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M. Najeeb Shafiq; Robert K. Toutkoushian – Education Economics, 2024
We contribute to the higher education returns discourse by examining perceptions among college graduates. Using 2021 U.S. Survey of Household Economics of Decisionmaking data, we observe that over 80% of degree holders perceive that they received positive financial returns from college, while only 7% of college degree holders regret their decision…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, College Graduates, Majors (Students), Income
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Liao, Tim Futing – Sociological Methods & Research, 2022
In common sociological research, income inequality is measured only at the aggregate level. The main purpose of this article is to demonstrate that there is more than meets the eye when inequality is indicated by a single measure. In this article, I introduce an alternative method that evaluates individuals' contributions to inequality as well as…
Descriptors: Sociology, Income, Social Differences, Social Science Research
Kochanowski, Andrew P. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This research examines the influence of technology on Leadership style and institutional culture. Past research on this topic has been of a qualitative nature in understanding the impact technology has made within the business setting. The available literature does not consider the role of the business Leader in this situation or address how a…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Questionnaires, Leadership Role, Comparative Analysis
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Baicai, Sun – Chinese Education & Society, 2015
Studying the rate of return for rural residents in minority areas can give a good explanation for the problems of children enrolling in school and dropping out. On the whole, the education rate of return for rural residents in northwest minority areas is low, the Mincer function estimate is 2%, and the Heckman model estimate is 2.49%. The rate of…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Minority Groups
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Carr, Alexis M.; Tenywa, Moses; Balasubramanian, K. – Journal of Learning for Development, 2015
The relationship between education and empowerment has been widely debated in development literature. In recent times, social capital and community-centric learning have been increasingly recognized as important variables in the empowerment process. This paper outlines the development of a "Three-dimensional Empowerment Framework", and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations, Empowerment, Correlation
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Saha, Biswarup; Bahal, Ram – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2015
Purpose: Livelihood diversification is a sound alternative for higher economic growth and its success or failure is conditioned by the interplay of a multitude of factors. The study of the profile of the farmers in which they operate is important to highlight the factors leading to success in diversified livelihoods. Design/Methodology/Approach: A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations, Interviews, Statistical Analysis
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Štefánik, Miroslav; Horvát, Peter – European Educational Research Journal, 2015
This article provides evidence about differences in the recent tertiary education expansion in Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. Focusing on these differences, we have examined private returns to tertiary education acquired before and after the tertiary education expansion. We compare these returns as follows: Austria with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Access to Education, Labor Market
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De Jesus, Maria; Xiao, Chenyang – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
There are two competing research explanations to account for Latinos' underutilization of health services relative to non-Latino Whites in the United States. One hypothesis examines the impact of health locus of control (HLOC) beliefs, while the other focuses on the role of access factors on health care use. To date, the relative strength of…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Access to Health Care, Locus of Control, Beliefs
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Kresak, Karen E.; Gallagher, Peggy A.; Kelley, Susan J. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2014
Sources of support and quality of life of 50 grandmother-headed families raising grandchildren with and without disabilities were examined. Comparative analyses revealed significant differences between grandmothers raising grandchildren with and without disabilities in regard to sources of support and family quality of life. Informal support was…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Females, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Disabilities
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Perry, Armon R.; Harmon, Dana K.; Leeper, James – Journal of Family Issues, 2012
Increasing fathers' involvement with their children has become a priority in recent years. Marriage promotion programs have been offered as the primary vehicles for increasing paternal involvement. Although marriage is likely to provide fathers with increased access and opportunity for paternal involvement, much less is known about the ways in…
Descriptors: Marriage, Comparative Analysis, Fathers, African Americans
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Pittau, M. Grazia; Zelli, Roberto; Gelman, Andrew – Social Indicators Research, 2010
This paper investigates the role of economic variables in predicting regional disparities in reported life satisfaction of European Union (EU) citizens. European subnational units (regions) are defined according to the first-level EU nomenclature of territorial units. We use multilevel modeling to explicitly account for the hierarchical nature of…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Income, Life Satisfaction, Predictor Variables
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James, Russell N., III. – International Journal of Educational Advancement, 2008
Examining the charitable behavior of 56,663 US households, this paper evaluates the distinctive characteristics of educational donors as compared with donors to noneducational charitable organizations and with nondonors. In general, educational donors had significantly greater income, wealth, and education than other donors. Educational donors…
Descriptors: Donors, Educational Attainment, Educational Finance, Fund Raising
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Ketsche, Patricia; Adams, E. Kathleen; Minyard, Karen; Kellenberg, Rebecca – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2007
Previous studies suggest access to and satisfaction with care may be different for enrollees in S-CHIP and Medicaid, but it is unclear whether those differences are fully explained by socioeconomic characteristics of the enrollees. We analyze access and satisfaction of three groups of children: Medicaid enrolled, S-CHIP enrolled, and children who…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Satisfaction, Federal State Relationship, Children
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Bryant, Lucinda L.; Laditka, James N.; Laditka, Sarah B.; Mathews, Anna E. – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: Description of study participants and documentation of the desired diversity in the Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging Research Network's Workgroup on Promoting Cognitive Health large multisite study designed to examine attitudes about brain health, behaviors associated with its maintenance, and information-receiving preferences…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Physical Activities, Intervention, Focus Groups
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Haller, Max; Hadler, Markus – Social Indicators Research, 2006
In this paper, subjective well being, as measured by survey questions on happiness and life satisfaction, is investigated from a sociological-comparative point of view. The central thesis is that happiness and satisfaction must be understood as the outcome of an interaction process between individual characteristics and aspirations on the one…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, Psychological Patterns, Well Being
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