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, 2012 Examines 2000-11 trends in Internet use, high-speed broadband access, methods of accessing the Internet, and online and mobile activities by gender, race/ethnicity, age, income, education, and disability status, as well as reasons for not going ...
Aaron Smith, Kathryn Zickuhr
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a contested concept and has generally been conceptualised by inter‐related indicators such as staff qualifications, educational environment, policy or child‐to‐staff ratios. There has been a more limited emphasis on how young children might perceive and experience quality.
Nikki Fairchild, Éva Mikuska
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Understanding the paradox of primary teacher shortage in low‐income countries: Insights from Malawi
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Malawi faces a persistent and chronic teacher shortage, particularly at the primary school level, with much of the challenge attributed to teacher supply constraints. While the causes of teacher shortages are known to be complex and context‐dependent, there remains a lack of in‐depth, country‐specific research to guide effective policies ...
Peter Mtika, Edward M. Sosu
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Design of a secure unified e-payment system in Nigeria: A case study [PDF]
, 2010 The automatic teller machine (ATM) is the most widely used e-Payment instrument in Nigeria. It is responsible for about 89% (in volume) of all e-Payment instruments since 2006 to 2008. Some customers have at least two ATM cards depending on the number of
Ayo, C. K., Ukpere, W. I.
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper critically analyses how school readiness has been historically and discursively constructed in Early Childhood Education (ECE) policy in England over the past four decades. Using Bacchi's ‘What's the Problem Represented to be?’ framework and Foucauldian concepts of governmentality, the paper explores how school readiness has shifted
Louise Kay
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CUSTOMERS' PERCEPTIONS ON BANKS' CYBERSECURITY AND THEIR USE OF MOBILE BANKING SERVICES IN TANZANIA
The International Journal of Banking and FinanceIn this contemporary era, mobile banking services enable customers to organise and accomplish cashless financial transactions using mobile devices. However, the general state of banks' cybersecurity systems significantly impacts the usage of banking ...
Emmanuel L Mkilia +2 more
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Analyzing the Mobile-Banking Adoption Process among Low-Income Populations: A Sequential Logit Model [PDF]
, 2015 International audienceThe purpose of this study is to uncover the socioeconomic factors that explain the adoption of mobile banking (mbanking),based on data collected from households in the suburbs of Dakar (Senegal).
Birba, Ousmane +2 more
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Young people's occupational aspirations beyond the aspiration discourse: A sociocultural perspective
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Young people's aspirations have been the focus of many educational, sociological and psychological studies. This paper argues, firstly, that the concept of aspirations holds greater generative potential than suggested by the policy‐oriented ‘aspiration discourse’.
Jelena Popov
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Interaction effects on prediction of children weight at school entry using model averaging [PDF]
, 2018 Model selection introduce uncertainty to the model building process, therefore model averaging was introduced as an alternative to overcome the problem of underestimate of standards error in model selection.
Abdullah, Mohd Asrul Affendi +2 more
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart +57 more
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