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Autism Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Social anxiety (SA) is highly prevalent among autistic adults, yet little is known about how autistic people respond to common therapeutic strategies, such as exposure tasks. This study examined responses to a structured speech exposure task embedded within an 8‐week modified cognitive–behavioral therapy (M‐CBT) program.
Bruna B. Roisenberg +4 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper uses empirical data from a longitudinal qualitative study conducted with aspirant teachers in England to propose (re)definitions of the concepts of ‘status’ and ‘safety’ as a framework with which to understand and improve teacher recruitment.
Emily MacLeod
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Understanding the paradox of primary teacher shortage in low‐income countries: Insights from Malawi
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Malawi faces a persistent and chronic teacher shortage, particularly at the primary school level, with much of the challenge attributed to teacher supply constraints. While the causes of teacher shortages are known to be complex and context‐dependent, there remains a lack of in‐depth, country‐specific research to guide effective policies ...
Peter Mtika, Edward M. Sosu
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper critically analyses how school readiness has been historically and discursively constructed in Early Childhood Education (ECE) policy in England over the past four decades. Using Bacchi's ‘What's the Problem Represented to be?’ framework and Foucauldian concepts of governmentality, the paper explores how school readiness has shifted
Louise Kay
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Wages in the East German transition process: facts and explanations [PDF]
We analyze wage developments in the East German transition process both at the macro and at the microeconomic level. At the macroeconomic level, we draw special attention to the important distinction between product and consumption wages, describe the ...
Franz, Wolfgang, Steiner, Viktor
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Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
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"The Right to a Job, the Right Types of Projects: Employment Guarantee Policies from a Gender Perspective" [PDF]
There is now widespread recognition that in most countries, private-sector investment has not been able to absorb surplus labor. This is all the more the case for poor unskilled people.
Rania Antonopoulos
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The Unemployment of Today and Tomorrow in Romania
, 2014 For any political regime the employment and unemployment of active population represents the most pressing social and economic obligation. in Romania, any comparative study before and after 1990, on 2 x 2 decades of different economic policies, can ...
Mictat Garlan
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the role of community stakeholders in supporting the educational trajectories of students experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage in the Irish context. Building on international and national policy debates, the study examines how community‐based organisations, statutory services and outreach initiatives work alongside ...
Aoife Joy Keogh, Deirdre McGillicuddy
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Revisiting the Impact of Union Structures on Wages: Integrating Different Dimensions of Centralisation [PDF]
In a framework of a unionised oligopoly, this paper reconsiders the impact of the bargaining structure on union wages. In particular, two dimensions along which centralisation may occur, namely the professional and firm line, are integrated into one ...
Gürtzgen, Nicole
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