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11. Objectively Funny Jokes: Comedy’s El Dorado or a Simple MacGuffin? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Could there ever be an objectively funny joke or bit of humor? With the popularity of certain forms of humor, with the appearance of puns as consistent stages in the development of humor in children, this seems a reasonable query.
Cundall, Michael
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The impact of trauma‐informed teacher education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this study, two cohorts of university students in an employment‐based teacher education course undertook trauma‐informed education training embedded within their coursework to enhance their preparedness to work with diverse learners and their self‐efficacy for trauma‐informed teaching. With increased calls for teacher preparation programmes
Michael Witter   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Virtual Control Policy for Binary Ordered Resources Petri Net Class

open access: yesSensors, 2016
Prevention and avoidance of deadlocks in sensor networks that use the wormhole routing algorithm is an active research domain. There are diverse control policies that will address this problem being our approach a new method.
Carlos A. Rovetto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The educational role of evaluation: formative and shared evaluation in the university field [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Nowadays, we have a scenario marked by an increasingly complex and time-consuming formative model, which differs considerably from that which has been used until now.
Alba-Dorado, Maria Isabel
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Can Hybrid Organisations Solve the Paradox of the Triple Bottom Line, and Does It Need Solving?

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how B Corp certification enables hybrid organisations to integrate competing institutional logics of market and social purpose. Through a two‐stage qualitative design combining cross‐sector interviews with B Corps and an in‐depth case study, with a total of 30 participants, we analyse how certification supports hybrid ...
Ruth Cherrington   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Profiling Social Entrepreneurship Orientation Through Machine Learning Predictive Modeling

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the prediction of Social Entrepreneurship Orientation (SEO) in youth using machine learning techniques to generate a robust predictive model. Drawing on a large cross‐country survey of European youth, results indicate that cognitive–attitudinal indicators—such as concern for environmental goals, purpose‐driven motivation ...
Ángel Peiró‐Signes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The El Dorado Promise: Impacts on Postsecondary Enrollment and Completion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The El Dorado Promise has offered scholarships to almost 3,000 students since its creation in 2007. In this brief, we examine the impact of the placebased scholarship on postsecondary enrollment and completion for all students and for certain subgroups ...
McKenzie, Sarah C., Ritter, Gary W.
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Adopting an Integrated Strategy in Local Policy Design: Agenda Content Diversity, Policy Capacities, and Policy Feedback Effects in Urban Policies as Multi‐Level Policy Mixes: The Urban Dimension of the European Union Cohesion Policy in Spain (1994–2020)

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Policy integration is seen as an appropriate strategy to address urban problems and promote sustainable urban development objectives. The European Union (EU) has been including this strategy as an essential aspect of its urban initiatives since the 1990s.
María José Dorado‐Rubín   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensing and Storing the Blood Pressure Measure by Patients through A Platform and Mobile Devices †

open access: yesSensors, 2018
In this article, we present a platform that allows for the integration of different applications for the follow-up of patients with chronic diseases. We developed two elements: a mobile and a web application. The mobile application allows the capture and
Vladimir Villarreal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Impacts of the El Dorado Promise on Enrollment and Achievement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The “Promise” strategy gained prominence with the announcement of the Kalamazoo Promise program in Michigan in November 2005. The program, known as a universal, place-based scholarship initiative, offers full college tuition to any Kalamazoo Public ...
Ash, Jennifer W., Ritter, Gary W.
core   +2 more sources

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