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School readiness and the good level of development: Policy constructions in English early childhood education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper critically analyses how school readiness has been historically and discursively constructed in Early Childhood Education (ECE) policy in England over the past four decades. Using Bacchi's ‘What's the Problem Represented to be?’ framework and Foucauldian concepts of governmentality, the paper explores how school readiness has shifted
Louise Kay
wiley   +1 more source

From an Operational Problem to an Organizational Crisis: The Case of Patiswiss Chocolate

open access: yesJournalism and Media
In the digital age, consumer complaints have become significant indicators of operational vulnerabilities, with social media amplifying their impact. Mishandling such complaints has the potential to escalate minor issues into full-scale organizational ...
Burçe Akcan, Mustafa Merdin
doaj   +1 more source

When bohemia becomes a business: City lights, Columbus avenue and a future for San Francisco [PDF]

open access: yesHuman Geographies: Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography, 2011
This article offers a study of the now clichéd Bohemian Index. I explore how Richard Florida’s arguments flatten, homogenize and commercialize the radicalism and resistance of the cities validated through his criteria. Activism becomes a brand.
Tara Brabazon
doaj  

THE MAIN DIFFICULTIES FOR VEGETARIANS TO BECOME VEGANS: A STUDY WITH BRAZILIAN CONSUMERS

open access: yesDemetra, 2018
Vegetarianism and veganism are much more than simple diets. They are a philosophy of life that, through eating, proposes questions and changes of attitudes about normally accepted standards.
Carolina Andrade Queiroz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fiercely Real?:Tyra Banks and the making of new media celebrity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper will examine former supermodel Tyra Banks as a contemporary “celebrity entrepreneur,” focusing on Banks’ recent shift from television persona to multimedia icon within a neoliberal popular culture.
Keller, Jessalynn
core   +1 more source

‘When joy comes your way, you have to grab it!’ Troubling how queer joy features in the lives of LGBT+ school‐attending youth in South Africa

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Recently, the concept ‘queer joy’ has gained interest in LGBT+ scholarship in the West. I use this scholarship as an entry point to explore how school‐attending LGBT+ youth express joy and how joy serves as a form of resistance against gender and sexuality norms in educational settings.
Dennis Francis
wiley   +1 more source

Gender and Advocacy: Social Causes and Brand Endorsements Among Global Social Media Influencers

open access: yesJournalism and Media
This study explores the intersection of social advocacy and commercial brand endorsements, with a particular focus on the role of gender in shaping these dynamics.
Marta Mensa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Paranoia and Christianity in Maurice Dantec’s Crime Fiction

open access: yesStudies in 20th & 21st Century Literature, 2009
Maurice Dantec is “a prophet, a mystic, a Christian soldier, Zionist and pro-American, anti-secular and militantly counter-revolutionary. In short, the last scandal of French literature,” according to his editor David Kersan.
Jean-Louis Hippolyte
doaj   +1 more source

The Greatest Basketball Player of All Time: LeBron vs. Jordan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
LeBron James is one of the greatest athletes of this generation. I am seeking to determine what he needs to do to surpass Michael Jordan as the greatest of all time.
Jacobson, Austin
core   +1 more source

Relational and feminist pedagogic approaches for developing engagement and inclusion of girls at risk of exclusion in England

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper highlights the inclusive potential of relational and feminist pedagogic strategies in education, focusing on girls at risk of exclusion. Girls in England are less likely than boys to be suspended or permanently excluded from school, but numbers are increasing.
Juliette Wilson‐Thomas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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