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Growth mindset is positively associated with mathematics attainment in Scotland—But socioeconomic status plays a greater role

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is currently a gap in knowledge around pupils' growth mindset (GM) and attainment in Scotland, particularly in relation to Socioeconomic Status (SES). This study offers insights on the relevance of growth mindset in Scotland for attainment in mathematics by drawing on large‐scale data from the OECD's Programme for International Student ...
Catherine Reid, Ellen Boeren
wiley   +1 more source

Political connection and corporate ESG performance: Evidence from China

Economics and Business Review
ESG has attracted widespread attention in China’s capital markets. This study investigates the impact of corporate executives’ political connections on firms’ ESG performance in China. Using panel data from A-share listed companies between 2009 and 2022,
Ding Congming, Hu Xuezhenzi
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Social insurance reform and corporate environmental Investments: Evidence from China

International Review of Economics & Finance
This study examines the impact of social insurance contributions on corporate environmental investments, using a sample of 1684 firms with 18,503 firm-year observations from China's A-share listed companies between 2007 and 2019. Adopting a quasi-natural
Bingcheng Zou, Cheng Xu, Meiting Lu, Song Chen   +3 more
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Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
wiley   +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

Politically Connected Firm, Government-Owned Banks, Dan Cost Of Debt [PDF]

, 2020
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh politically connected firm terhadap cost of debt serta efek moderasi government-owned banks pada pengaruh politically connected firm terhadap cost of debt. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik pengujian berupa
Sulthan Hafizh Muhammad
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Government Attention, Politically Connected CEOs and Corporate Risk-Taking: Evidence From Bounded Rationality

SAGE Open
This study employs the perspectives of bounded rationality to examine how government attention affects corporate risk-taking. Additionally, it explores the moderating role of politically connected CEOs’ access to privileged information.
Chu Wang, Char-Lee Lok, Lian Kee Phua
doaj   +1 more source

Does corporate governance and political connections influence the potential for financial statement fraud?

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Auditing Indonesia
The aim of this research is to analyze the influence of corporate governance and political connections on the potential for financial statement fraud in extractive industry companies listed on the IDX for the 2018-2023 period. The sampling was performed
Ari Singgar Cahyani, Johan Arifin
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‘…It was my choice to see how I can acquire this Western world education… and I'm happy…’: Structuration and the dialectic nature of being a Nigerian university student in the UK

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the experiences of Nigerian cross‐border students in UK higher education, focusing on how colonial legacies continue to shape the interplay between structure and agency. Three key themes emerged in the analysis of the data: First, the persistence of a ‘West is Best’ mentality reflects the internalisation of colonial ...
Jennifer Marshall, Jack Bryne Stothard
wiley   +1 more source

Bricks, knots, and bodies: Material encounters and the affective making of masculinity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines how creative research methods do not just capture boys' experiences of masculinity, but actively materialise them. Drawing on two arts‐based activities used in school‐based fieldwork (a mannequin‐based exercise with one participant and a Lego‐building workshop with a small peer group), the paper analyses how materials ...
Huw Berry‐Downs
wiley   +1 more source