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Yang, Lixin; Yang, Guang – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2023
Farmer education and learning have traditionally focused on developing practical farming skills and techniques. Meanwhile, studies on farmer learning and education have not adequately considered its social cognitive dimension. Hence, this study empirically examines farmers' perceptions of and interest in distance learning, involving 1284…
Descriptors: Prediction, Disadvantaged, Agricultural Occupations, Intention
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Jing Yin; Yan Ding; Maolei Song – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This paper reports a study that used a quantitative method to explore literacy planning in Chinese kindergartener families as well as the influences of socioeconomic status (SES) on it. The conceptual framework of family language policy (FLP), which consists of three components--language ideology, language management, and language practice, was…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Kindergarten, Socioeconomic Status, Family Environment
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Zhao, Decheng; Liu, Simiao; Li, Qianfeng – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2023
The relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and academic achievement can both reflect the degree to which students' academic achievement is affected by SES and reveal detailed information about educational equity in a country/economy. Based on PISA 2018 data, this study investigated the effects of SES and its components on student academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status, Socioeconomic Influences, Academic Achievement
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Cheng, Louis T. W.; Armatas, Christine A.; Wang, Jacqueline W. – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2021
In this paper, we report on the analysis of data collected from 684 students majoring in Accounting and Finance, to examine the relationship between academic outcomes and Work-integrated Education (WIE) and International Study Exchange (ISE) experiences. Both WIE and ISE are common elements of undergraduate business education because of the…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, International Educational Exchange, Undergraduate Students, Majors (Students)
Liao, Yuqi – American Institutes for Research, 2020
This analysis compares 15-year-old students who reported career expectations in finance in 13 education systems that participated in the financial literacy assessment of the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). In particular, it explores (a) selected demographic characteristics of students who expected to have a career in…
Descriptors: High School Students, Occupational Aspiration, Finance Occupations, Expectation
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Koyuncu, Ilhan; Firat, Tahsin – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2020
This study aims to investigate the predictors of reading performance and how reading performance predicts mathematics and science performances in PISA 2018 study. For this purpose, the country in the focus (Turkey), the highest performer (China [B-S-J-Z]) in the world, and the lowest performer (Mexico) among the OECD members countries were…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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Hu, Anning; Vargas, Nicholas – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2015
Drawing on nationwide representative data, we study the patterns of horizontal stratification of higher education in contemporary urban Chinese society, examining how college major, location, and ranking affect college graduates' occupational income and the likelihood of assuming a managerial position. The results suggest that (1) college major…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Power Structure, Urban Areas
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Li, Ling; Huang, Yuanyuan; Xu, Xingchun; Han, Yumei – Chinese Education and Society, 2013
This study used expectancy-value theory to better understand no-fee teacher education and improve the relevant educational methods and policies. It applies a self-developed scale, derived from the theory, to identify entry motivation and professional satisfaction levels among no-fee teacher education students (N = 700) at Southwest University. The…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Participant Satisfaction, Fees, Teacher Education Programs
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Yang, Tingzhong; Abdullah, Abu Saleh M.; Mustafa, Jabed; Chen, Bin; Feng, Xiangxian – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2009
Objectives: To examine the factors associated with smoking cessation among adult Chinese males in rural China. Methods: The data were collected by face-to-face interviews at the respondents' household using interviewer-administered questionnaires. Results: The factors associated with quitting were being residents of Guiyang, having received junior…
Descriptors: Smoking, Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Health Behavior
Zhou, Fan – ProQuest LLC, 2009
One result of accelerating globalization is the competition for human capital. On one hand, nations are investing more and more in their educational systems to create their own human resources; on the other hand, these nations are struggling to effectively and efficiently utilize their existing human capital. Additionally, there is a massive wave…
Descriptors: Language Dominance, Human Capital, Global Approach, Purchasing