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Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptation and modification of John Berry’s measure of acculturation expectations

Социальная психология и общество, 2017
The paper is devoted to the description of the process of adaptation and modification on the Russian sample Berry’s questionnaire of acculturation expectations.
Lepshokova Z.K., Tatarko A.N.
doaj   +1 more source

Data, not documents: Moving beyond theories of information‐seeking behavior to advance data discovery

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 649-664, April 2025.
Abstract Many theories of human information behavior (HIB) assume that information objects are in text document format. This paper argues four important HIB theories are insufficient for describing users' search strategies for data because of assumptions about the attributes of objects that users seek.
Anthony J. Million, Jeremy York, Sara Lafia, Libby Hemphill   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Media Governance: An Expert Perspective on Cyber-Acculturation and Subcultural Encounters [PDF]

International Journal of Digital Content Management
Purpose: Social media governance is a multifaceted and complex sociotechnical process, particularly when exposure to different cyber- subcultures leads to acculturation and subsequent cultural change.
Sholeh Meraji Oskouie, Kamran Mohamadkhani, Mohammad Soltanifar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reconceptualising ‘agency in mobility’: Agency for becoming and other forms of agency in study abroad

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Study‐abroad programs are increasingly adopted and supported by institutions and governments as a strategic tool for deepening internationalisation and public diplomacy through people‐to‐people, institution‐to‐institution and country‐to‐country connections.
Ly Thi Tran, Thinh Huynh
wiley   +1 more source

Between soft power and suspicion: Chinese international students as diasporic actors in U.S.‐China geopolitical tensions

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons from primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence school connectedness

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract School connectedness is critical to improving students' health, development and wellbeing. Research into primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence their sense of connectedness is essential for identifying practices that promote success.
Jordana F. Hoenig, Therese M. Cumming
wiley   +1 more source

Acculturation is associated with 12-month adherence to combined MVPA and sedentary behavior guidelines in a sample of midlife and older Latino/a adults: findings from the COMPASS physical activity trial

BMC Public Health
Background Although some studies have shown that greater acculturation is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Latino/a adults, the relationship between acculturation and modifiable health behaviors in older Latino/a ...
Astrid N. Zamora, Maria I. Campero, Dulce M. Garcia, Diana M. Chavez, Abby C. King   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cognitive and Motivational Foundations Underlying Acculturation Expectations: Applications of Ethnic Group Position Model

RUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics, 2022
Although dominant cultural groups as a rule have the main impact on the mutual acculturation process, they receive much less attention in the literature.
Dmitry Sergeevich Grigoryev
doaj   +1 more source

The doctoral journey as decolonial praxis: Self‐formation of Global South students in UK higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research concerning Global South doctoral students in the United Kingdom has mainly situated their experiences within adaptationist paradigms, emphasising cultural adjustment and assimilation into Western academic norms. Such studies often depict students as passive recipients, overlooking their agency and the transformative potential
Peng Zhang, Hao Wu, Enze Guo, Amanda McCrory   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source