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Strangers on the ladder of the party‐state: Women in teaching in Nationalist Taiwan, 1940s–1980s

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract As the ruling party of a party‐state in China and Taiwan, the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang/Guomindang) built a close relationship with the teaching profession. Many teachers joined the party and there was a well‐trodden pathway from teaching into local representative politics and civil service.
Joseph Lawson
wiley   +1 more source

The Link Between Contextual Poverty and Academic Achievement: Evidence Using Panel Data From a Lower‐Middle‐Income Country

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The association between contextual poverty and educational achievement is not well‐researched in lower‐income countries. This paper investigates this link and examines how it varies between urban and rural school locations in Bangladesh, acknowledging the dual urban‐rural dynamics of the country.
Mobarak Hossain
wiley   +1 more source

Track Differences in Civic and Democratic Engagement During Secondary Education: A New Panel Study From the Netherlands

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Whether students educated in different ability tracks in secondary education develop different levels of civic and democratic engagement is yet unclear. To explore this issue, we focus on how schools bring students of different tracks and family backgrounds together, and whether such between‐school differences are associated with varying ...
Herman van de Werfhorst   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The relationship of students' classroom behaviour and word reading—The role of on‐task behaviour as a mediator

open access: yesJournal of Research in Special Educational Needs, EarlyView.
Abstract The aim of the present study is to examine the relationship between students' classroom behaviour and word reading (decoding), considering the role of students' engagement in learning (defined as on‐task behaviour, OTB, as part of the more global ‘behavioural engagement’ sensu Fredricks) as a mediator between behaviour and reading.
Barbara Maria Schmidt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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