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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how green and non‐green goods, energy transition, digitalization, economic growth, and population affect the material footprint of G‐7 countries from 1990 to 2023. Using an extended STIRPAT framework, we show that green and non‐green goods increase material footprint, demonstrating the resource intensity associated with
Sohidul Islam +5 more
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Teaching financial crises: A leverage experiment
Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.Abstract College students often struggle to understand the prevalence of asset price bubbles and the difficulty of timing asset purchases and sales. Even economics students are consistently surprised when bubbles burst. These breaks can have real macroeconomic effects, particularly when the price surge is fueled by leverage.
Lee Coppock, Daniel Harper, Charles Holt
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Empowering teachers and learners: Strategies to maximise curriculum potential and counter disadvantage in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, through the Khanyisa initiative [PDF]
, 2016 This paper first provides a discussion on disadvantage and what that means in an educational context. It then proposes a theoretical conceptualisation of curriculum highlighting that curriculum advantages some learners more than others on several levels.
Maher, M, Seach, J
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Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT American municipalities increasingly regulate panhandling. That regulation is controversial. The determinants of panhandling activeness are unknown, and it is doubted whether panhandling activity responds rationally to incentives. To shed light on these issues, we collect data on hundreds of panhandlers and the passersby they solicit at ...
Peter T. Leeson +2 more
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Embracing the Complexity of Integrating Computational Thinking in Education Using Rich Pictures
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Computational thinking (CT) is a fundamental cognitive skill that provides a problem‐solving approach applicable across various domains. Integrating CT into K–12 education is crucial for developing the competencies that students need; however, its implementation presents significant challenges. While most research on CT has focused on specific
Ali Hamidi +3 more
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Journal of Research in Science Teaching, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Due to the far‐reaching and life‐threatening consequences of climate change, science education is becoming increasingly important for preparing students to become climate literate citizens. Climate literacy, which encompasses knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to climate change, can provide a strong foundation for informed climate action.
Carola Garrecht +5 more
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Indonesian Journal of Education and PedagogyThe ability that students must have in the 21st-century learning era is mathematical literacy. Generally, the selection and use of inappropriate textbooks is a factor in low mathematical literacy. The research aims to determine the effectiveness of using
Siti Ika Faidatur Rodliyah +3 more
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TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article explores the language experiences of refugees and asylum seekers who survived sex trafficking, domestic slavery, and sexuality‐based persecution. Drawing on a longitudinal study of 15 respondents followed across two time points separated by 6 years, all members of an England‐based therapeutic community, we focus here on four ...
Sally Rachel Cook, Jean Marc Dewaele
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Teaching and learning algebra word problems : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Educational Studies in Mathematics, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2007 This study reports on a classroom design experiment into the teaching and learning of algebra word problems. The study was set in the mathematics department of a coeducational secondary school, and involved two teachers and 30 Year 12 students.
Lawrence, Anne
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Creating a multilingual assessment ecology in the classroom
TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Addressing the educational needs of bi/multilingual students in K‐12 classrooms, this study explores teachers' engagement with multilingualism in assessment practice. Drawing on fieldwork conducted with language and mathematics teachers in Ontario, Canada, the study generates empirical insight into teachers' development and use of multilingual
Saskia Van Viegen, Nancy Bell, Noah Khan
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