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Informal employment as a fundamental determinant of mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean. [PDF]

open access: yesLancet, 2023
Merino-Salazar P   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Conceptualising Informality: Regulation and Enforcement [PDF]

open access: yes
The informality discourse is large and vibrant, and is expanding rapidly. But there is a certain conceptual incoherence to the literature. New definitions of informality compete with old definitions leading to a plethora of alternative conceptualisations.
Kanbur, Ravi
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Strategies teachers use to support students' self‐regulation skill development in mainstream primary schools: A scoping review

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This scoping review has explored the interventions and approaches used by teachers in mainstream (general education) primary schools (students aged 4–11) to support self‐regulation skill development in the classroom. The review followed the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA‐ScR) guidelines for reporting and was guided by the Joanna ...
Kim Griffin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘The best year’/‘I struggled with everything’: Widening participation experiences of pandemic online learning

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Improving retention and graduate outcomes for students from a widening participation (WP) background is key to achieving more equitable outcomes. However, evidence suggests WP students experienced different challenges than their peers during the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Wilhelmiina Toivo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Flat Tax on Inequality and Informal Employment: The Case of Albania [PDF]

open access: yes
In this study we perform the first econometric attempt to estimate the trade-off between equity and efficiency of tax systems counting for the tax evasion option in a developing country such as Albania.
Edlira Narazani, Isilda Mara
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Re‐thinking teachers' professional development: An analysis of National Professional Qualifications for school leaders in England

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article considers how teachers' professional development could be redeveloped to help address the current crisis in teacher recruitment and retention by offering greater intellectual rigour and more opportunities for intellectual growth. Our analysis is focused on the UK government's current policy for leadership development in schools in
Mark Innes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Formality, Informality, and Social Welfare [PDF]

open access: yes
An industry is modeled in which entrepreneurs, who are heterogeneous in ability, may produce formally or informally. It is shown how the formalinformal mix depends on the distribution of ability, product demand and various parameter values.
John Bennett
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A pipeline crisis or a sustainability crisis? Local and national succession planning for headteachers in England

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Recruiting and retaining school leaders is a challenge in many systems worldwide. Previous research has identified three distinct ways in which succession planning can be conceptualised and approached: a ‘pipeline’ approach seeks to match supply and demand for the posts that need filling; a ‘pool’ strategy involves proactively identifying and ...
Toby Greany   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Growth and Poverty: Does Formalisation of Informal Enterprises Matter? [PDF]

open access: yes
The informal sector (IS) in developing countries plays significant roles viz., the provision of employment, incomes and supplying ignored markets. However, the working and employment conditions in the sector are still poor.
Ishengoma, Esther K., Kappel, Robert
core   +4 more sources

Informality: Sectoral Selection and Earnings in Uruguay [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper we define informal workers as those who are not contributing to the social security system. We analyse the likelihood of being informal and we estimate the differentials in earnings between sectors using both the OLS estimation and a ...
Marisa Bucheli, Rodrigo Ceni
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