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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
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Does motor voter work? Evidence from state-level data [PDF]

Using time-series cross-section data on state-level registration and turnout, "motor voter" registration programs mandated by the National Voter Registration Act are found to be effective in enhancing voter participation in the states that have already ...
Knack, Stephen
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‘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

Length of Compulsory Education and Voter Turnout - Evidence from a Staged Reform [PDF]

In this study, a long-term impact of additional schooling at the lower end of the educational distribution is measured on voter turnout. Schooling is instrumented with a staged Norwegian school reform, which increased minimum attainment by two years ...
Panu Pelkonen
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Analyzing Voter Turnout in Lebanon: Political Change in Times of Crisis

, 2022
In May 2022, Lebanon is hosting its first parliamentary elections since the popular uprising of October 2019, when massive protests took place to denounce the current ruling elites.
Abed, Dana, Tabbal, Nadim, Sawaya, Rihab
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Powerful transformations: The experiences of higher education teaching staff who were first‐generation university students

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Historically, a university education has been seen primarily as a route for the middle classes to achieve professional qualifications while structural barriers have served to restrict entry to individuals from particular demographics. First‐generation students (FGS), often with low socio‐economic backgrounds, face multiple barriers to Higher ...
Helen Williams, Ellen‐Alyssa Gambles
wiley   +1 more source

Bringing Government Back to the People? The Impact of Political Decentralization on Voter Engagement in Western Europe [PDF]

, 2007
This paper examines how political decentralization affects levels of voter engagement. Political actors have often justified processes of political decentralization as means to “bring government back to the people.” While these claims are consistent with
Meguid, Bonnie M.
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Climate assemblies involving children and youth as socio‐educational spaces: Perceived success factors, challenges and opportunities

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Climate assemblies have emerged as participatory mechanisms and as socio‐educational spaces for engaging citizens in climate decision‐making and promoting sustainability learning. However, to date, initiatives involving children and young people remain underexplored.
Gisela Cebrián, Justin Dillon
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Turnout Decline in Romanian National Elections: Is it that Big?

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia, 2015
According to official data, Romanian voter turnout decreased by half for the period 1990-2012. Gaps between official and self-reported turnout are larger than those from similar countries.
Comşa Mircea
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Political Psychology Analysis of Voter Behavior in the Election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Makassar Sakkarang Subdistrict Community Makassar City [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
This research analyzes changes in voter behavior in Sangkarrang Sub-district, Makassar City, using a political psychology perspective. The main focus of this study is to understand the fundamental factors that drove the significant increase in voter ...
Maulani Madpirah
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