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Publicly funded private schools and academic achievement: A comparative analysis of PISA data in European countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper analyses differences in academic achievement associated with attendance at publicly funded private schools and public schools across 11 European countries. Using eight waves of PISA data (2000–2022), we apply OLS, IPW and IPWRA estimators to account for observed heterogeneity and mitigate selection bias.
Priya Maurya, Léonard Moulin, Denis Fougère   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research trends in mobile payment adoption: Research trends and agenda. [PDF]

F1000Res
Valencia-Arias A, Jimenez Garcia JA, Moreno-López G, Oré León AJA, Palacios-Moya L, Valencia J, Benjumea-Arias M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of presbyopia among social safety net beneficiaries with the cognitive, numeracy and dexterity skills required for smartphone use: a cross-sectional analysis of THRIFT RCT screening data from Kurigram, Bangladesh. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Aftab IB, Chakma T, Pant S, Sigwadhi LN, Shitol SA, Rahman HMM, Alam J, Haque E, Chadalavada HP, Murtaza F, Chan VF, Little JA, Khanna RC, MacKenzie G, Gudwin E, Lohfeld L, Clarke M, Shonchoy A, Congdon N, Rabbani A.   +19 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Between soft power and suspicion: Chinese international students as diasporic actors in U.S.‐China geopolitical tensions

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of digital premium payment in scaling health insurance coverage in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Danso-Appiah A, Appiagyei N, Danso CA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Life as an ethnic minority (EM) university student: Comparing mental health challenges among local and international EM students in Hong Kong

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract University students globally face growing mental health challenges, with ethnic minority (EM) students—both local and international—being particularly vulnerable. Yet, limited research compares their experiences or identifies shared and distinct stressors, especially in non‐Western contexts.
Wang Xinyi, Naubahar Sharif
wiley   +1 more source

How mobile payment reshapes self-reported health-empirical insights from China. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Leng C, Zhu Z, Lin L.
europepmc   +1 more source

University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic barriers to healthcare cost-sharing in the Czech Republic: limited awareness and resistance. [PDF]

Health Econ Rev
Hodač J, Holmannová D, Čermáková E, Spoustová MT, Prymula R, Hodačová L.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source