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Schneer, Joy A.; Beutell, Nicholas J. – Journal of Education for Business, 2019
The authors examined expectations for and commitment to career and family participation among American and Chinese business students using social learning theory. They found differences between Chinese and U.S. respondents on expectations regarding career and family as well as an interaction between gender, country (China vs. United States), and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education
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Volante, Louis; Klinger, Don; Bilgili, Özge; Siegel, Melissa – Canadian Journal of Education, 2017
International achievement measures such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) have traditionally reported a significant gap between non-migrant and immigrant student groups--a result that is often referred to as the "immigrant performance disadvantage". This article examines first- and second-generation immigrant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Achievement Tests, International Assessment
Blanden, Jo; Machin, Stephen; Murphy, Richard; Tominey, Emma – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2010
The Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda was introduced in the UK, as a policy aiming to improve child outcomes along five broad areas. The categories are Be Healthy, Stay Safe, Enjoy and Achieve, Make a Positive Contribution and Achieve Economic Wellbeing. The objective therefore, is to move beyond the traditional focus on child academic outcomes, to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Federal Legislation, Well Being, Children