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Bessudnov, Alexey; Makarov, Alexey – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2015
Gender differences in mathematical performance have received considerable scrutiny in the fields of sociology, economics and psychology. We analyse a large data-set of high school graduates who took a standardised mathematical test in Russia in 2011 (n = 738,456) and find no substantial difference in mean test scores across boys and girls.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Mathematics Achievement, Performance Based Assessment
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Ahmad, Pervaiz; Brogan, Mark – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2012
From a fledgling technology with no proven business models, electronic books (e-books) have grown in importance usurping traditional formats as an acquisitions budget line in many academic library contexts. Business models include purchase, subscription, and pay per use. In academic and research libraries, web based e-book delivery is the dominant…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Foreign Countries
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Tynes, Brendesha M.; Rose, Chad A.; Markoe, Suzanne L. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2013
Despite the fact that more college student interaction now takes place online, researchers have yet to examine the role the Internet plays in perceptions of campus racial climate. Using an online survey of a sample of 217 African American and European American college students, this study explored online factors including intergroup interaction as…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Colleges, Online Courses, Internet