SIG-International Studies

Sharon Anne O'Connor-Petruso, Brooklyn College - CUNY

Characteristics Related to the Development of Vocational Excellence: A Study of International Vocational Skills Competition Competitors - Petri J. Nokelainen, University of Tampere; Laura Pylväs, University of Tampere

Comprehensive Schools and Student Performance in Post-Socialist Countries: A Natural Experiment - Olga Bain, The George Washington University

Is Homework Assigned Equally? A Cross-National Analysis of Relationships Among Homework, Teacher Quality, and Parental Involvement - Sakiko Ikoma, The Pennsylvania State University; Motoko Akiba, Florida State University; Gerald K. LeTendre, The Pennsylvania State University; Guodong Liang, Community Training and Assistance Center (CTAC)

Systemic Disparities, Differential Realities: School Principals on South African Education - Christopher B. Knaus, University of Washington - Tacoma

The Ecology of Student Retention at a Tertiary Technical Institution in Bogotá, Colombia: Hope and Social Mobility From Poverty, Violence, and Mistrust - Pilar Mendoza, University of Missouri - Columbia; Carlos Alberto Casas, Universidad de los Andes; Cristina Venegas, Universidad de los Andes