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All in the mind? : psychological, social and religious predictors of civic volunteerism among churchgoers in England [PDF]
, 2010 A number of studies have shown links between volunteerism and a range of sociological and religious variables, mostly based on work from the USA. This study of volunteering among 5220 lay Anglicans in England tested the idea that individual differences ...
Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew
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Bridging the Gap: Student Voices on Recruitment and Retention in Ecology
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.Abstract Students entering ecology and environmental science face a variety of challenges, including limited awareness of career paths, lack of mentorship, and difficulties connecting with peers and faculty. These challenges are often amplified for students from marginalized backgrounds, who may also encounter microaggressions, underrepresentation, and
Alexis Ellis +9 more
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Civic capital in unequal and uncertain times: individual, school, and contextual determinants
Cogent Social SciencesUnderstanding how young people develop civic capital is increasingly urgent in a period marked by democratic strain, social inequality and post-pandemic disruption.
Ari Kim
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Immigrant Integration in Los Angeles: Strategic Directions for Funders [PDF]
, 2009 Provides an overview of the immigrant population; their contributions and challenges; the need for leadership development and other efforts to support their economic mobility, civic participation, and integration; and strategies for funding such ...
Manuel Pastor, Rhonda Ortiz
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The aim of this research is to verify whether institutional quality affects the relationship between green innovation and firm efficiency within the high‐tech manufacturing sectors. To estimate jointly the parameters of a stochastic frontier and the coefficients of a model explaining technical inefficiency, we employed the one‐step estimation ...
Mariarosaria Agostino +2 more
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, 2013 Whether in its deliberative aspect or other variants, democracy is in many ways a form of government fundamentally based on processes of communication and persuasion. As such, it is only natural that communications scholars should be interested in studying relationships between communication processes and civic or political engagement.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Reversing dominant unsustainable business practices requires a fundamental shift in how business practitioners perceive and enact sustainability. Management education is crucial for preparing prospective business professionals to lead this change, yet traditional curricula often perpetuate unsustainable paradigms.
Justo Alberto Ramírez‐Franco +2 more
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Social Media + Society, 2016 Since the 1990s, the theme of participation has come to the fore in international debates regarding at least three critical issues: the relationship between representative democracy and deliberative democracy and the possibility of citizens’ empowerment ...
Roberta Bartoletti, Franca Faccioli
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Analysing Urban Social Networks for Civic Participation: Data-Intensive Insights from the Civic Participation Test [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesThis research delves into the dynamics of civic engagement in urban settings. The sample of participants was broad, with ages ranging from 22 to 40 years, nearly equal gender distribution (52% female, 48% male), and a range of educational backgrounds ...
Ivanovich Vatin Nikolai +4 more
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, 2006 Includes statistics and information on: * education increases civic participation* more learning results in more earnings* education moves citizens from welfare recipients to productive citizens* education lowers crime costs* education lowers health care
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