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Factors Affecting Parental Resistance to the Use of Smartphones for Learning Purposes at Schools
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Hadad, Shlomit; Meishar-Tal, Hagit; Blau, Ina – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
This study examined parental resistance to the use of smartphones in schools, the resistance factors underlying the parental resistance and other factors that predict this resistance. The data was collected from 220 parents who filled in an online questionnaire. The participants reported on their level of resistance to the use of smartphones in…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
Educational Differentiation Policies and the Performance of Disadvantaged Students across OECD Countries
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Castejón, Alba; Zancajo, Adrián – European Educational Research Journal, 2015
This article focuses on analysing the effect of educational differentiation policies of OECD educational systems on socioeconomically disadvantaged students, based on data from PISA 2009. The analysis is conducted on the basis of a definition of two subgroups of disadvantaged students: those that achieve high scores, and those obtaining scores…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Individualized Programs
Marketing the University: The Subjective Perceptions of Israeli Academics of Their Role in Attracting New Students to Their Institution
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Oplatka, Izhar – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2009
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore Israeli academics' perceptions of the introduction of educational markets and, particularly, their attitudes towards academics' roles and responsibilities in the new marketing-led university, as well as to obtain a greater understanding of their actual patterns of involvement in the marketing of…
Descriptors: Interviews, Higher Education, Teacher Role, Foreign Countries