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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

Ghana

, 2015
After nearly a decade of strong growth fueled by the boom in commodity prices, Ghana’s economy remains undiversified and vulnerable to external shocks.This report strives to analyze the main challenges for economic diversification from a productivity angle.In looking at a set of high-growth economies of the past, the Growth Report 2008 identified ...
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University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Transformation and Informal Innovation in Africa: Reframing STI Policy for Inclusive Circular Economy Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid increasing environmental and economic pressures, Africa's transition to a circular economy (CE) presents a vital pathway to inclusive, low‐carbon development. Yet, how digital transformation, informal innovation, and science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy readiness shape CE outcomes remains underexplored.
Emmanuel K. Manu, Isaiah Nketiah, Simplice A. Asongu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Health-Seeking Behaviour of Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Ghana Through Vignettes

Pan-African Journal of Health and Environmental Science
Background: Autoimmune conditions occur when the immune system cannot differentiate between foreign substances and the body’s cells. In multiple sclerosis (MS), the immune system attacks the central nervous system and causes debilitating symptoms ...
Belinda Dentaa Oduro
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Governance–Disclosure Nexus: Board Structures and ESG Disclosures in South Africa

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how governance structures such as board composition and board functions influence environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting among listed South African firms. This study examines 90 public listed companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange between 2012 and 2022.
Henriette Elsabe Scholtz, Suzanne Kieviet   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Toxicogenic Molds in Some Legumes Sold in Local Markets of Ho, Ghana

Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 2022
Background: Legumes are plants that contain edible seeds and belong to the family Leguminosae with varying nutritional benefits to humans and animals.
N.K. Kortei, P. Agbemeseli, T. Annan
doaj  

One Health Integration: A Proposed Framework for a Study on Veterinarians and Zoonotic Disease Management in Ghana

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018
In parallel with the recent world-wide promotion of One Health (OH) as a policy concept, a growing body of social science studies has raised questions about how successful OH policies and programs have been in managing some global health issues, such as ...
Sophie Françoise Valeix
doaj   +1 more source

Unlocking Proenvironmental Behaviour: A Scoping Review of Green Human Resource Management and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour for the Environment Through the Ability–Motivation–Opportunity Lens

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite accelerating interest in green human resource management (GHRM) and its connection to organisational citizenship behaviour for the environment (OCBE), the field remains theoretically fragmented. This scoping review synthesises 12 empirical studies anchored in the ability–motivation–opportunity (AMO) framework.
Mamdoh M. Algethami, Nadine Campbell
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Sustainability Orientation and Sustainability Challenges in SME Responses to Institutional Support

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT SMEs receive increasing institutional support to embed sustainability, yet they vary widely in their ability to translate such support into practice. This study addresses this gap by examining the internal cognitive and strategic mechanism (sustainability orientation) through which managers interpret institutional support and the contextual ...
Michael Zisuh Ngoasong, Aqueel Imtiaz Wahga, Sam Zisuh Njinyah, Yen‐Jung Tseng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source