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Towards critical literacy : literature and teachers' reactions to reader-response theories : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Second Language Teaching at Massey University [PDF]

, 1999
Much poststructuralist literary theory, in particular that derived from reader-response theories, points to the need for the development in readers of a more critical literacy.
Brown, R. A. Julie
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Farmers' Financial Literacy—Scale Development and Linkages to Accounting Practices and Financial Outcomes

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial workshop. Establishing Design Literacy International Network

FORMakademisk, 2021
Liv Merete Nielsen, Erik Bohemia, Janne Beate Reitan, Karen Brænne, Úrsula Bravo, Catalina Cortés   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDING ON EARLY LITERACY: IMPLEMENTATION AND OBSTACLES IN TEACHING-LEARNING ACTIVITIES [PDF]

, 2016
Early literacy plays a key role in enabling the kind of early learning experiences that research shows are linked with academic achievement, reduced grade retention, higher graduation rates and enhanced productivity in adult life (Strickland & Riley ...
Kurniawati , Nia
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A Skills Gap Analysis of Farmer Directors of US Farmer Cooperatives

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Boards of directors are vital to firm performance and are an integral part of the decision‐making process of any business. Several studies have been conducted that observe corporate or nonprofit board characteristics, skills, and the board's connection to firm performance.
Jody S. Herchenbach, Brian C. Briggeman, Jason S. Bergtold, Aleksan Shanoyan, Sarah A. Low, Brandi Miller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial track 6.b Design Literacy enabling Critical Innovation Practices

FORMakademisk, 2021
Liv Merete Nielsen, Eva Lutnæs, Mia Porko-Hudd, Úrsula Bravo, Catalina Cortés, Rita Assoreira Almendra, Erik Bohemia   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A study on the design of literacy toy for children with parent-child interactions

Scientific Reports
Through semi-structured in-depth interviews, this study summarizes children’s main requirements in three areas: literacy methods, literacy vehicles, and parent-child interactions.
Yanfeng Miao, Xiaojie Xie, Hui Wang, Wei Xu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using co-design to develop interventions to address health literacy needs in a hospitalised population

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Health literacy describes the cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand and use information in ways which promote and maintain good health. Suboptimal health literacy is
Rebecca L. Jessup, Richard H. Osborne, Rachelle Buchbinder, Alison Beauchamp   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Language choice models for microplanning and readability [PDF]

, 2003
This paper describes the construction of language choice models for the microplanning of discourse relations in a Natural Language Generation system that attempts to generate appropriate texts for users with varying levels of literacy. The models consist
Williams, Sandra
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