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Global Patterns of the Use of Shadow Education: Student, Family, and National Influences by Byun, Soo-yong, Chung, Hee Jin, Baker, David P.

“…Abstract Building on the first cross-national study that had demystified various assumptions about the worldwide use of shadow education two decades ago, we…”
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Changes in educational inequality in China, 1990–2005: Evidence from the population census data by Wu, Xiaogang, Zhang, Zhuoni

“…This chapter examines the trend in school enrollment and transitions to senior high school and to college in China for selected young cohorts since the 1990s,…”
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Socialization Experiences and Research Productivity of Asians and Pacific Islanders: “Model Minority” Stereotype and Domestic vs. International Comparison by Roksa, Josipa, Jeong, Soojeong, Feldon, David, Maher, Michelle

“…Abstract Studies of inequality in higher education on both undergraduate and graduate levels have rarely examined experiences of Asians and Pacific Islanders…”
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Educational inequality in South Korea: The widening socioeconomic gap in student achievement by Byun, Soo-yong, Kim, Kyung-keun

“…Increasing income inequality particularly since the economic crisis of 1997 has called attention to the issue of growing educational inequality in South Korea…”
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School Violence in China: A Multilevel Analysis of Student Victimization in Rural Middle Schools by Adams, Jennifer, Hannum, Emily

“…Abstract Physical victimization at school is little studied in impoverished developing country contexts. Moreover, the role of school and classroom contexts as…”
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The Variation in Educational Aspirations among Immigrant Students in Germany

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Jumping on the STEM Train: Differences in Key Milestones in the STEM Pipeline between Children of Immigrants and Natives in the United States by Ma, Yingyi, Lutz, Amy

“…Abstract We focus our study on children of immigrants in science, technology, math, and engineering (STEM) fields because children of immigrants represent a…”
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Gender Gaps in Student Academic Achievement and Inequality by Tsai, Shu-Ling, Smith, Michael L., Hauser, Robert M.

“…Abstract Results from international large-scale assessments, such as PISA surveys, suggest that boys do better in math and science, whereas girls do better in…”
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Narratives of Interdependence and Independence: The Role of Social Class and Family Relationships in Where High-Achieving Students Apply to College by Lor, Yang

“…Abstract Research demonstrates that social class affects where high-achieving students apply to college, but the processes through which such effects come…”
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Educational Outcomes of Heterogeneous Groups of Students in Diverse Contexts by Park, Hyunjoon, Kao, Grace

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Educational reform, academic intensity, and educational opportunity in Japan by Bjork, Christopher

“…In response to this criticism of the schools that had been building for decades, in 2002, the Japanese Ministry of Education (MOE) enacted a collection of…”
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The Variation in Educational Aspirations among Immigrant Students in Germany 1 by Acar, Taylan

“…Abstract This study examines the educational aspirations of immigrant students, who are descendants of eight different immigrant communities in Germany. First,…”
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Jumping on the STEM Train: Differences in Key Milestones in the STEM Pipeline between Children of Immigrants and Natives in

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Socialization Experiences and Research Productivity of Asians and Pacific Islanders: “Model Minority” Stereotype and Domest

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Narratives of Interdependence and Independence: The Role of Social Class and Family Relationships in Where High-Achieving S

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Girls’ Schooling and Marriage in Rural Bangladesh by Mahmud, Simeen, Amin, Sajeda

“…In Bangladesh, girls’ ability to complete schooling is compromised by poverty and the practice of early marriage. Although most girls enroll in school, rates…”
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN THAILAND by Curran, Sara R, Chung, Chang Y, Cadge, Wendy, Varangrat, Anchalee

“…Within individual countries, the paths towards increasing educational attainment are not always linear and individuals are not equally affected. Differences…”
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Social Capital Formation through Chinese School Communities by Ross, Heidi, Lin, Jing

“…We investigate how communities in China use schools to create and reproduce the values, knowledge, and social expectations that engender social capital. We…”
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