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Shadow education defined

open access: yesShadow education defined
Shadow Education is a misunderstood form of education that is pervasive throughout Asia and is found all over the world. It should be no surprise that shadow education is misunderstood, due to the wide variety of names used to describe or define it.In this article, terminology will be discussed and further defined with the objective of assisting ...
Sorensen, Ariel K.
openaire   +1 more source

Gender- and SES-Specific Disparities in Shadow Education: Compensation for Boys, Status Upgrade for Girls? Evidence From the German LifE Study

open access: yesOrbis Scholae, 2020
In the present article, we draw on social reproduction theories to explain the increase in the use of “shadow education” (SE) in Germany over the last two decades as a status-based, gender-specific investment strategy of families.
Steve R. Entrich, Wolfgang Lauterbach
doaj   +1 more source

as Shadow Education in Sweden: The Logic of Equality in “A School for All”

open access: yesECNU Review of Education, 2021
Purpose: Taking läxhjälp/homework support in Sweden as a case, this article aims to further explore shadow education, especially as a pedagogical object from curriculum theory perspective.
Eva Forsberg   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

From forest to frontline: A comprehensive review of Mpox's global leap and viral evolution (2022–2024)

open access: yesOne Health
Background: Since 2022, the global epidemiology of Mpox (MPXV) has transformed, with Clade IIb driving widespread transmission in non-endemic regions and Clade I resurging across Central Africa.
Baylor Akhavan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Equalising Schooling, Unequalising Private Supplementary Tutoring: Access and Tracking through Shadow Education in China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The global expansion of mass schooling has greatly increased opportunities for low-income families, and governments have devoted much effort to equalising access and quality in education systems.
Zhang, W, Bray, TM
core   +1 more source

Measurement Issues in Research on Shadow Education: Challenges and Pitfalls Encountered in TIMSS and PISA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Expanding numbers of researchers are focusing on the scale and impact of private supplementary tutoring. Such tutoring is widely called shadow education, since much of its curriculum mimics that of regular schooling.
Bray, TM, Kobakhidze, MN
core   +1 more source

Understanding Shadow Education from the Perspective of Economics of Education

open access: yes, 2017
The so-called shadow education system of private supplementary tutoring has become a major phenomenon in all world regions. The metaphor of the shadow is used because much of the tutoring curriculum mimics that in regular schooling: as the curriculum ...
Bray, TM, Liu, J
core   +1 more source

Tau acetylation at K331 has limited impact on tau pathology in vivo

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We mapped tau post‐translational modifications in humanized MAPT knock‐in mice and in amyloid‐bearing double knock‐in mice. Acetylation within the repeat domain, particularly around K331, showed modest increases under amyloid pathology. To test functional relevance, we generated MAPTK331Q knock‐in mice.
Shoko Hashimoto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shadow Education:Its nature role and function in British International schools in Hong Kong. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Shadow education is the term frequently used to describe the provision of supplementary education by tutoring agencies, ‘cram schools’ and other private, typically for-profit organisations that assist in the achievement of successful examination results.
KHALFAOUI, NOOR
core  

Mapping global research on shadow education: Trends and future agenda

open access: yes, 2023
This study aimed to analyze bibliographies of journals, authors, and research topics on shadow education using the Scopus database. Bibliometric analysis focuses on the metadata of journals, authors, and topics, visualized, and analyzed to produce a road
Xu, Wenbin   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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