The impact of tertiary education on development: A rigorous literature review

M Oketch, T McCowan, R Schendel - 2014 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
This evidence brief summarises the findings from a rigorous review conducted by Oketch,
McCowan and Schendel (2014), entitled\" The impact of tertiary education on development\" …

[PDF][PDF] Understanding the purpose of higher education: An analysis of the economic and social benefits for completing a college degree

RY Chan - Journal of Education Policy, Planning and …, 2016 - scholar.harvard.edu
Higher education worldwide is facing unprecedented challenges—the dramatic rise of
forprofit institutions, rapidly increasing expectations about what services colleges and …

[HTML][HTML] Academic performance of children born preterm: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

ES Twilhaar, JF de Kieviet… - Archives of Disease in …, 2018 - fn.bmj.com
Background Advances in neonatal healthcare have resulted in decreased mortality after
preterm birth but have not led to parallel decreases in morbidity. Academic performance …

Understanding the early career benefits of learning abroad programs

D Potts - Journal of Studies in International Education, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
European and US institutions have promoted the value of a learning abroad experience for
many years. As Australian higher education institutions have adopted policies and strategies …

The social ties that bind: Social anxiety and academic achievement across the university years

CA Brook, T Willoughby - Journal of youth and adolescence, 2015 - Springer
Given that engagement and integration in university/college are considered key to
successful academic achievement, the identifying features of social anxiety, including fear of …

Financing higher education in sub-Saharan Africa: some reflections and implications for sustainable development

M Oketch - Higher Education, 2016 - Springer
The purpose of this article is to discuss how best to finance higher education in low-income
countries of sub-Saharan Africa, drawing on benefits and drawbacks of the prevalent models …

[图书][B] Universities and global human development: Theoretical and empirical insights for social change

A Boni, M Walker - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
This book makes the case for a critical turn in development thinking around universities and
their contributions in making a more equal post-2015 world. It puts forward a normative …

[图书][B] How non-permanent workers learn and develop: Challenges and opportunities

H Bound, K Evans, S Sadik, A Karmel - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
How Non-Permanent Workers Learn and Develop is an empirically based exploration of the
challenges and opportunities non-permanent workers face in accessing quality work …

Mental-health and educational achievement: the link between poor mental-health and upper secondary school completion and grades

A Brännlund, M Strandh, K Nilsson - Journal of Mental Health, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Education profoundly affects adult socioeconomic status, so it is important to
ensure that all children have the capability and opportunity to achieve educational goals …

The total return to higher education: Is there underinvestment for economic growth and development?

WW McMahon - The quarterly review of economics and finance, 2018 - Elsevier
The total return to higher education is the rate of return based on earnings plus non-
monetary private and social benefits beyond earnings that captures higher education's …