley   +1 more source

Formas migratórias: casar com o passaporte no espaço Schengen: Uma introdução ao caso de Portugal Migratory Forms: marrying the passport in the Schengen space: An introduction to the Portuguese case

open access: yesEtnográfica: Revista do Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia, 2006
O artigo apresenta uma reflexão sobre um fenómeno ligado ao fluxo migratório mais recente para Portugal que se processa em moldes comerciais informais: o casamento como via para a imigração (casamento com o passaporte).
Marzia Grassi
doaj  

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

open access: yesBritish 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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health economic considerations for pharmacogenomic services in the United Kingdom: The Centre for Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation in Pharmacogenomics

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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Dyfrig A. Hughes   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding teacher agency in the context of school‐based climate change and sustainability education: A case study of the experiences of teachers and school students in England

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on teacher agency as a conceptual framework, we explored the extent to which school teachers in secondary schools in England achieve agency in relation to teaching climate change and sustainability. This research provides a novel approach to understanding the relational and emergent qualities of teacher agency by bringing together ...
Nicola Walshe, Elizabeth A. C. Rushton
wiley   +1 more source

Labor productivity growth, informal wage and capital mobility: A general equilibrium analysis [PDF]

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The recent growth experience in India highlights the role of skill-based service sector and productivity improvement rather than a significant rise in physical capital accumulation, which has only reached a new height very recently.
Kar, Saibal, Marjit, Sugata
core   +1 more source

System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Fear of failure is damaging in a host of ways yet is rife in many schools. Drawing on self‐worth theory, we explore whether fear of academic failure is higher in education systems with features that increase students' experiences of competition. To do this, we compare two very different education systems: England, where, for instance, national
Carolyn Jackson, Mieke Van Houtte
wiley   +1 more source

Tax rates, governance, and the informal economy in high-income countries [PDF]

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This paper studies the mechanisms behind the informal economy in high-income countries. About 16.3% of output in high-income OECD countries was produced informally in 2001-02. In a recent paper Davis and Henrekson [2004] show that there exists a positive
Zoe Kuehn
core  

To protect and preserve? Explaining the gap between structural and superficial racial equality regimes in North Atlantic Rim universities

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how UK and US universities manage racial equality regimes through governance structures that prioritise institutional reputation over substantive racial justice reform. Drawing on Bourdieu's field, habitus and capital theory, the study demonstrates how universities neutralise racial justice efforts through bureaucratic ...
David Roberts
wiley   +1 more source

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