International Journal of Comparative Education and Development: Volume 26 Issue 4

Educational aspirations of school adolescents in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: how are these aspirations shaped?

Ainura Smailova, Urmatbek M. Tynaliev, Malik Borbugulov, Gulzat Sadyrova

This study examines the factors influencing educational aspirations among adolescents in secondary and high schools across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan (officially Kyrgyz Republic), and…

Analysing the dropout patterns of individual children in Nepal: relationship between school dropout and grade repetition/entrance age

Naruho Ezaki

Using longitudinal data of children in Nepal, this study examines the relationships between dropouts, grade repetition and the causes of dropout, such as entrance age, to derive…

A critical evaluation of the validity of socioeconomic measures used in PISA

Pallavi Banerjee, Nurullah Eryilmaz

Given the scientific and practical difficulties inherent in measuring and comparing socioeconomic deprivation (SED), and the further complexity added in cross national…

Impact of state tuition guarantee policy on enrollment in public universities

Ibrahima Coulibaly, Jebaraj Asirvatham

This study estimates the effect of the Truth-in-Tuition policy on the enrollment of first-year students, minority students and all students (total enrollment) in Illinois…

A mixed design study on challenges and experiences with gender diversity management in Ethiopian public higher education institutions

Easaw Alemayehu Assefa

This study explores the challenges and experiences associated with managing gender diversity in Ethiopian public higher education institutions (HEIs) to inform policies and…