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Workers’ Rights Advocates Respond to Recent Garment Sweeps: Enforcing Labor Laws Must Be More Than Just a “Photo-op” [PDF]
, 2005 The article highlights several responses of workers’ rights advocates to the garment sweeps conducted by California’s Labor & Workforce Development Agency.
Sweatshop Watch
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A systematic review of second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This systematic review synthesises empirical evidence on second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences (MEs) across different classroom‐based L2 learning contexts in peer‐reviewed academic journals. A comprehensive search of six databases (Scopus, APA PsycINFO, British Education Index, ERIC subscription, Education Source and ...
Zhe Li +3 more
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Portrait methodology and educational leadership : putting the person first [PDF]
, 2009 This article describes a variant on a methodological approach which provides ways of developing educational leaders' understandings of themselves and their situation through the production of individually written 'portraits' which focus upon the ...
Bottery, Michael +3 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Beneath the Hong Kong government's enthusiasm for recruiting non‐local undergraduates—including students from the Chinese Mainland and other international regions—lies a longstanding gap in understanding the core meanings and drivers shaping the territory's expanding focus on inward international student mobility (ISM).
Fang Gao +3 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract University students globally face growing mental health challenges, with ethnic minority (EM) students—both local and international—being particularly vulnerable. Yet, limited research compares their experiences or identifies shared and distinct stressors, especially in non‐Western contexts.
Wang Xinyi, Naubahar Sharif
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Towards a Cross-Cultural Theory of Tone-Tune Mapping: A Comparative Study of Cantonese and Yorùbá
Analytical Approaches to World MusicWhile recent research has investigated tone-tune mapping in diverse regions in Asia, Africa, and Meso-America, a cross-cultural understanding of tone-tune mapping remains limited due to such variables as the role of tone in language comprehension, sample
Edwin K. C. Li +2 more
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Phonetic vs. Phonological Considerations in Inter-Generational Vowel Change in Toronto Heritage Cantonese [PDF]
, 2016 Chang et al. (2011) have shown that phonological considerations may override phonetic similarity in influencing the phonetic production of /u/ and /y/ among heritage Mandarin speakers.
Tse, Holman
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Bourdieu's sociological concept of social capital highlights its significance in enabling individuals to access other forms of capital for personal advantage. In the literature on university students' employability, particularly that concerning international and non‐local students, social capital is widely recognised as a key asset, alongside ...
Fang Gao, Thanh Pham
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BMEMat, EarlyView.Nanomaterials revolutionize ocular infection treatment by enabling targeted drug delivery and enhanced antimicrobial efficacy against resistant pathogens. This review systematically explores their rational design, multimodal mechanisms, and translational potential for next‐generation anti‐infective therapies.
Yujia Liu +7 more
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Character encoding strategies by non-native Mandarin speakers [PDF]
, 2014 This study examines the Chinese pseudo-character encoding process among two groups of Cantonese-speaking participants under a Mandarin context, attempting to find out their differences in sensitivity towards phonological and semantic information within a
Cheung, Sau-ping, 張秀萍
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