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Youth activism in Poland: Perceptions, participation and diverging perspectives from young people and activists

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent years have seen a growing scholarly interest in youth activism (YA), a phenomenon often viewed as a positive development in response to declining civic and political engagement among young people. However, most of the research focuses on the activists themselves and gives less attention to how YA is perceived by the broader youth ...
Martyna Elerian, Miri Yemini, Katarzyna Jasikowska   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping the discursive landscape of data activism: Articulations and actors in an emerging movement

Big Data & Society
Growing awareness of the societal consequences of datafication in recent years has given rise to a new form of civil society engagement called data activism.
Agnes Liminga, Simon Lindgren
doaj   +1 more source

Psycho-demographic factors influencing social and political activism in Nigeria

Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies
Prior studies on social and political activism have neglected people’s demographic and pyschosocial factors, particularly in Nigeria. Thus, a n inquiry is garmane.
Razaq Olugbenga Azeez, Oluwakemi Olayemi, Olufunmilayo Iyunade, Ayodeji Peter Ifegbesan, Moshood B. Lawal   +4 more
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Towards a conceptualization of casual protest participation: Parsing a case from the Save Roşia Montană campaign [PDF]

, 2014
There is currently an empirical gap in the literature on protest participation in liberal democracies which has overwhelmingly focused on Western Europe and North America at the expense of Eastern Europe.
Mercea, D.
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Health data activism

, 2023
Patients need to be made aware of their right to access their own health data, as this is something that belongs to them. The role of associations is fundamental in transmitting this information to patients. Thus, health data activism comes to promote the safety of users, showing them this very right, in the formation of this new concept.
openaire   +1 more source

Does education policy affect teachers' learning needs? An international comparison of trends in teachers' continuing professional learning needs in secondary schools in Australia, England, Japan and the Netherlands

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Education policy changes are believed to influence teachers' continuing professional learning (CPL) needs, but there is limited empirical evidence to support these claims. This lack of deep understanding has significant practical implications. This study used a new circular conceptual framework to analyse teachers' CPL needs. Leveraging public
Rikkert M. van der Lans, Remmert Daas, Joost Jansen in de Wal, Elaine Wilson, Noriyuki Inoue, Tracy L. Durksen, Frank Cornelissen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Achievements and Requirements of Teachers' Guild-Political Activism (2010s) [PDF]

رهیافتهای سیاسی و بین المللی
Extended abstractIntroduction and Purpose: The teachers' guild-political activism in the 2010s is not only considered as a new phase in the history of their guild-political activism, it has also various aspects and traits such as non-violence, high ...
Heidar Shahriari, ehsan balaghi inanloo
doaj   +1 more source

Tying Knots With Communities: Youth Involvement in Scouting and Civic Engagement in Adulthood

, 2016
Using data from a nationally representative sample of American adult males (N = 2,512), this study examines (a) whether duration of membership in the Boy Scouts of America is associated with adult civic engagement and (b) whether five characteristics of ...
Jang, Sung Joon, Johnson, Byron R., Kim, Young-Il   +2 more
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A Little Birdie Said: How Twitter is Disrupting Shareholder Activism [PDF]

, 2015
Shareholders are organizing and mobilizing on new social media platforms like Twitter. This changes the dynamics of shareholder proxy contests in ways that favor shareholders over management. Disruptive technology may bring about a shareholder revolution,
Oranburg, Seth C.
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Learning to ‘be’ an activist: Exploring the relationship between activism and informal education in a youth activism group case study

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people in the United States (and beyond) access spaces for activism in varied ways, including the out‐of‐school time sector, where youth activism (YA) groups draw on informal learning pedagogies to engage young people in collective action.
Laura Weiner
wiley   +1 more source