The educational and labor market returns to preschool attendance in Austria

Preschool attendance is widely recognized as a key ingredient for later socioeconomic success, mothers’ labor market participation, and leveling the playing field for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. However, the empirical evidence for these claims is still relatively scarce, particularly in Europe. Using data from the 2011 Austrian European Union Statistics of Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), we contribute to this literature by studying the effects of having attended preschool for the adult Austrian population. We find strong and positive effects of preschool attendance on later educational attainment, the probability of working full time, hourly wages, and the probability that the mother is in the labor market. Full time workers at the bottom and the top of the distribution benefit less than those in the middle. Women in particular benefit more in terms of years of schooling and the probability of working full time. Other disadvantaged groups (second generation migrants; people with less educated parents) also often benefit more in terms of education and work.     

Can Labor Emigration Affect the Education of Girls? Evidence from Tajikistan

This study examines how large-scale, predominantly male emigration affects the education of girls staying in Tajikistan, the poorest post-Soviet state and one of the most remittance-dependent economies in the world. Using data from a three-wave household panel survey conducted in 2007, 2009, and 2011, this study finds that the net effect of migration on girls’ schooling turns from positive to negative with girls’ age. These results lend support to various conceptual channels through which the emigration of household members may affect girls’ education, including the relaxation of budget constraints, a change of the household head, and an increase in household work. At the practical level, the results imply that migration can be detrimental to women’s empowerment and cast doubt on whether emigration is an appropriate long-term development strategy for Tajikistan.     

创新·创新教育·教育创新--兼安徽工业大学2006年创新教育工作研讨会综述

建设创新型性国家需要培养大批创新型人才。培养创新型人才必须认清创新教育的概念,实质和内涵,实施好创新教育。必须认清现代大学教育的使命,进行教育创新,为培养创新型人才创造良好的环境条件。     

对提高成人高等教育质量的思考

随着我国成人教育事业的迅猛发展,成人高等教育已成为我国教育体系中重要的组成部分,并形成多层次、多渠道的办学体系,但成人高等教育教学质量仍需要通过有效途径进一步提高。     

大学生心理健康教育创新思考

大学生的心理问题不容忽视。目前,高校心理健康教育应澄清诸多认识上的误区,积极创设以人为本的心理健康教育体系,以促进大学生心理健康发展。     

浅谈高等美术教育与人文知识教育的融合

人文知识教育是高等美术教育不可或缺的重要组成部分。实现人文知识教育与高等美术教育的融合,一要对渗透的人文知识加强遴选;二要发挥学生的主观能动作用;三要提高专业教师的人文素养。     

关于工科院校开展音乐素质教育的探讨

音乐素质教育是实施全面素质教育的重要组成,对提高人才素质具有不可替代的作用。工科院校开展音乐素质教育应开设相关音乐课程,加强师资队伍建设,开展丰富的课外艺术活动,同时,联合专业演出团体,坚持高雅艺术进校园。     

"赛课结合"在中职《服装陈列设计》课程中的实践探讨

为提高中职服装设计专业学生综合素质和就业能力,在《服装陈列设计》课程中提出了一种“赛课结合”的教学模式。理论课堂以项目驱动形式,采用参与式教学法引导学生在课堂中主动参与学习讨论;通过“服装陈列创新工作室”第二课堂,带领学生参加相关学科竞赛,以“课堂+比赛”的方式达到教学相长的目的。     

谈会计职业道德建设

会计是伴随人类生产实践和经济管理的客观需要而产生和发展的。在会计标准的实施过程中,必须着力提高财务会计职业道德,敬业爱岗、熟悉法规、依法办事、客观公正。只有从完善法律、制度以及道德准则两方面双管齐下,才能保障企业经济管理活动安全、有效的运行。     

浅谈贯通培养项目基础教育阶段和谐师生关系的构建

和谐师生关系是一种较为民主的师生关系,通过班主任和学生之间的心灵沟通和思想交流,实现师生之间人格魅力的互相影响,实现师生双方的和谐发展,以取得较好的教育效果。在贯通培养项目基础教育阶段,能否成功地开展教育,师生关系是一个十分重要的影响因素。哈贝马斯的交往行为理论对和谐师生关系的建立具有一定的启示意义。本文分析了贯通培养项目基础教育阶段和谐师生关系构建的重要性,和谐师生关系的实现需要班主任和学生形成精神交往,通过交流进行互动,实现互相理解。具体交往方式有三种,即分享、对话和理解。在此基础上,提出构建"亦师亦友型师生关系模式"的基本要点。