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‘Literal torture’: Vulnerability, resilience and young people's experiences of pressure in physical education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper combines vulnerability and resilience theory to explore the pressure young people experience in Physical Education (PE) and sport at secondary school. The theoretical framework was used to understand both how young people experience PE in school and how vulnerability and resilience function interdependently in social contexts like ...
David Littlefair, Michael Jopling
wiley   +1 more source

Rejection versus forceful imposition during elections: the ‘I have come to stay’ mindset of the incumbent

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Political actors may resort to drastic measures, including election-related violence, to pursue electoral victory. While free and fair elections are fundamental to any democratic system, electoral violence threatens the integrity of this process and ...
Light Iwhuechiokike Nyeche
doaj   +1 more source

Democracy and Representation in Paraguay

Partecipazione e Conflitto, 2017
This article reviews the electoral accountability dimension as a constitutive mechanism of Paraguayan democracy since 1989, analyzing the factors that limit the representation contained in the administration of the Paraguayan government as a result of ...
Liliana Rocío Duarte-Recalde
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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

Technology, Electoral Malpractice and the Crisis of Election Administration in Nigeria

The Thinker
The integration of technology into the various elements of the electoral value chain has contributed significantly to election administration both in established and transitional democracies of the world.
Daniel Godwin
doaj   +1 more source

Electoral Administration in Poland. Present Legal Solutions and Possible Future Changes

Barometr Regionalny, 2017
The paper deals with the issues concerning the so far existing model of the election administration and the problems connected with the regional and local elections conducted in December 2014 in Poland.
Wojciech Orłowski
doaj   +1 more source

Is there a connection between the tax administration and the political power? [PDF]

This paper offers empirical evidence from Spain of a connection between the tax administration and the political power. Firstly, the regional tax administration is not immune to the budgetary situation of regional government, and tends to exert a greater
Alejandro Esteller More
core   +1 more source

Millions to the Polls: Practical Policies to Fulfill the Freedom to Vote for All Americans [PDF]

, 2014
Voting is the bedrock of America's democracy. In a government of, by, and for the people, casting a ballot is the fundamental means through which we all have a say in the political decisions that affect our lives.
J. Mijin Cha, Liz Kennedy
core  

‘These reforms have teeth’: The affective dimensions of teacher education policy enactment

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The affective dimensions of education policy enactment have often received less attention in the research literature, especially regarding teacher education policy. This article reports on a study of the affective responses of university‐based teacher educators in England to the significant initial teacher education reforms of 2019–2022: the ...
Ian Cushing, Viv Ellis
wiley   +1 more source

Is there space for dyslexia in high‐attainment educational environments? Evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study into attainment grouping in English primary schools

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Attainment grouping is an important policy issue and is increasingly practiced in UK primary schools, with researchers presenting contrasting stances on the impact to pupils' attainment and academic self‐concept. This original research statistically analyses the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) data (N = 3510) and explores: (i) whether dyslexic ...
Esther Alice Outram
wiley   +1 more source