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Beyond salaries: Teachers' experiences of navigating early years education amid economic instability in Türkiye

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The intersection of economic conditions and early years education has long been debated, particularly where financial constraints shape educational practice and professional realities. Türkiye, characterised by high inflation and structural vulnerabilities in purchasing power parity, provides a critical context for examining how economic ...
Ebru Aydın, Şerif Yüksel
wiley   +1 more source

Rozwój rynku venture capital/private equity w Polsce

Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting, 2013
Celem niniejszego artykułu jest przedstawienie, szczegółowa analiza empiryczna oraz ocena rozwoju rynku venture capital/private equity w Polsce od początków jego powstania, z uwzględnieniem problematyki akwizycji kapitału, inwestycji oraz dezinwestycji.
Izabela Lulek
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Private equity-, stock- and mixed asset-portfolios: A bootstrap approach to determine performance characteristics, diversification benefits and optimal portfolio allocations [PDF]

In this article, we investigate risk return characteristics and diversification benefits when private equity is used as a portfolio component. We use a unique dataset describing 642 US-American portfolio companies with 3620 private equity investments ...
Daniel Schmidt
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Are Lower Private Equity Returns the New Normal? [PDF]

, 2016
U.S. private equity fundraising had its best year ever in 2015 -- raising $185 billion. But is the enthusiasm of investors warranted? Do PE buyout funds deliver outsized returns to investors and will they do so in the future?
Eileen Appelbaum, Rosemary Batt
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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

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

PRIVATE EQUITY AS FINANCING SOURCE FOR SMES – AN OUTLOOK [PDF]

Annals of the University of Craiova: Economic Sciences Series, 2019
Nowdays, one of the main barriers against the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are related to difficulties in accessing finance. These obstacles have multiple causes, such as cyclical, structural but should be also considered the ...
Laura Vasilescu
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Transaction Structures in the Developing World [PDF]

While variations in public securities markets across nations have attracted increasing scrutiny, private financings have received little attention. But in developing nations, the bulk of financings are private ones. This paper analyzes 210 private equity
Antoinette Schoar, Josh Lerner
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Private equity, productivity and earnings [PDF]

, 2009
A detailed study in the USA shows that workers experience a relative fall in earnings after a takeover by private equity. Also, companies bought by private equity are at great risk of defaulting on their debts in the next 2 ...
Hall, David
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Validation of the ABL + DT model: An ecosystemic framework for integrating arts and digital technologies in primary education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Primary education teachers face increasing challenges in engaging diverse learners and fostering creativity, digital competence and other transversal skills, often lacking clear, practical guidance for integrating these skills into their classrooms.
Nella Escala, Montse Guitert, Teresa Romeu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source