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Neocolonialism and science diplomacy: personal reflections from the Middle East on mental health policy and practice

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
Neocolonialism has led to an imbalance in the production of knowledge and a clunky imposition of frameworks and models of practice that do not meet the needs of local communities. In contrast they can serve the central function of colonialism by draining
Nadia Taysir Dabbagh
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A case for Fiji’s grassroots citizenry and media to be better informed, engaged for democracy

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2010
Democracy in Fiji has been top-down where primarily the middle class and the wealthy elite have understood its true merits and values. Politicians, professionals, academics and civil society organisations, rather than the grassroots population, have been
Mosmi Bhim
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Online No Child Left Behind Survey Responses from Texas vs. the National Average [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The PEN national office launched a 2005 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) online survey to follow up on the 2004 survey. The 2004 survey generated 12,000 responses and greatly influenced the recommendations in the "Open to the Public" report released in March ...

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Breaking chains of tobacco: empowering African American churches in West Virginia for a healthier future

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
Across West Virginia, tobacco use continues to be a significant public health challenge. Specifically, tobacco use is linked to high poverty across the state and disproportionately affects African Americans.
Donald Reed   +5 more
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Creating a Culture of Innovation in Canadian Schools [PDF]

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Since its inception in 1996, the GrassRoots Program has been instrumental in facilitating the integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) into the classrooms of Canadian schools.
David C. Dibbon
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Online No Child Left Behind Survey Responses from South Dakota vs. the National Average [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The PEN national office launched a 2005 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) online survey to follow up on the 2004 survey. The 2004 survey generated 12,000 responses and greatly influenced the recommendations in the "Open to the Public" report released in March ...

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Limiting food waste via grassroots initiatives as a potential for climate change mitigation: a systematic review

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2020
An estimated 30%–50% of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted each year. These global food loss and waste (FLW) annually generate 4.4 Gt CO _2 -eq, or about 8% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and thus present a ...
Nikravech Mariam   +4 more
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Online No Child Left Behind Survey Responses from New Jersey vs. the National Average [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The PEN national office launched a 2005 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) online survey to follow up on the 2004 survey. The 2004 survey generated 12,000 responses and greatly influenced the recommendations in the "Open to the Public" report released in March ...

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Grassroots prescriptivism [PDF]

open access: yesEnglish Today, 2018
People engage in discussions on which linguistic items are ‘correct’ and ‘incorrect’, ‘acceptable’ and ‘unacceptable’ on a daily basis. They do so in private conversations, but also publicly by way of telephone calls to radio stations, letters to newspapers and, since the dawn of the participatory internet, on social media platforms, such as blogs ...
openaire   +1 more source

Sideways Fences: Resisting Gentrification in Boyle Heights, a Los Angeles Community

open access: yesLateral, 2017
From the introduction of hipster IPA beer to fences that go sideways (instead of up and down), Oscar Arguello’s "Sideways Fences" (2017) explores the gentrification of Boyle Heights, a predominately Latino/a community near downtown Los Angeles.
Kimberly Chantal Welch
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