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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

Urban green spaces and healthy aging: the role of physical activity. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Wang X, Li C, Wang X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Urban Sustainability and Open Space Networks

Journal of Applied Sciences, 2007
openaire   +1 more source

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

Cities at Sea: Coastal Urbanization Generates Local Biodiversity Hotspots but Homogenizes Marine Fish Communities Regionally. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
Macé B, Delrieu-Trottin E, Mouillot D, Valentini A, Bruno M, Velez L, Avouac A, Deter J, Bockel T, Orblin M, Boissery P, Le Roux G, Manel S.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Opportunities for learning amidst concerns of misuse: Secondary teachers' uses and perceptions of artificial intelligence

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) has a growing influence on planning, teaching and assessment practices in education. In New Zealand, the Ministry of Education (2024) has acknowledged AI's expanding role in schools; nevertheless, limited data exist on teachers' practices and perspectives regarding its implementation.
Mohammed Tashmeer, Maree J. Davies, Jason M. Stephens   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How do theme park attributes influence visitors' positive emotions? Nonlinear effects and spatial heterogeneity in Shanghai's theme parks. [PDF]

PLoS One
Guo X, Li X, Ren G, Gao M, Han C.
europepmc   +1 more source

‘Self’ and ‘othering’ as a byproduct of large‐scale assessment: An investigation into the Gaokao retake policy

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract While Gaokao, the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), has been extensively discussed outside the Chinese academic circle, the retake policy of the test has not received much attention. Moreover, Gaokao research in China has predominantly examined the effectiveness of the retake decision in relation to students' demographic ...
Yifeng Cheng, M. Obaidul Hamid
wiley   +1 more source

Study protocol for evaluating integrated urban development plans: impacts on health, social equity, and environmental sustainability in Germany. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Tönnies J, Krumreihn A, Stelzer F, Senck E, Bongers-Römer S, Stalling I, Gröne K, Bammann K, Köckler H, Bolte G.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A repertoire of middle leading practices: A large‐scale investigation of middle leadership in schools

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents findings from an Australian study investigating the practices of middle leaders responsible for facilitating school development. Despite middle leaders being increasingly recognised as essential in the development of teaching and learning in schools, middle leadership remains under‐researched and comparatively overlooked ...
Peter Grootenboer, Christine Edwards‐Groves, Sharon Tindall‐Ford, Catherine Attard   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source