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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Education Gap"”.
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Bridging the education gap: an exploratory study of education in low-income rural and informal settlements in Namibia
This qualitative study explores educational challenges and opportunities in low-income communities in northern Namibia and informal settlements in central Namibia. Recognising education as a key driver of national development, the research identifies significant misalignments between the …
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Conceptions of Citizenship and Civic Education: Lessons from Three Israeli Civics Classrooms
… on the notion that philosophical assumptions and educational aims are important factors that gear educational processes, this study focuses on the ways in which teachers' assumptions and goals regarding citizenship influence their teaching of civics. The research of this topic is pursed based on a …
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The Creation and Implementation of a Transgender Cultural Competence Nursing Education Toolkit
… cultural competence training during their formal education. A survey of nursing educators at the University of San Francisco School (USF) of Nursing and Health Professions suggested that few educators are providing transgender content or understand the unique healthcare needs of that population. A …
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Always Room At The Top: Black Students And Educational Policy In Ithaca, Ny
Frequently referred to as the achievement gap, racial disparities in educational outcomes are reported in school districts across the nation. Most educational research focuses on this crisis in urban communities, and overcrowded classrooms, underfunded schools, unqualified teachers as well as …
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Essays on Disability and the Labour Market
… (before age 18) disability attain less education than their non-disabled counterparts. This equates to an eighteen percentage point gap in post-secondary attainment between these populations in Canada. This gap relates to how disability affects the cost and return to investing in …
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Preschool Experience vs. No Preschool Experience: Long Term Effects on Academic and Social Readiness of Children
<p>Despite federal and state investments in early education intervention programs,achievement gaps continue to afflict the education system with children from low-income families having an increased need for high quality preschool education. When children from underprivileged families move through …
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The decision-making process of young urban South African single mothers at the bottom of the pyramid when purchasing baby food
… namely, confined financial power, the education gap, entrenched family filters, the proximity trap, and the catalogue constraint. In terms of nutrition, the results show that participants were aware of the importance and benefits of good nutrition for their baby, but mothers rarely …
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The Economics of Marriage and Divorce in Iran
… structure of the population, the rise of women's education, marriage and divorce laws, and fertility decline are the four main forces influencing marriage transitions, that is, the age of marriage, couple's age and education gaps, quality of marriage (stability, education status of children), and …
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Essays in health and development economics
… female has significantly poorer health and less education; there exists a wider marriage and education gap between herself and her husband; and she reports lower autonomy, less decision making power, and more abuse, among other bargaining outcomes. While existing literature suggests that scarcity …
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Closing The Minority Achievement Gap in Georgia Middle Schools: Principals' Perspectives
… struggling to close the minority achievement gap in schools. Three Georgia middle school principals considered to be successful in closing the achievement gap were interviewed to determine the strategies and practices that they use to close the minority achievement gap. These practices and …