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The Low-Development Traps: Strategic Complementarity between R&D and Scientific Education Investments
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Hisham M. Alhawal – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This paper describes the effects of workers' investments in their own education in light of the complementarity the Acemoglu (1997) and Redding (1996) showed to exist between R&D and education investments. Despite the different investment efforts that economies pour into their economies, many developing, and least developed countries are…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Science Education, Investment, Employees
Developing Contextual Mathematical Thinking Learning Model to Enhance Higher-Order Thinking Ability for Middle School Students
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Samo, Damianus D.; Darhim; Kartasasmita, Bana – International Education Studies, 2017
The purpose of this research is to develop contextual mathematical thinking learning model which is valid, practical and effective based on the theoretical reviews and its support to enhance higher-order thinking ability. This study is a research and development (R & D) with three main phases: investigation, development, and implementation.…
Descriptors: Mathematical Logic, Thinking Skills, Middle School Students, Foreign Countries
Understanding the Relationships among PISA Scores, Economic Growth and Employment in Different Sectors: A Cross-Country Study
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Cheung, Hoi Yan; Chan, Alex W. H. – Research in Education, 2008
This study investigates the relationship between Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) scores in mathematics, science and reading and the employment rates in the following four economic activities: research and development, agriculture, industry, and service industries. Thirty-three countries were included in the study, and most…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Research and Development, Females, Industry