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Regional Price Differences in Urban China 1986-2001: Estimation and Implication [PDF]
Despite the intensive efforts made by economists to examine regional income inequality in China, limited attention has been paid to disentangle the contribution of regional price differentials.
Gong, Cathy Honge, Meng, Xin
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Positioning teachers in climate change education: Insights from a Hong Kong Global South perspective
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines how prospective teachers in Hong Kong (N = 13) position themselves within climate change education through ‘Global Dialogue for Climate Change Education’, a cross‐institutional teacher education programme facilitating online global dialogues between Hong Kong and the UK.
Sally Wai‐Yan Wan +5 more
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REGIONAL IMPACT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION ON THE INCOME OF U.S. GRAIN/LIVESTOCK FARMERS [PDF]
Estimates of the change in 1970 net farm income resulting from free trade in grains and livestock are derived for ten production regions of the United States. Grains and losses are distributed by six economic classes of farm.
Blandford, David
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Understanding exam access arrangements in practice: Challenges and opportunities
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Secondary students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) often face challenges with academic tasks, particularly with high‐stakes examinations. Exam access arrangements (EAA) are provided as reasonable adjustments to reduce disadvantage for students with SpLD.
Catherine Antalek +2 more
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Regional Inequality in India: A Fresh Look [PDF]
There are concerns that regional inequality in India has increased after the economic reforms of 1991. This concern is supported by various statistical analyses. In this paper, we show that the conclusions are sensitive to what measures of attainment are
Aarti Khare +3 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Recruiting and retaining school leaders is a challenge in many systems worldwide. Previous research has identified three distinct ways in which succession planning can be conceptualised and approached: a ‘pipeline’ approach seeks to match supply and demand for the posts that need filling; a ‘pool’ strategy involves proactively identifying and ...
Toby Greany +3 more
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FIFTY YEARS OF REGIONAL INEQUALITY IN CHINA: A JOURNEY THROUGH REVOLUTION, REFORM AND OPENNESS [PDF]
This paper constructs and analyses a long run time series for regional inequality in China from the Communist Revolution to the present. There have been three peaks of inequality in the last fifty years, coinciding with the Great Famine of the late 1950s,
Kanbur, Ravi, Zhang, Xiaobo
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Justice‐centred climate change education and territory
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract In a globalised world, education faces challenges that go far beyond professional training, where social responsibility and the inclusion of heterogeneous communities and territories in all levels of education have become a greater focus of the university and of scientific research, setting the stage for more inclusive public policies. Greater
Lennin Florez‐Leiva +3 more
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The Origins of Formal Educational and Gender Inequality in Zambia, 1924-1990
Revista de Historia IndustrialThis paper examines the origins of formal education in colonial Zambia and its long-term consequences for educational attainment and gender inequality.
Michael Chanda Chiseni, Jutta Bolt
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