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Jinqiu Jiang; Sun Yee Yip – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2024
The teacher shortage is a critical issue in many rural areas around the world. This paper presents the findings of two studies that investigated the impact of financial incentives on teacher attraction and retention in rural schools in Western China. Using the theory of compensating wage differentials and a mixed-method approach, we found that…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Rural Schools, Educational Policy, Teacher Recruitment
Jennifer Saunders, Rapporteur; Steven Kendall, Rapporteur; U.S. Science and Innovation Policy, Contributor; Policy and Global Affairs, Contributor – National Academies Press, 2025
In recent years, concerns have grown about foreign actors exploiting the openness of the U.S. research ecosystem to misappropriate scientific and technological information to enhance their nations' scientific, economic, and military capabilities. Research security requirements for academic institutions currently include research security training,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Research, Information Security, Foreign Policy
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Fu, Weidong; Zhou, Wei – Best Evidence in Chinese Education, 2022
Transfer payment is of great significance for poverty alleviation and balanced regional development. Based on the first-hand survey data from 18 key counties of 6 provinces in China's national poverty alleviation and development program, this paper uses propensity score matching to calculate the effects of transfer payment funds on the results of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Counties, Poverty, Intervention
Winthrop, Rebecca; Ziegler, Lauren; Handa, Rhea; Fakoya, Foluyinka – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2019
Humans are born with the natural ability to gain skills through play. Children learn about social norms, roles and responsibilities, and language through curiosity-driven, playful interactions and activities. Learning through play harnesses the power of children's imagination and inspires active engagement with the material. The Center for…
Descriptors: Play, Academic Achievement, Educational Innovation, Student Centered Learning
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Dong, Lili; Chapman, David W. – International Review of Education, 2008
This study investigates the effectiveness of Chinese international education assistance through an examination of student experience in the Chinese Government Scholarship Program, an important mechanism of Chinese foreign aid. Grounded in Pascarella's (1985) model of the impact of college on students, the study investigates participants' level of…
Descriptors: College Students, International Education, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries