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An Examination of Lifelong Learning Policy Rhetoric and Practice in Singapore
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Ng, Pak Tee – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2013
Lifelong learning is now a recurring topic in national human resource, employment, entrepreneurship and educational reform discourse. In Singapore, the government urges citizens to be lifelong learners to enhance their employability and reminds them that lifelong learning is a survival strategy for the country. This paper presents and analyses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Individual Development, Empowerment
Cultural, Social, and Economic Capital Constructs in International Assessments: An Evaluation Using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling
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Caro, Daniel H.; Sandoval-Hernández, Andrés; Lüdtke, Oliver – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2014
The article employs exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) to evaluate constructs of economic, cultural, and social capital in international large-scale assessment (LSA) data from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006 and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009. ESEM integrates the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Cultural Capital, Social Capital, Economic Factors
Weak English Language Literacy and Early School Leaving in a Maltese Context
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Martinelli, Victor – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2016
This study considers the issue of weak literacy development and early school leaving in Malta. In spite of a lack of a direct or indirect causal link between the two, in the case of Malta these issues seem to be almost exclusively specific to children attending the State school. Children from the Church and the Independent sectors are minimally…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Foreign Countries, Parent Background, Educational Attainment
Socio-Economic Diversity and Mathematical Competences
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Thiel, Oliver – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2012
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has proved that in Germany the impact that socio-economic background has on 15-year-old pupils' achievement is stronger than in other countries. The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) showed that the correlation is less with 10-year-old children, but is still apparent.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status, Nursery Schools, Preschool Children