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Why Active Representation Varies: Cultural Stereotypes and Differential Treatment by Street‐Level Bureaucrats

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do cultural stereotypes influence the likelihood that minority street‐level bureaucrats (SLBs) will actively represent marginalized subgroups within their ethnocultural community? While existing scholarship on representative bureaucracy has focused on the conditions under which minority SLBs engage in active representation, this study ...
Sohad Amaria, Einat Lavee, Nissim Cohen
wiley   +1 more source

Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this ...
Katie L. Spencer   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Economic Returns to a Second Official Language: English in Quebec and French in the Rest-of-Canada [PDF]

open access: yes
Canada is a country with two official languages, French and English. The need for both languages in Quebec and the Rest-of-Canada (ROC) generates a demand for bilingualism and investment in the acquisition of a second official language.
Swidinsky, Robert   +1 more
core  

Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilingualism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Theme of this thesis is bilingualism, exactly how the bilingual family deals with the problems of bilingualism, influence of bilingualism and bilingual ...
Růžičková, Lenka
core  

From Plot to Block: Participatory Land Use for Climate‐Resilient Detached Housing in Finland

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how urban planning in Finland is adapting to climate change, focusing on the practical challenges planners face in single‐family housing areas. It draws on participatory workshops with municipal planners in Pori and Joensuu, where three planning tools—green factor metrics, impermeable surface limits, and the 3–30‐300 ...
Hossam Hewidy
wiley   +1 more source

MAINSTREAM TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE AND APPROACHES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN’S BILITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN AUSTRALIAN CLASSROOM CONTEXT

open access: yesTEFLIN Journal, 2010
This article examines the role of mainstream teachers in supporting children’s biliteracy development and bilingualism in a public primary school where English is the medium of instruction.
Muhammad Basri Jafar
doaj  

Embedding Sustainability Commitments in the Strategic Plans of European Higher Education Institutions

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyses how European universities embed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their strategic planning, proposing an integrative and multistakeholder measurement tool—Strategizer Scoring System (SDG‐3S). The research combines the Delphi method, content analysis of 198 strategic plans from universities in 33 European ...
Sandra Barrio Campo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence Patents and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Comparative Analysis of the United States and China

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is a general‐purpose technology with wide‐ranging implications for sustainable development; yet, little is known about how its innovation trajectories have aligned with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ern Chern Khor, Moon Choi
wiley   +1 more source

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