This chapter also preliminarily constructs three dimensions of indicators (input, output, and college preparation) to examine excellent high schools in international context. Additionally, this chapter analyzes the development trends of China’s high school education from the perspectives of latest research...
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The democratic attitude and education levels of parents also had important effects on students’ school engagement. The findings have important implications for educational policy making and curriculum designs. Some general recommendations were made based on the findings....
The IB is an increasingly popular choice as a curriculum, noted for its greater breadth than, for example, A' Levels. It has as much currency as 'A' Levels with UK university applications, and, arguably, more value for applications to universities in the U.S., Continental Europe and many...
Despite these benefits, only 44 % of Canadian children and youth meet the physical activity recommendation (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2023). Active transportation, which includes any form of human-powered travel —more commonly, walking and cycling—is associated with higher levels of physical...
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A series of large cross-sectional surveys of mixed quality in Chinese school-aged children and adolescents and a high-quality cohort study24found high levels of symptoms reaching clinical thresholds on self-report screening tools and higher than recent reference data. Estimates for significant anxiety...
What is the role of students in educational policy-making in Canadian school systems? This question was the basis for my doctoral thesis in 1999. A study was conducted at school, school district and departmental levels across Canada. This article provides a brief account of the literature and ...
This paper presents a multi-informant study on school climate with the aim of (a) comparing students’, teachers’, and parents’ perceptions of several school climate dimensions and (b) examining the associations between dimensions pertaining to classroom practices and school atmosphere in both stude...
Given that high levels of stress during adolescence are associated with negative consequences, it is important that adolescents with psychological needs ar