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Demographic Variations in Achievement Goal Orientations among Prisoners on Formal and Vocational Training in Uganda [PDF]
, 2018 Educating Prisoners has become a worldwide concern as a measure that can save community costs associated with criminal behavior. In Uganda, there is low participation in formal and vocational training among prisoners which can be associated with lack of ...
Aheisibwe, Irene, Rukundo, Aloysius
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European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This research investigates how political ideology shapes laypeople's evaluation of scientific studies examining cognitive differences between groups. In three experiments in Germany and the United States, participants evaluated identical research reports that varied only in the intergroup context—racial (Blacks/Whites) or ideological (liberals/
Julia Elad‐Strenger +2 more
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Empirical Research in Vocational Education and TrainingHigh drop-out rates from Vocational Education and Training (VET) remain a severe problem in VET systems globally. Despite decades of drop-out research revealing numerous influencing factors, the role of trainees’ vocational competence in their drop-out ...
Beifang Ma +3 more
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Education of students with intellectual disabilities at Technical Vocational Education and Training institutions in Botswana: Inclusion or exclusion? [PDF]
Afr J Disabil, 2021 Mosalagae M, Bekker TL.
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What Happened to the PISA 2000 Participants Five Years Later? [PDF]
The transition from school-to-work has been a burning issue in most countries for the last decades. So far research on this topic has not been conclusive, and it is still not clear whether transition problems are just individual, linked to the type of ...
Bertschy, Kathrin +2 more
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How Changing Narratives About the Future Shape Policymaking for the Long Term
European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How can we explain decisions by governments to engage in policy investments—accepting short‐term costs in return for anticipated gains in the longer term—after previously sustaining the status quo? Our article examines the role of narratives in changing expectations about the future as a key driver of intertemporal policymaking. In light of an
Pieter Tuytens, Charlotte Haberstroh
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The Distributive Consequences of Active Welfare Policies in Europe
European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the distributive consequences of active welfare policies in Europe by analysing tier‐specific investments in individualised employment services across four European welfare states: Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Deborah Jackwerth‐Rice +1 more
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BMC Public HealthBackground The foundation for mental health is laid in childhood and adolescence. For young people, adolescence is associated with multiple developmental tasks. In this vulnerable phase of life, they often start a vocational training. Particularly during
Katja Weidling +3 more
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Examining the sustainability and effectiveness of co-created physical activity interventions in vocational education and training: a multimethod evaluation. [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2022 Grüne E +4 more
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