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Wenyan Liang; Ran Sun; Yaxing Zhang – SAGE Open, 2025
Using data from the Beijing-Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang (B-S-J-Z) region of the 2018 PISA database, this research examines the role of teacher enthusiasm (TE) in explaining the academic achievement gap between urban and rural students. The results indicate that the TE levels in rural schools are significantly lower than those in urban schools; and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Urban Differences, Achievement Gap, Teacher Attitudes
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Sáinz, Milagros; Solé, Jordi; Fàbregues, Sergi; García-Cuesta, Sara – SAGE Open, 2021
This study examines Spanish secondary school teachers' views of gender differences in academic achievement and study choices. Thirty-six secondary school teachers participated in semi-structured interviews. Most teachers acknowledged that girls had better school performance, particularly in reading comprehension. Some were also acquainted with a…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Students, Teacher Attitudes, Student Interests
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Sullivan, Kevin; McConney, Andrew; Perry, Laura B. – SAGE Open, 2018
This study compares rural educational disadvantage across Australia, Canada, and New Zealand using data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Across the three countries, student reading literacy and school learning environments are less positive in rural communities…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Outcomes of Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Cross Cultural Studies