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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"student mobility"”.
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Student mobility and teachers' grade promotion decisions.
… on the effects of this frequent migration on students' academic and social advancement. Educators have also been interested in the effects of grade retention on academic and social advancement. Despite research on each of these factors, no investigations have addressed these factors in …
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Student mobility policy in the European Union 1946-1996
Student mobility, defined as the movement of students between national systems of higher education is an activity assuming growing importance within the region of the European Union (EU). In recent years, policy-makers in the EU have ascribed academic mobility a political and economic role of …
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Policy-based planning for student mobility support in e-Learning systems
Student mobility in the area of Higher Education (HE) is gaining more attention nowadays. It is one of the cornerstones of the Bologna Process being promoted at both national and international levels. However, currently there is no technical system that would support student mobility processes and …
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International Student Mobility in Higher Education in China: Tensions between Policies and Practices
… Education (IHE) has intensified. International Student Mobility (ISM) as a key part of IHE has attracted more attention as well. China, traditionally an exporter of students, is becoming a popular host country for international students as well. By examining relevant policies and international …
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International student mobility: a comparative study between Indian and Italian students in London
… aim of this thesis is to explore international student mobility in current times within the changing landscape in higher education in the UK. Although this time period corresponds to increasing international student mobility in the UK, the lived experiences of international students are little …
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The Influence of Student Mobility on Grade 5 New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge Scores
… study sought to explain the influence of student mobility on the total percentage of students who scored Proficient or Advanced Proficient (TPAP) on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) on both Grade 5 Language Arts Literacy and Mathematics in 2010-2011. The analysis …
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The Influence of the Student Mobility Rate on the Graduation Rate in the State of New Jersey
<p>This study examined the influence of the student mobility rate on the high school graduation rate of schools in the state of New Jersey. Variables found to have an influence on the graduation rate in the extant literature were evaluated and reported. The analysis included multiple and …
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An analysis of the impact of student mobility on middle school students in one school district in Tennessee
This study examined the effect of middle school student mobility on standardized test achievement in mathematics and reading. The variables of gender and poverty were also examined in the context of their relationship to a student’s mobility. The data set consisted of the mathematics and reading …
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The Determinants of Student Cross-Border Migration: An Applied Microeconomic Analysis
… examines two determinants of international student mobility, leveraging exogenous variation from quasi-experimental events to shed light on how students choose where to study. The first chapter estimates the impact of a shared bilateral education system on the location choice of …
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Cross border students: small step or leap of faith? The perceptions and experiences of third-level cross-border students from Northern Ireland studying in a border Institute of Technology in Ireland
Though student mobility in the European Union is currently facilitated under EU and national law and policy, few students from Northern Ireland take the opportunity to engage in such mobility to third-level colleges in the Republic of Ireland. The reasons for this reluctance have not been …
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Understanding student travel preferences in Mahikeng: A hybrid choice modelling approach within the theory of planned behaviour
University student mobility is not reflected in the National Learner Transport Policy although some formal operators make provisions for identifiable post-school learners. South African universities do not accommodate the majority of students and they tend to have scattered campuses and residences. …
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Social Determinants of International Students’ Mobility: Enhancing the Capabilities of PhD Students from Turkey
Student mobility is part of the increasing internationalisation of higher education in the 21stcentury, being used by many as a stepping-stone for a career away from the country of birth. Despite acknowledgement of its contribution to human development and to a country’s economic development, this …
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Mobility and Student Achievement in High Poverty Schools
<p>Student mobility is an issue for high poverty schools in the shadow of increased rigor and accountability for student performance. Whereas mobility is not a sole cause for poor achievement, it is a contributing factor for students in poverty who are already considered to be at risk of low …
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The Influence of Length of School Day on Grade 4 and Grade 5 Language Arts and Mathematics Performance in the State of New Jersey
… of school day, if any, on Grade 4 and Grade 5 student achievement in Language Arts and Mathematics as measured by the high-stakes New Jersey standardized test entitled New Jersey<em> </em>Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) 2011. Additionally, the study examined the influence of other …
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From the heart of Islam to an Irish campus: a critical analysis of twelve male Saudi Arabian students’ experiences on the King Abdullah Scholarship Programme
… interprets the lived experience of Saudi Arabian students on the King Abdullah Scholarship Programme (KASP) over a period of five years. The study interprets the students’ experiences while they are physically distanced from the temporal-cultural forces which define a strongly collectivist …
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Impact of Group Counseling on Transfer Student’s Grade Point Average and Attendance
… counseling would have an impact on transfer students’ grade point average and attendance rates. A literature review is presented, which discusses the reasons for student mobility and the challenges mobile students face. Various types of transition programs, along with their strengths and …
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An analysis of secondary student suspension
… of administrative and policy decisions regarding student suspension. Selected personal, academic, and socio-economic characteristics of the 3,472 secondary students suspended by the Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools during 1976-77 were analyzed. In addition, selected organizational and …
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Three Essays on the Economics of Education
… understanding the importance of these inputs for student achievement and by their exploitation of the exact timing of events (i.e., student mobility, receipt of special education services, teacher absences) to identify causal effects. The first chapter examines how decentralized decision-making …
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The US Government-Sponsored Graduate-Level Exchange Programs: The Goals of the Major Stakeholders and the Students' Academic Interests
A steady increase in student mobility levels has become a widely recognized component of general globalization trends in the modern world. Yet, internationalization of education is not merely a product of bigger globalization processes. Educational exchange, in many instances sponsored and …
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