Generation Inequality in an Aging Society: The Demographic Welfare Dilemma
Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study provides empirical evidence that Japanese local governments have political incentives to prioritize policies favoring the elderly population in order to secure electoral support. Such preferences may come at the expense of the younger generation, whose presence is often associated with reduced short‐term political performance.
Dachen Sheng, Heather A. Montgomery
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I have the right to carry a backpack: access to the school of children and adolescents in paediatric palliative care in the Veneto Region (Italy). [PDF]
Ital J PediatrSantini A +8 more
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Perceptional Welfare Boundary for Migrant Families in China: What, Where and How?
Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite recent reforms to China's hukou system, internal migrants in urban centres continue to face significant barriers in accessing welfare benefits and public services. This study introduces the concept of the perceptional welfare boundary to explain how welfare exclusion persists beyond formal institutional constraints.
Qiaobing Wu, Shirley Yang
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Survey and analysis of kindergarten teachers' knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of unintentional injury prevention and first aid for children: A cross-sectional study in Mianyang, China. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore)Zeng Z +5 more
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Elementary students' argumentative and explanatory mathematical writing about fractions
School Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.Abstract Mathematical writing (MW) is an important yet underutilized form of mathematics discourse. Given the lack of attention to MW, there are few resources to support the implementation and assessment of MW. This study responds to the lack of resources by describing a MW unit focused on fractions that was implemented during a summer school program ...
Madelyn W. Colonnese +2 more
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Early Montessori education shows delayed benefits for mathematical problem-solving in a 5-year longitudinal randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Sci RepLe Diagon S, Van der Henst JB, Prado J.
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Voices of Elementary Teachers: Why Science Instruction Is Nearing Extinction
School Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT National survey data dating to the 1980 has pointed to a lack of science instruction provided to United States elementary students. With changing social, technical, and political landscapes, more research is warranted. This study utilized qualitative methods to drill deeper into the decision making of late first‐quarter 21st century elementary
Molly Weinburgh
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Mentoring for motivation: supporting student teachers' basic psychological needs in Chinese public kindergarten internships. [PDF]
Front PsycholYang Y, Chen Y.
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School Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the predictive relationships among early mathematics and reading achievement, school discipline, and later mathematics performance for Black students. Using path analysis, we analyze a cohort of 36,668 Black students in Texas public schools from fourth to seventh grade.
Micayla Gooden +3 more
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School Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Educational abilities, such as scientific reasoning, are affected by different factors. A critical factor believed to influence educational success is the nature of the school that provides the educational experience. The disparities between pupils in private and public institutions in terms of learning outcomes are well documented.
Kofi Acheaw Owusu +2 more
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