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Is free pre-primary education associated with increased primary school completion? A global study

International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 2018
While global enrollment in primary education has increased significantly particularly since it became a target of the United Nations “Education for All” initiative and one of the Millennium Development Goals, primary completion rates have remained ...
Alison Earle, Natalia Milovantseva, Jody Heymann   +2 more
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School and student characteristics related to primary and secondary school students’ social–emotional functioning

Frontiers in Education
IntroductionA healthy social–emotional functioning is vital for students’ general development and wellbeing. The school environment is a major determinant of social–emotional functioning, yet little is known about school-level and student-level ...
Anne G. M. de Bruijn, Melanie C. M. Ehren, Martijn Meeter, Anne Fleur Kortekaas-Rijlaarsdam   +3 more
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Impacts of the Primary School Free Breakfast Initiative on socio-economic inequalities in breakfast consumption among 9–11-year-old schoolchildren in Wales [PDF]

, 2013
Objectives - Universal interventions may widen or narrow inequalities if disproportionately effective among higher or lower socio-economic groups. The present paper examines impacts of the Primary School Free Breakfast Initiative in Wales on inequalities
Belderson, Benton, Graham F Moore, Hanes, Harper, Katherine Chaplin, Laurence Moore, Law, Mark Atkinson, Ronan A Lyons, Simon Murphy, White   +11 more
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Fiscal Decentralization and Delivery of Public Services: Evidence from Education Sector in Pakistan

Studies in Business and Economics, 2017
Fiscal Decentralization is the devolution of fiscal assignments to lower governments for high growth and better delivery of public services. The current study covering the period from 1972 to 2009 is an attempt to find out the impacts of fiscal ...
Rauf Abdur, Khan Amara Akram, Ali Sher, Qureshi Ghulam Yahya, Ahmad Dilshad, Anwar Numera   +5 more
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Prevalence of Active School Transportation in the Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana [PDF]

, 2019
The use of active transportation such as walking to and from school is on the decline globally. The primary purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of active school transportation among primary and junior high school students in the Upper ...
Asola, E. (Eugene), Sofo, S. (Seidu), Thompson, E. (Emmanuel)   +2 more
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A comparative survey of anxiety level in primary school children with working and unemployed mothers in north of Iran; 2013 [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Anxiety is one of important disorders of mental health in children and adolescents which is influenced by various endogenous and environmental factors. The aim of this study was a comparative survey of anxiety level in primary school children
Derakhshanpoor, F., Izadyar, H., Shahini, N.   +2 more
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The prevalence of sickness absence among primary school pupils – reason to be worried?

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Absence from school can lead to lower educational achievement and poor health. Little is known about school absence in primary education. This study’s first aim was to examine the prevalence of school absence in primary schools and differing ...
Esther Karen Pijl, Yvonne Theodora Maria Vanneste, Angelique Eveline de Rijk, Frans Joseph Maria Feron, Jolanda Mathijssen   +4 more
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The prevalence of mathematical difficulties among primary school children in Mainland China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Public Health
The prevalence of mathematical difficulties (MD) among primary school children in China and its related factors remain unclear. To provide a suitable foundation for formulating appropriate screening and intervention strategies, this study aimed to ...
Yanjiao Wang, Yanjiao Wang, Yanjiao Wang, Jia Long, Pei Wang, Pei Wang   +5 more
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Overall and work-related well-being of teachers in socially disadvantaged schools: a population-based study of French teachers

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives As a human service profession, teaching presents specific risk factors that could be intensified in socially disadvantaged schools and, ultimately, impact the service quality.
Sofia Temam, Nathalie Billaudeau, Marie-Noel Vercambre   +2 more
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Examination of the family structures of families in lower and higher socio-economical levels with children attending first and third grades of primary schools and preschools

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2009
AbstractFamily, which is the smallest unit of the society, has an important place in human life. Relations and experiences within the family are determining factors of the relations with other individuals. Positive inter-family relationships and democratic attitude of parents are important particularly for the development of a basic feeling of being ...
ÖMEROĞLU, ESRA, Sahin, Fatma Tezel, Erdamar, Guercue Koc   +2 more
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