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Erdogan, Seyfettin; Yildirim, Durmus Cagri; Tosuner, Ozlem – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
One of the main variables affecting the level of human capital positively is the improvements in health. The reduction in infant and under-five mortality rates and increase in life expectancy at birth are the basic indicators of improvements in health. One of the major sources of improvements in these variables is education. Theoretical literature…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Evidence, Gender Bias
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Narli, Serkan; Sinan, Olcay – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
Individuals' thoughts and attitudes towards biotechnology have been investigated in many countries. A Likert-type scale is the most commonly used scale to measure attitude. However, the weak side of a likert-type scale is that different responses may produce the same score. The Rough set method has been regarded to address this shortcoming. A…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Genetics, Biotechnology, Engineering