Choices or Constraints: Education of Migrant Children in Urban China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11113-019-09564-9
Abstract: China’s monumental volume of labor migration has led to a rise in the migrant children population in urban China. In this study, we examine school choices for migrant children (ages 6–12) using data from a… read more here.
Keywords: public schools; choices constraints; migrant children; education ... See more keywords
Parental Involvement and Public Schools: Disappearing Mothers in Labor and Politics
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DOI: 10.1007/s11217-016-9537-0
Abstract: In this article, I argue that the material and rhetorical connection between “parental involvement” and motherhood has the effect of making two important features of parental involvement disappear. Both of these features need to be… read more here.
Keywords: involvement public; public schools; labor; schools disappearing ... See more keywords
Do relational and structural characteristics of negative school environments independently predict immigrant adolescents’ academic achievement?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11218-018-9427-0
Abstract: A critical issue facing the majority of immigrant adolescents in U.S. public schools is persistent academic underperformance. Using data from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study, this study investigates the extent to which negative social… read more here.
Keywords: predict immigrant; academic achievement; public schools; immigrant adolescents ... See more keywords
Promoting content-enriched alignment across the early grades: A study of policies & practices in the Boston Public Schools
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.06.012
Abstract: Abstract As states and districts expand access to publicly funded PreK programs, researchers and policymakers have been grappling with experimental evidence demonstrating that the benefits of PreK on academic skills are not likely to last… read more here.
Keywords: boston public; public schools; content; study ... See more keywords
Mapping the energy usage in Brazilian public schools
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110209
Abstract: Abstract Understanding the actual conditions in school buildings regarding energy usage and environmental satisfaction gives way to the development of consistent building stock modelling. In the Brazilian context, a deep-rooted inefficient structure of energy management… read more here.
Keywords: building stock; public schools; environmental satisfaction; energy ... See more keywords
Patterns of distributive environmental inequity under different PM2.5 air pollution scenarios for Salt Lake County public schools.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109543
Abstract: Previous studies have cataloged social disparities in air pollution exposure in US public schools with respect to race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. These studies rely upon chronic, averaged measures of air pollution, which fosters a static… read more here.
Keywords: pm2; public schools; air; different pm2 ... See more keywords
Quantification of bisphenol A in urine samples from children studying in public schools from the Brazilian Capital
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DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2019.104347
Abstract: Abstract Human exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is broadly investigated due to possible adverse effects to human health. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical of great concern due to its wide use in industrial… read more here.
Keywords: public schools; quantification bisphenol; samples children; urine samples ... See more keywords
Context-based sources of EFL teachers' self-efficacy: Iranian public schools versus private institutes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2017.06.019
Abstract: This study investigated how contextual differences may affect EFL teachers' self-efficacy and their perceptions of its strengthening/weakening sources. Data were collected from 106 Iranian EFL teachers followed by 14 individual interviews. The findings showed that… read more here.
Keywords: public schools; efl teachers; self efficacy; private institutes ... See more keywords
Using Twitter to Track Unplanned School Closures: Georgia Public Schools, 2015-17.
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DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2020.65
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To aid emergency response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers monitor unplanned school closures (USCs) by conducting online systematic searches (OSS) to identify relevant publicly available reports. We examined the added utility… read more here.
Keywords: georgia public; public schools; unplanned school; twitter ... See more keywords
“Rotten Effeminate Stuff”: Patriarchy, Domesticity, and Home in Victorian and Edwardian English Public Schools
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DOI: 10.1017/jbr.2018.171
Abstract: Abstract During the nineteenth century, British public schools became increasingly important, turning out thousands of elite young men. Historians have long recognized the centrality of these institutions to modern British history and to understandings of… read more here.
Keywords: home; domesticity; public schools; victorian edwardian ... See more keywords
Assessing the effect of educational programs on public schools’ performance
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2019.1610712
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper provides evidence on the effectiveness in the implementation of an educational program which offered public schools in Catalonia (Spain) the opportunity to improve the quality of educational provision. We employ a difference-in-differences… read more here.
Keywords: public schools; effect educational; educational programs; program ... See more keywords