Making compromises to make comparisons in cross-national arts policy research   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

J. Mark Davidson Schuster 《Journal of Cultural Economics》1987,11(2):1-36

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Economic aspects of post-secondary schooling decisions     

Hope Corman  Patricia K. Davidson 《Economics of Education Review》1984,3(2):131-139

This study analyzes post-secondary schooling decisions of high-school graduates using a human-capital framework. Unlike most studies, which consider only college or no school, the current analysis considers the alternative of post-secondary occupational schools as well as four-year and two-year colleges. The model is tested using a multinomial logistic approach on state aggregated data for 1976. Cross-price elasticities reveal that post-secondary occupational schooling is a relevant substitute investment for college. Own-price elasticities have the expected negative sign and income is not found to be a significant determinant of post-secondary-school attendance.  相似文献   

Delivering reading intervention to the poorest children: The case of Liberia and EGRA-Plus,a primary grade reading assessment and intervention     

Marcia Davidson  Jenny Hobbs 《International Journal of Educational Development》2013

As governments, donors and implementation organisations re-focus Education for All Goals in terms of quality of education, increasing concerns have been raised over low literacy levels in developing countries. This paper provides key learning from the application of an early reading intervention applied in post-conflict Liberia, which included a robust assessment tool (Early Grade Reading Assessment) to measure the impact of the programme on students’ reading levels. A rationale for the design and methodology applied by the two implementing organisations (Research Triangle Institute (RTI) and Concern Worldwide) is provided, situated within the Liberian education context. The paper demonstrates the positive impact on programme quality, contextual relevancy and scale-up that a diagnostic baseline assessment has when linked to a tailored literacy intervention. Lessons learnt are presented to guide the identification of best practice in early literacy interventions at national-level and internationally.  相似文献   

The British academic library from the viewpoint of one American user     

Donald C. Davidson 《International Information and Library Review》2013,45(4):415-425

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Oxford House: deaf-affirmative support for substance abuse recovery     

Alvarez J  Adebanjo AM  Davidson MK  Jason LA  Davis MI 《American annals of the deaf》2006,151(4):418-422

Deaf individuals seeking substance abuse recovery are less likely to have access to treatment and aftercare services because of a lack of culturally and linguistically specific programs and insufficient information about existing services. Previous research indicates that Oxford House, a network of resident-run recovery homes, serves a diverse group of individuals in recovery. However, research has not addressed the experiences of Deaf Oxford House residents. The present study found no significant differences between Deaf and hearing men living in Oxford House in terms of sense of community and abstinence self-efficacy. However, while most of the hearing participants were employed, none of the Deaf Oxford House members were. The study's findings indicate that Oxford House may be a promising Deaf-affirmative alternative for individuals seeking recovery from substance abuse. However, since Oxford Houses are self-supporting, Oxford Houses designed for the Deaf community may face unique economic challenges.  相似文献   

Prenatal testosterone,visual-spatial memory,and numerical skills in young children     

Rebecca Bull  Wendy Anne Davidson  Emily Nordmann 《Learning and individual differences》2010,20(3):246-250

Lateralization of the brain is strongly influenced by prenatal androgens, with differential exposure thought to account for cognitive sex differences. This study investigated sex and individual differences and relationships between 2D:4D (the ratio of the 2nd to 4th digit [digit ratio] as a proxy indicator of prenatal testosterone exposure), visual-spatial memory, and numerical skills in 5-year-old children. No sex differences were found in any of the numerical or visual-spatial tasks. Visual-spatial memory was positively correlated with arithmetic score. Girls with a lower (more masculinised) 2D:4D had better number sense and visual-spatial skills, whilst boys with lower 2D:4D had better arithmetic skills. This suggests that prenatal testosterone exposure may have differential effects on the visual-spatial and numerical skills of girls and boys.  相似文献   

Styles in Teaching and Learning     

Bunty Davidson 《British Journal of Special Education》1984,11(1):19-23

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Achieving quality education for minorities in mathematics,science, and engineering     

Shirley M. McBay  Laura-Lee Davidson 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》1993,2(3):487-496

The QEM Network was established to serve as a focal point for the implementation of strategies designed to achieve the six goals and 58 recommendations of the QEM Project report,Education That Works: An Action Plan for the Education of Minorities. InEducation That Works, we lay out a vision of a restructured education system that would ensure quality education for, and sustained educational achievement by, minority Americans. We discuss what some of the obstacles are that stand in the way of educational equity in our nation and why it is crucial from both moral and practical perspectives to overcome these obstacles. In a second publication,Together We Can Make It Work: A National Agenda to Provide Quality Education for Minorities in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, issued in April 1992 by QEM's MSE Network, we lay out a plan for achieving specific goals for minorities in mathematics, science, and engineering. Achieving the goals ofEducation That Works and of Together We Can Make It Work requires that the current K-12 education system be totally restructured. The system we have in place produces only an educational elite that does not include significant numbers of minority students.  相似文献   

A child's cognitive perception of death     

Catherine Goodwin  Phyllis M. Davidson 《Early Childhood Education Journal》1991,19(2):21-24

Modern technology and health practices of people today have resulted in people living longer than ever before. Also, the institutions of the hospital and funeral home today make death more physically distant from the child's world. It is not uncommon for the past two generations to have grown up to middle adulthood and not to have experienced the death of an immediate family member (Lerner, 1976). As a result, death today is viewed more as an intrusion on normal reality (Gordan & Klass, 1979).Catherine Goodwin is Special Education Coordinator, College of Human Ecology, The University of Tennessee. Phyllis M. Davidson is Associate Professor, School of Home Economics, Tennessee Technological University.  相似文献   

Educational assessment of socially and culturally different children     

Graham R. Davidson 《International Journal of Educational Development》1982,2(2):153-162

The article reviews problems associated with educational assessment of children from non-middle class and non-Caucasian backgrounds. These problems are considered also in relation to current research into cultural and educational influences on intellectual development and school performance. Some assessment strategies for use with these groups, involving selective norming, continuous skills assessment, multiple assessment, and individual-referenced assessment are discussed, with emphasis being given to the selection of strategies appropriate to the immediate aims and purposes of assessment.  相似文献