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Fostering refugees' entrepreneurial instincts: Lessons from the past, learning for the future

open access: yesEuropean Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The ongoing global crises have sparked academic discussions on immigration, recognizing it as a key factor in socio‐economic advancement. Immigration is viewed as an essential element of human capital, capable of addressing labor and skill shortages in developed nations.
Gagan Deep Sharma   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Students’ Emotions in Foreign Language Achievements among Iranian EFL Learners in Yazd [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal
Objective: The emotional landscape of language learning has garnered increasing scholarly attention in recent years, particularly as researchers recognize the profound impact of affective variables on second language acquisition (SLA).
Esmaeei Ranjbar Jamal Abadi   +2 more
doaj  

Motivation and Beliefs in Distance Language Learning: The Case of English Learners at RTVU, an Open University in China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
To date, research into the role of affective variables in language learning has been conducted almost exclusively with learners in the classroom. However, the steady increase in the numbers of distance language learners worldwide calls for the research ...
Hurd, Stella, Xiao, Junhong
core  

Family dynamics and death row: A dual‐theory approach

open access: yesFamily Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study investigates how the incarceration and death sentence of a loved one impact family dynamics in Malaysia, drawing on restorative justice and family systems theories. Background Despite the global movement toward abolishing the death penalty, Malaysia continues to impose discretionary death sentences for crimes such as ...
Reyhaneh Bagheri
wiley   +1 more source

Las voces de Baha‐blantes: An analysis of the language learning investment of intermediate students of Spanish at the tertiary level

open access: yesForeign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the language learning investment of five intermediate learners of Spanish at a tertiary institution in The Bahamas. It draws on participants’ language learning journeys to consider how their previous experiences and access to language learning opportunities contributed to their investment.
Valentino Rahming
wiley   +1 more source

Academia, My Abusive Lover

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this essay, I will tell the reader about the relationship between Academia—the person, Academia—the institution, and too many female academics. Through these experiences, I will offer examples of some of the typical abuse experienced at the hands of Academia.
Steffi Siegert
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the mediating role of anxiety between resilience and academic achievement in students’ English learning

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
The growing emphasis on positive psychology in second language acquisition research has underscored the critical role of learners’ psychological strengths in mitigating negative emotions during foreign language learning.
Honggang Liu, Xiaobing Lu, Yi Yan
doaj   +1 more source

Rights, Pains and Illusions: The Experiences of Welsh‐Speakers at Wales’ ‘Flagship’ Prison

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article challenges claims of ‘inherent’ bilingualism in Wales’ largest prison, HMP Berwyn. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews and extensive documentary research, we find that Welsh‐speaking prisoners at this ‘flagship’ prison have experienced widespread neglect of their needs and overt interferences with their use of the Welsh language.
Robert Jones, Gregory Davies
wiley   +1 more source

Before It Was ‘New’: A Neglected History of Lived Experience–Led Criminal Justice

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A growing range of criminal justice initiatives are being shaped and delivered by people with lived experience, including peer mentoring, prisoner councils and policy advocacy roles. While often seen as recent innovations, we reveal a deeper, largely unacknowledged history dating back to at least the 19th century.
Gillian Buck   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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