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Neoliberal Governmentality and English Private Tutoring Among Rural Secondary School Students in Kazakhstan: A Quantitative Inquiry

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the nature, effectiveness, and implications of English private tutoring (EPT) among Grade 11 students in rural Kazakhstan. Drawing on survey responses from 160 students within a larger sample of 740, the study examines participation patterns, motivations, perceived benefits, and the financial and social costs ...
Anas Hajar, Mehmet Karakus
wiley   +1 more source

A wassail for the new year! [PDF]

Br J Gen Pract
Papanikitas A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Cantonese (Dis)investment by Cross‐Border Postgraduates in Hong Kong: Negotiating Competing Capitals and Multiple Identities Among Neoliberal Subjects

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT One key strategy that local universities and the government of Hong Kong have adopted in recent years is attracting more students from Chinese Mainland to study at Hong Kong's higher education institutions and contribute to society after graduation.
Lingnan Zhang, Yue Peng
wiley   +1 more source

Wombs for rent: Exploring the motivations behind Ghanaian Women's decisions to become surrogate mothers. [PDF]

PLoS One
Boafo IM, Amarteifio DA, Tetteh PM, Hiadzi RA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Is Time Travel Possible? Accidental Signs as Sociolinguistic “Wormholes”

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sociolinguistics primarily focuses on deliberately staged public signs, while relatively less attention has been given to ephemeral and non‐deliberate signs in urban environments. This study investigates “ accidental signs,” which are hidden historical texts suddenly exposed by unpredictable events.
Ge SONG (宋歌)
wiley   +1 more source

Political ecology: past, present, and future. [PDF]

Discov Sustain
Malik IH, Borde R, Ford JD.
europepmc   +1 more source

Dreaming and Living the Globalized World Through IELTS: A Case Study of Bangladeshi Test‐Takers

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This case study investigated the lived experiences of 10 IELTS test‐takers from Bangladesh. It explored their motivations for taking the test as well as their test experiences during and after the test. It demonstrates how the participants sought to position themselves in the imagined community through renegotiating their identities to climb ...
Tazin Ahmed, M. Obaidul Hamid, Xiaofan Liu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bigger than sport: the enhanced games and the commodification of telehealth, testosterone, and dependency. [PDF]

Harm Reduct J
Cox L, Khan I.
europepmc   +1 more source

The gendered impact of time on inclusion in African organizations: A systematic literature review

International Journal of Management Reviews, EarlyView.
Abstract Management and organization research has paid limited attention to how gender, time and organizational dynamics intersect, particularly in shaping gender equality and inclusion. The extant literature also remains largely western‐centric in its focus on the conceptualizations of time and gendered time use.
Hakeem Adeniyi Ajonbadi, Olatunji David Adekoya, Chima Mordi, Toyin Ajibade Adisa, Oluwatimilehin Temitope Ologunoye   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maturity, Safety, and Equity of AI-Enabled Systems and Triage in Integrated Primary Care. [PDF]

J Med Internet Res
Liaw ST.
europepmc   +1 more source