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Intensified Manufactured Non‐Belonging: Working Holiday Makers in Australia During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nations manufacture non‐belonging of temporary migrants through policy frameworks that produce exclusion. This precarity maximises the economic benefit of temporary migrant labour by minimising their political, social and legal rights. In this paper, we examine how non‐belonging targeting Working Holiday Makers (WHMs) is manufactured in ...
Donna James, Alanna Kamp
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid assessment of fern spore quality using microscale electrical conductivity testing

Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Ex situ spore banks are essential for fern conservation and research, yet traditional germination tests for assessing spore quality are time consuming and labor intensive. We explored whether electrical conductivity (EC), a rapid proxy for seed vigor, could offer an efficient alternative for evaluating fern spore quality. Methods Using
Yao‐Moan Huang, Chia‐Wen Ko, Chin‐Tzer Duh, Chu‐Mei Huang, Wen‐Liang Chiou, Tzu‐Tong Kao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial heterogeneity and driving mechanisms of “Chinese Traditional Villages” in Yunnan Province at geographic grid scale

Shuitu baochi yanjiu
ObjectiveThis study aims to clarify the spatial differentiation characteristics of “Chinese Traditional Villages” in Yunnan Province， explore the mechanisms through which influencing factors contribute to this spatial differentiation， and thereby provide
Li Jing, Bai Xianqing, Li Ruifan, Li Qinghao, Chen Qian   +4 more
doaj  

A Study on the Spatial Structures and Mechanisms of Intangible Cultural Heritage and Traditional Villages in the Dongting Lake Basin

Buildings
This study focuses on 1209 national and provincial intangible cultural heritage items and 1234 traditional Chinese villages within the Dongting Lake Basin.
Chuan He, You-Wang Liang, Shi-Yu Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

The Internationalization of Chinese Companies: Are the Traditional Resource Based Theories Valid Yet? [PDF]

Over the past two decades, Chinese multinationals have made a huge amount of foreign direct investment abroad, making China the largest outward investor among top ten emerging countries.
Adele PARMENTOLA
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Villages and Urbanization [PDF]

, 2017
In this article comments by politician Boris Johnson and economist Edward Glaeser exemplify narratives of global urbanization that portray rural villages as redundant and perpetuate outdated notions of urban–rural division.
Ben Stringer, Stringer, B.
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Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source

The Value of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Stormwater Management: A Case Study of a Traditional Village

Land
In recent years, floods have occurred frequently in urban and rural areas around the world, causing heavy casualties and property damage. In contrast, some traditional Chinese villages have never flooded.
Jiaxin Li, Wuzhong Zhou, Cong Tao
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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

University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source