British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract In response to globalisation, teacher education programmes worldwide are tasked with preparing globally competent teachers (GCTs). Prevailing conceptions of global competence are largely derived from Western‐centric humanistic, neoliberal and transformative narratives, creating a complex landscape for teacher identity formation.
Ji Ying
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Measuring self-reliance and wellbeing among forcibly displaced women enrolled in a gender-focused economic empowerment program: A protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial in Colombia. [PDF]
PLoS OneStark L +5 more
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Garment Industry and Economic Empowerment: A case study of Swaziland
This paper examines the extent to which garment industry in Swaziland has contributed to the economic empowerment of the Swazi people through creation of new jobs and improvement in their overall welfare.
Panin, Anthony, Mthombo, Thabile T.
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Otherwise engaged? Learning from non‐participation in research with care‐experienced students
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores what can be learned when educational research “fails.” Drawing on a Welland Trust–funded project in the North East of England that aimed to support care‐experienced students transitioning from further to higher education, we reflect on why, despite sustained effort, there was a lack of engagement.
Lynette Harland Shotton +3 more
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A cash transfer plus gender transformative economic empowerment intervention seeking to improve the wellbeing of caregivers of children and adolescents living with HIV in South Africa: a feasibility study protocol for a pilot cluster randomized trial. [PDF]
Pilot Feasibility StudGovindasamy D +10 more
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Empowerment revisited: will it address marginalised positions of women in post disasters?
World is faced with frequent natural disasters and the magnitude of impact that they cause lead to major concerns in many fields. The need to focus on community engagement and enhancement of society‟s capacity to withstand disasters in order to reduce ...
Amaratunga, Dilanthi +2 more
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A curated review of ESA publications for teaching ecology
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.Abstract Since the early 1990s, the Ecological Society of America's journals have published hundreds of articles of direct relevance to those who teach ecology—especially at the undergraduate level. In an effort to draw attention to that literature, we conducted an analysis to identify well‐cited articles, as well as those that may be underrecognized ...
Kenneth M. Klemow, Rosemarie Desmarais
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Women's empowerment in disaster reconstruction: Critical perspectives on policies and frameworks
There has been an increase in the occurrence of natural disasters and their impact has aroused the interest of many stakeholders to incorporate different strategies on disaster management. Although, disaster ceased many opportunities and lives, the lives
Amaratunga, Dilanthi +2 more
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The power of many: when genetics met yeasts and high‐throughput
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent years, complex technological capabilities have evolved, driven by the need to solve complex and integrative biological questions through global analyses. New equipment allows the scaling up and automation of processes which previously were carried out on a very limited scale.
Víctor A. Tallada, Víctor Carranco
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'I no longer worry about money for transport to the health centre' - economic empowerment of caregivers of children living with HIV through Village Savings and Loan Associations: experiences and lessons from the 'Towards an AIDS Free Generation Program in Uganda (TAFU)'. [PDF]
BMC Health Serv ResRujumba J +12 more
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