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The Mechanics of Social Capital and Academic Performance in an Indian College
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Hasan, Sharique; Bagde, Surendrakumar – American Sociological Review, 2013
In this article we examine how social capital affects the creation of human capital. Specifically, we study how college students' peers affect academic performance. Building on existing research, we consider the different types of peers in the academic context and the various mechanisms through which peers affect performance. We test our model…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Academic Achievement, Human Capital, College Students
Re-Searching Secondary Teacher Trainees in Distance Education and Face-to-Face Mode: Study of Their Background Variables, Personal Characteristics and Academic Performance
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Garg, Mamta; Gakhar, Sudesh – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2011
The present investigation was conducted to describe and compare the background variables, personal characteristics and academic performance of secondary teacher trainees in distance education and face-to-face mode. The results indicated that teacher trainees in distance education differed from their counterparts in age, marital status, sex and…
Descriptors: Study Habits, Distance Education, Academic Achievement, Learning Motivation