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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Effects of education"”.
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Changing effects of education on parents' time with children
I examine educational differences in the time that American parents spend with their children, and how these differences have changed between 1985 and 2003. I also examine educational differences in the ratio of mothers’ child time to fathers’ child time. The results indicate that better educated …
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The Effects Of Education On The Attitudes Of Counselors In Training Toward Alcoholism
… prevalent among medical and mental health care professionals. Alcohol related problems are frequently misdiagnosed, and sometimes the expectation for recovery is limited or negligible.</p> <p>This study posited that the attitudes of counselors in training would become more positive as a result of …
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Effects of Education Policy on Job Satisfaction for Secondary School Teachers in Same District
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of education policy on job satisfaction for secondary school teachers in Same District. Specifically, the study intended to examine elements in the 1995 national Education and Training Policy (ETP) on job satisfaction to secondary school …
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The Effects of Education on Fear-Avoidance Behavior of Subjects with Work-Related Low Back Pain
… to chronic low back pain. The purpose of this study was to determine whether patient education on fear-avoidance behavior added to conventional physical therapy would have significant effects on return to work status in contrast to a comparison group with only physical therapy …
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Effects of Education Decentralization by Devolution on students’ performance in Tanzania: The Case of Community Secondary Schools in Temeke Municipality
This dissertation is a dense description of the effects of the decentralized by devolution of the administration and management of the community built secondary schools under SEDP in Temeke Municipality. The purpose of the study is to assess the effects of that decentralization on the performance …
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Enduring effects of education on cognitive skills, prestige of occupation, and affective behaviors of self-concept and locus of control
Measuring long-term effects of education has been an obvious concern for both educators and researchers. There has been a considerable body of research on effects of education on cognitive skills, prestige of occupation, self-concept, and locus of control. However, there are some limitations to …
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The effects of education boards on the operations of basic schools in Zambia : A case of selected District education boards in the Copperbelt Province
The study looked at the effects of Education Boards on the operations of basic schools in Zambia. It was carried out in Ndola and Masaiti Districts in the Copperbelt Province where Education Boards were first piloted in 1995. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods. A sample of …
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The effects of education boards on the operations of basic schools in Zambia : A case of selected District education boards in the Copperbelt Province
The study looked at the effects of Education Boards on the operations of basic schools in Zambia. It was carried out in Ndola and Masaiti Districts in the Copperbelt Province where Education Boards were first piloted in 1995. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods. A sample of …
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Education and Personal Earnings Determination: A Synthetic Approach
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of education on personal earnings in the U.S., taking into consideration a number of mediating labor market and social stratification variables. Two effects of education are posited. The first, the "allocation effect," refers to the role that …
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Representation and Reward in High Technology Industries and Occupations: The Influence of Race and Ethnicity
… workers outweighed longstanding practices of discrimination in hiring in high technology industries and science and engineering occupations. The study focused on the effects of education on the distribution of employment and wages among four racial and ethnic groups (non-Hispanic whites, …
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Three essays on factors influencing changes in labor and marriage markets
… 2 (joint with Xiaoyin Li) investigates the effects of the relaxation of labor laws on youth employment. The study specifically targets 16-17-year -old youth in Wisconsin and utilizes the change in the working hour restriction in 2011 as a quasi-experiment. The study examines how extending …
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Essays on Women's Education, Health Knowledge, and Fertility: Evidence from Vietnam
In 1991, Vietnam introduced a compulsory primary education reform requiring all children aged six and above to complete five years of primary schooling before age 15. This dissertation examines the reform’s implications for educational attainment, health knowledge, and early life outcomes. Chapter …
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The evolution of the concept of cultivation in modern Japan: The idea of cultivation in the 1930s
… influence on intellectuals and has shaped higher education in Japan from the 1910s until the present. Kyoyo (cultivation) is a common Japanese word to indicate characteristics of educated persons, but its meaning is different from education or school education in the strict sense of the word. …
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Essays in Economics of Institutions and Culture
… I present two distinct essays in economics of culture and institutions that can be read independently from one another. In Chapter 2, using the European Social Survey data, I investigate the impact of increased educational attainment, induced by compulsory schooling reforms, on religiosity …
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Assessing education as a determinant of trust in South Africa
It has been argued that one of the key benefits of raising the levels of education in a nation is the enhancement of trust. Trust has been found to be a critical driver of economic development and growth and is thus of particular value to South Africa. There has been rising literature, however, …
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Neuropsychological assessment of Spanish-speaking populations: translations and norms for three tests
… demand for neuropsychological assessment of the growing population of Spanish-speakers in the United States has necessitated the development of culturally appropriate measures of cognitive functioning. Previously, the use of literal translations, untrained interpreters, and …
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Amateur baseball players: what are the relative merits of attending college versus going directly to the minor leagues?
The effects of education and on-the-job training on the performance of professional baseball players was studied using a secondary dataset consisting of 112 players and five years of play at the Major League level, classified as hitters from the 1990 through 2000 seasons. The study revealed that …
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