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Citizenship formation through curriculum and pedagogical practices: Evidence from two Zimbabwean teachers’ colleges

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Education, 2019
The need to include citizenship education in the school curriculum has been considered as significant for advancing democratic values, social justice, and human development.
Tendayi Marovah
doaj   +1 more source

Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in Post-Secondary Institutions: What is protected and what is hidden under the umbrella of GCE? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In this article, we examine how educating for global citizenship has increasingly become a shared goal of educators and educational institutions interested in expanding their own and their students’ understanding of what it means to claim or to ...
Jorgenson, Shelane, Shultz, Lynette
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Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radical citizenship education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The publications discussed herein constitute a programme of research which identifies developments in Citizenship Education in England. In particular they and the accompanying narrative discuss the extent to which Citizenship Education has the potential ...
Leighton, R.
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Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Young people and citizenship education: the impact of studying GCSE Citizenship Studies on young people’s democratic engagement and participation [PDF]

open access: yes
Over the past few decades, democratic systems have been challenged by declining participation in elections, by political volatility, by an increase in populism and by the deliberate spreading of disinformation.
Sloam, J, Henn, M, Nunes, A
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The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

THE FUTURE IS EDUCATION FOR CITIZENSHIP

open access: yesInternational Journal of Human Sciences Research
Society is currently immersed in a daily change where technology, the media and global challenges are demanding agents of a change in citizenship. Education is the tool for the transformation of future citizenship and democratic governments are aware of this. In Spain, Education for Citizenship began to gain importance since the enactment of the LOE in
openaire   +2 more sources

B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global Citizenship Education at a Local Level: A Comparative Analysis of Four U.S. Urban Districts

open access: yesRevista Española de Educación Comparada, 2016
This paper focuses on exploring how education for global citizenship and competence is being defined and practiced within the U.S. education policy landscape, with a specific focus on the local primary and secondary school level.
Laura C. Engel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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