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Costa, Stella F.; Diniz, Michael M. – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
The large rates of students' failure is a very frequent problem in undergraduate courses, being even more evident in exact sciences. Pointing out the reasons of such problem is a paramount research topic, though not an easy task. An alternative is to use Educational Data Mining techniques (EDM), which enables one to convert data from educational…
Descriptors: Prediction, Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Education, Models
OECD Publishing, 2017
The transition from school to work can be a difficult period associated with spells of unemployment. Data show that those who leave school early have comparatively low skills and low educational attainment and face the greatest challenges in the labour market compared to their peers who stayed in education longer. Efforts should be made to ensure…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Age Groups, Age Differences, Labor Market
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de Oliveira, Alberto; Filho, Gilberto Abrantes – Policy Futures in Education, 2011
The aim of this article is to compare the schooling levels of individuals with the demands of the Brazilian labour market. The results demonstrate the high probability of compatibility between occupation and schooling levels. But high propensities for under-education were identified associated with the skin colour and position in the family. The…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Probability, Educational Attainment
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de Oliveira, Maria Lilian Coelho; de Rosalmeida Dantas, Clarissa; de Azevedo, Renata Cruz Soares; Banzato, Claudio Eduardo Muller – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective: The authors reviewed demographic and clinical characteristics of undergraduates at a Brazilian public university (UNICAMP) who visited the campus mental health service (SAPPE) and compared their demographics with those from all undergraduate students enrolled in the university. Participants: The authors looked at data from all…
Descriptors: Health Services, Undergraduate Students, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health