National data of education The starting point for the creation of an event-history database is the source registers for official statistics. Within education the three files mentioned above (enrolments‚ graduates and attainment) are arranged for the purpose of making them comparable over time. New data are merged with old data and classification variables are compared one by one. All changes for each classification variable is assigned with dates and coded as gains or loss records by a set
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differences in enrolment for formal education have narrowed slightly since Independence but continue to persist particularly at higher levels. Dropout rates for boys and literacy rates are still much lower for women than men. During the last decade‚ the private costs of education have risen‚ putting many families under financial strain as evidenced by continued high dropout rates. The private costs of educating girls are apparently higher than for boys: additionally the opportunity cost of girls’ labour is
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the start. Although all children are required to attend school until age 16‚ there are major differences in schools and they appear to be drawn along lines of race and social class. Locally here in California it was found that there was only a 1.5% dropout rate in
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Child labour is a major problem in India. It is a great challenge that the country is facing. The prevalence of it is evident by the child work participation rates which are higher in India than in other developing countries. Estimates cite figures of child labour between 60 and 115 million working children in India‚ the highest number in the world (Human Rights Watch‚ 1996). It is basically rooted in poverty. It is poverty that forces a child to earn money to support his family. Though it is prevalent
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Truancy 1 Running head: STUDENT TRUANCY Student truancy: Why should I go to school? Kevin Floress Indiana University Truancy 2 Abstract Various school personnel‚ parents‚ community members‚ and juvenile justice officials among others are consistently concerned with the issue of truancy in schools. Truancy highly correlates to problem behaviors such as academic failure‚ dropping out of school‚ and criminal behavior (Giacomazzi‚ Mueller‚ & Stoddard‚ 2006). Perhaps the most pertinent
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Psychology is one of the prominent areas in the study of Psychology in general which helps provide Psycho-Social support for individuals in an established community. This has invited a lot of research topics in the area such as teenage pregnancy‚ school dropout‚ poverty and other environmental issues. A community may be defined as a group of people sharing a common geographic area‚ a common value system‚ common needs and interests and who have had similar or shared experiences ( ). Everyone would
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compete in the workplace. As a result of this‚ the U.S. stands a chance in losing its superpower reign of the world. Therefore‚ it is not only a social concern‚ but also a major economical issue. Another alarming concern is the high rate of student dropouts. Now‚ instead of all students receiving a poor education‚ some are not getting one at all. The main cause for this is the students’lack of interest in school. So much of the teaching that goes on today is based on rote and memorization. Not all
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I chose to write about The Dominican Republic because it has a lot of meaning to me. I visit The Dominican Republic every year with my family. I first went to The Dominican Republic when I was in 9th grade with my best friend and her family. Her family originated there and it was where she was born‚ when she was ten she moved to the United States. Growing up I heard about where her family came from and this amazing country that meant so much to my friend. I never knew that it was a third world country
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“Assessment” Introduction: One of the many discussions that are being discussed about school assessment is the knowledge of the students and their lever of education compared to their age. Comparing the grades of students of this generation to the generations from the past to ensure the progress of the students is improving. With all the new technology the student’s skills are improving with computers and decreasing with their outdoor activities. In the past decade the public‚ students and teachers
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Research shows that there is a better retention rate from year-round schooling‚ along with better academic performance‚ and lower dropout rates (there is a 2% dropout rate for year-round schools‚ while the traditional has a 5% dropout rate). In year-round educational plans‚ the school is set on a school plan and track. The plan determines the number of consecutive days students attend school and also dictates the break schedule. The track determines which students are present in the school at a given
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