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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC ART IN ‘LISBON 1994’: AN IMPROVEMENT TO THIS CITY’S FUTURE
The capital city of Portugal, Lisbon - a coastal city with a population of around 540000 people – was nominated as European Capital of Culture in 1994. This study describes how Public Art projects were included in those cultural master plans and how they
Telmo Lopes
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Global eutopias for Southern Italy: about the hermeneutics of the subject of Lecce, Matera and Venice, Italian candidate cities for European Capital of Culture 2019This article proposes a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of a debate between the Italian ...
Paul Sambre, Annelies Van den Bogaert
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The future in a bubble: Supporting Finnish early childhood professionals working in diverse settings
Abstract The purpose of this study was to contribute to the knowledge about early childhood education and care (ECEC) personnel's perception of the support structures that are most effective in assisting them in their work with culturally and linguistically diverse children.
Alexandra C. Anton +2 more
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This is not only an information pavilion. It is 278 “bowtie” benches for the city. It is the future urban furniture designed for San Sebastian in the form of the European Capital of Culture pavilion of the present.
Anna Grigorieva
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An Exploratory Analysis of ECoC Tourism as a Niche Product in Cultural Tourism [PDF]
The research aims to explore, as part of a pilot project, whether visiting ECoC cities is mainly motivated by a broad interest in cultural experiences – and it is the richness of these cities’ cultural programme which acts as a pull-factor for visitors –
Rátz, Tamara
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Abstract With growing attention to student agency in academic and policy discourse, international education has become a prominent context for examining how students navigate new cultural, academic, linguistic and social environments. However, much of this discussion attributes student agency to the ‘international’ aspect, while overlooking the ...
Soyoung Lee
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Multi-Level Cultural Policy and Politics of European Capitals of Culture
Rather than exploring culture-led urban transformations, media representations or city-image building, this article tackles the way in which the European capitals of culture (ECOC) has been a local, regional, national or European task. The responsibility for the event and the possibility to use it to articulate political identities is transferred from ...
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Perceptions of residents of hosting the “Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture” : an ex-ante approach [PDF]
The European Capital of Culture is an annual mega-event, which can provide a good forum though which to challenge and engage local citizens, thus generating feelings of common citizenship.
Mota, Mécia +3 more
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Understanding the paradox of primary teacher shortage in low‐income countries: Insights from Malawi
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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