1. Background Academic performance is the priority to students as well as the teachers in any school system. Some of the socio-cultural factors which affect the students achievement are parents’ educational status (M. Khata‚et al. 2011). Parent educational status is used as an indicator of Socio Economic Status (SES) to reflect the potential for social and economic resources such as household incomes that are available to students because it tends to remain the same over time ( Sirin 2005). Moreover
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Gender Differences in Students’ Academic Performance Students with urban and suburban backgrounds consistently outperformed students from rural and small-town areas. Parental education levels correlated with academic success. Considering the background of the study’s female participants one could reasonably expect women to outperform men. However‚ in spite of the higher indicators of success possessed by women‚ this expectation was not fulfilled. Data and background predictions did not match up
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went through a series of regulatory and political changes‚ global and domestic factors surrounded the economy‚ and it emerged as the second largest economy in the world registering a positive growth in its GDP consecutively for almost two decades. The economic situation prevailing globally requires the investors today to assess the opportunities across the globe and China looks to have favourable macroeconomic factors towards being a good investment opportunity. Background of China’s Phenomenal
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Factors affecting grades of freshmen students in Mathematics I. Introduction The foundation of Mathematics is extremely important because it deals with the encoding of information content into units with strictly linear order. Mathematics contains basic numeracy and fundamental practices that help students understand other field of mathematics (geometry‚ algebra‚ trigonometry‚ etc.). Mathematics can be considered as the mother of all learning in arts and sciences. It is a fundamental in every
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction Education in the largest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind‚ character or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense‚ education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge‚ skills and values from one generation to another. Education is universally recognized as a fundamental building block for human development and one of the strongest instruments for
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59 Pakistan Economic and Social Review Volume XLI‚ No. 1&2 (2003)‚ pp. 59-75 ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BUSHRA YASMIN‚ AAMRAH HUSSAIN and MUHAMMAD ALI CHAUDHARY* Abstract. This study has analyzed the volume and determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in developing countries of the world. The analysis was based on a sample of 15 developing countries with 5 each from upper middle‚ lower middle and lower income countries. In general
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| Factors affecting the efficiency of HR management “Human resources are the most important capital of a company – the vital contact with customers – the key for success” (Tom Farmer‚ 2010). For the successful implementation of the strategic objectives in the field of personnel management is of paramount importance to study the factors affecting productivity‚ timely and full use of reserves growth and improvement based
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Examine the factors affecting power relationships and the division of labour between couples. (24 marks) Introduction: You need to explain that there are a variety of factors that can affect power relationships and the division of labour between couples. The division of labour refers to the roles men and women play in relation to housework‚ childcare and paid work. Sociologists are interested in whether these tasks are shared equally.t Examine the factors affecting power relationships and the
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EXTERNAL FACTORS: Environment The environment is the world in which the organization operates‚ and includes conditions that influence the organization such as economic‚ social-cultural‚ legal-political‚ technological‚ and natural environment conditions. Environments are often described as either stable or dynamic. ➢ Stable environment • customers’ desires are well understood • remains consistent for a relatively long time • Examples of organizations that face relatively
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European Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-216X Vol.35 No.3 (2009)‚ pp.337-346 © EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2009 http://www.eurojournals.com/ejsr.htm Factors Affecting Good Governance in Pakistan: An Empirical Analysis Imran Sharif Chaudhry Associate Professor‚ Department of Economics Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan‚ Pakistan E-mail: imranchaudhry@bzu.edu.pk Shahnawaz Malik Professor and Chairman‚ Department of Economics Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan‚ Pakistan E-mail: shahnawazmalik@bzu
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