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Pan, Lu; Ye, Jingzhong – Chinese Education & Society, 2017
Over the past 30 years in China, the development ideology--a model of economic development that is characterized by urbanization, industrialization, and modernization--has brought about many changes and consequences, including increased migration by the rural population, sharp adjustments in urban-rural education policy, the decline of rural…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Influences
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Hsu, Shang-Wei; Chiang, Po-Huang; Lin, Lam-Ping; Lin, Jin-Ding – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
The present study aims to characterize the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in Taiwan while examining the effects of age, gender, and urbanization on ASD occurrence. A cross-sectional study was conducted to analyze data from 895,639 random health insurance claimants who claimed medical services in the year 2007. Autism was defined…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Incidence, Autism, Public Health
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Geijsel, Femke; Ledoux, Guuske; Reumerman, Rene; ten Dam, Geert – Journal of Youth Studies, 2012
The results of a nationwide study of the citizenship competences of adolescents in the Netherlands are presented from the perspective of democratic citizenship in this article. Citizenship competences are defined as the knowledge, skills, attitudes and reflection needed by young people in a democratic and multicultural society to adequately fulfil…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Citizenship
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Lewicka, Maria – Environment and Behavior, 2011
Numerous studies show that place attachment correlates positively with age, length of residence and strength of local ties and negatively with community size, education, and economic development of the region of residence. Does that mean that along with education, mobility, economic development and urbanization and with the decrease in importance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geographic Location, Attitudes, Attachment Behavior
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Sandberg, Anette; Vuorinen, Tuula – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2008
The purpose of this article is to describe and analyse play through a contemporary historical perspective, based upon pre-school teachers', students majoring in education, and teacher education students' descriptions of memories from their childhood regarding play and toys. The overall method is retrospective. The data consists of 111 interviews…
Descriptors: Play, Toys, Recall (Psychology), Child Development