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Loss, persistence and reversal of phenotypic traits

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The irreversibility of complex trait loss has long been a tenet of evolutionary biology. However, this idea is increasingly at odds with the numerous documented exceptions across the Tree of Life. We synthesise this growing body of evidence across a diverse array of taxa and traits, exploring the evolutionary conditions that enable ...
Giobbe Forni   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tracking Climate and Environmental Attention: A News‐Based Composite Index

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study introduces the Climate and Environmental Attention Index, a composite indicator that tracks media attention to climate and environmental issues. Based on the Semantic Brand Score, the proposed index extracts significant signals from unstructured text, going beyond traditional measures of word frequency and sentiment.
Gianna Figà‐Talamanca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defining Advanced Generalist social work practice knowledge, skills, and values

open access: yes, 2014
Social work education at the baccalaureate and foundation level of master programs is structured around a generalist practice perspective. Advance practice in social work education is defined and conceptualized through the curriculums of master of social
Bolin, Brien L.
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Breadth at the Helm: Generalist CEOs and Corporate ESG Performance‐Evidence From China

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on the Upper Echelons Theory and the Imprinting Theory, this study conjectures that generalist CEOs may have a stronger tendency to pursue environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. We perform multiple regression analyses with observations of Shanghai and Shenzhen A‐share listed companies from 2010 to 2023 in order to explore ...
Shanmei Luo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND GENERALIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE DURING THE FIRST YEARS OF TURKISH REPUBLIC

open access: yesThe Journal of Academic Social Science Studies, 2020
Bu çalışma, Cumhuriyeti’nin ilk yıllarında kırsal kalkınma pratiğine odaklanmaktadır. Bu doğrultuda kırsal alan ve kırsal kalkınma olguları tartışılmakta, kırsal kalkınma sürecinde bütüncül ve çok boyutlu müdahale ihtiyacına cevap veren genelci sosyal hizmet uygulamasına ve bir uygulama örneği olarak köy enstitülerine değinilmektedir.
Murat BAYAR, Esra SOĞANCI
openaire   +1 more source

Practice experience and the new social work professor: implications for Advanced Generalist programs

open access: yes, 2014
The need for social work practice experience to become more effective social work instructors has been the subject of much controversy for several years.
Nedegaard, Randall C.
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Empowering teachers and fostering pupil climate action in Welsh primary schools

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The Curriculum for Wales intends to help students understand and address climate change, but relies on teachers' knowledge and implementation thereof. This article focuses on “The Lifecycle of My Clothes”, a unit of work (UoW) developed by academics and practitioners. The UoW aimed to increase students' awareness of the environmental impact of
Jennifer A. Rudd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced Generalist practice and research

open access: yes, 2014
Social work practitioners are required to have the competence of advanced generalist practice skills to provide appropriate social services to clients with various problems in a current complex society. For the competence of advanced generalist practice,
Lee, Kyoung Hag
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Classroom boundaries and teacher agency: Challenges of implementing Ireland's new primary curriculum

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reports on a doctoral study examining teacher agency in one Irish primary school at a timely moment ahead of the implementation of the new Primary Curriculum Framework in September 2025. The framework embeds teacher agency as a central professional principle, yet findings from this study reveal a more cautious and bounded reality.
Máiréad Nally   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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