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Ideological (a)Symmetry in Research Evaluations: The Case of Research on Ideological Versus Racial Group Differences

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, Alyce M. Thiel, Thomas Kessler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

25 years old of The Professional Education and Adult Education Department of NAES of Ukraine [PDF]

Відділення професійної освіти і освіти дорослих, незважаючи на те, що має багату, цікаву історію, й нині не зупиняється на досягнутому. Відділення спрямовує діяльність структурних підрозділів на вирішення актуальних проблем розвитку професійної освіти ...
Ничкало, Нелля Григорівна, Тименко, Володимир Петрович   +1 more
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Providing Disadvantaged Workers with Skills to Succeed in the Labor Market [PDF]

, 2014
Millions of Americans cannot obtain jobs that pay enough to lift them out of poverty. For many, the principal barrier to obtaining these good jobs is their lack of specialized occupational skills increasingly sought by employers.
Irma Perez-Johnson, Jillian Berk, Sheena McConnell   +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
wiley   +1 more source

Physical Education Teachers as Adults Trainers and their Perceptions of their Evaluation on Vocational Education and Training

Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine
Introduction: Educational systems and related evaluation policies tend to change and adapt to the demands of society all over the world. In Greece, the latest education policy includes the update and adaption of the educational curricula and the introduction of evaluation of teachers and adult trainers on vocational education and training (VET).
Andreas Stafylidis, Antonios Vantarakis, Charalampos Stafylidis, Ioanna Karagkiozi, Savvas Stafylidis   +4 more
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Empowering Women through Education and Influence: An Evaluation of the Indian Mahila Samakhya Program [PDF]

This paper shows that participation in a community-level female empowerment program in India significantly increases participants' physical mobility, political participation, and access to employment.
Arends-Kuenning, Mary P., Baylis, Kathy, Kandpal, Eeshani   +2 more
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Teacher‐Led Universal Eating Disorder Prevention Programmes in Schools: A Scoping Review

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This scoping review seeks to evaluate the efficacy of teacher‐led interventions in mitigating risk factors related to eating disorders, considering the necessity for universal prevention programmes that can be effectively administered by educators.
Jessica Parker, Lauren Makin, Karina Allen, Kate Tchanturia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Getting real: young women and girls, working futures, VET and VET in schools [PDF]

Introduction “Getting Real? Young Women and Girls, Working Futures, VET and VET in Schools” is the report of research commissioned in 2004 by Security4Women (S4W), one of four National Women’s Secretariats funded through the Australian Government ...
Elaine Butler, Robyn Woolley
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Age‐Related Trends in Eating‐Pathology Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Adults

European Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine how eating‐disorder symptoms vary by chronological age and sexual orientation in sexual minority adults. Method Cross‐sectional data came from 2062 cisgender sexual minority participants (925 gay men, 573 lesbian women, 116 bi+ men, 448 bi+ women; age = 47.8 years, range = 18–96).
Jason M. Nagata, Christopher D. Otmar, Char Potes, Ken Murakami, Jason M. Lavender, Emilio J. Compte, Tiffany A. Brown, Kelsie T. Forbush, Annesa Flentje, Micah E. Lubensky, Juno Obedin‐Maliver, Mitchell R. Lunn   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Work-Based Learning in Migrant Education: The Case of Finnish Vocational Education

Social Sciences
This study examines adult migrant students’ and Finnish vocational teachers’ experiences of migrant students’ learning in workplaces as part of vocational education and training qualifications.
Katarzyna Kärkkäinen, Maarit Hannele Virolainen, Anne Virtanen, Päivi Tynjälä   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source