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Yew-Jin Lee; Dongsheng Wan – Educational Studies, 2024
Educators have long questioned why some students can experience achievement more easily in some school subjects/curriculum, but not in others. We argue that learners cannot ignore navigating two key features inherent within every curriculum--its cognitive demands as well as its opportunities for access to knowledge that are the twin foci of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level
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Wang, Renfeng; De Donder, Liesbeth; De Backer, Free; Shihua, Li; Honghui, Pan; Thomas, Valerie; Vanslambrouck, Silke; Lombaerts, Koen – Educational Gerontology, 2016
Background and aim: Even though the beneficial effects of elderly learning are widely acknowledged, many older Chinese people are still not involved. This paper aims to examine the barriers that affect the level of educational participation of older adults in China. Methodology: Using a focus group methodology, 43 older participants (aged 55 years…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Barriers, Access to Education
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Jacob, W. James; Wu, Xinyi; Cheng, Sheng Yao – Education and Society, 2011
Analysis of in-depth, qualitative interviews with students, faculty, and administrators shows that Chinese minorities face substantial obstacles in higher education access. The article identifies several factors that limit ethnic minority student access--including background education, limited government funding, and low entrance examination…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Minority Group Students, Qualitative Research, Interviews