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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole +6 more
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International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, 2017 The low educational achievement of looked after children — children in the care of a local authority — is well documented in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Andy Hancock, Juliet Hancock
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This paper describes a 3‐year community–partnered research initiative focused on advancing early reading, racial equity, and relationships—collectively known as the 3Rs Initiative. The project brought together researchers and community members committed to ensuring that all adults in the county embody a shared “3Rs mindset” to better support ...
Shannon B. Wanless +3 more
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Frontiers in Education, 2021 This study examines the direct and indirect effects of home numeracy and literacy environment, and parental factors (parental reading and math difficulties, and parental education) on the development of several early numeracy and literacy skills. The 265
Jenni Salminen +4 more
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Changing the home literacy environment through participation in family literacy programmes [PDF]
, 2017 This paper presents findings from a study of family literacy provision in England and focuses on the effects of family literacy programmes on the home literacy environment. The fieldwork took place between September 2013 and December 2014 and involved 27
Cara, O, Swain, J
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Mobile technologies have become significant resources for crisis communication and social support in recent years. However, despite empirical evidence pointing to the centrality of these technologies for parenthood in everyday life, it is yet unknown how parents' coping resources play a role in the digital environment.
Daphna Yeshua‐Katz +2 more
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Educational infrastructure and resources for sustainable access to schooling and outcomes: the case of early literacy development in southern Tanzania [PDF]
, 2015 Following on the 1990 and 2000 World Conferences on Education for All, African governments increased their focus on access to schooling (but not necessarily on outcomes) by providing more facilities for increased enrollments.
Ngwaru, Marriote, Oluga, Mary
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This study analyzes a participatory project to develop peer support services for people with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) in China. Drawing on interviews with psychiatrists, social workers, service users, and a family caregiver, it examines the conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes of participation in a paternalistic context ...
Zhiying Ma +6 more
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Home Literacy Practices in Early Education: A Qualitative Case Study of Grade 1 School Children and Teacher Insights [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesSouth Africa has a complex educational landscape. This study explored four children’s early home literacy practices and their uptake by Grade 1 teachers in rural Libode, Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.
Xoliswa Patience Magxala +1 more
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Home Literacy Environment and Children’s Literacy Skills in Grade 2
PsichologijaWe investigated the extent to which different aspects of home literacy environment (HLE) relate to literacy skills among Grade 2 students in Lithuania. The participants were Lithuanian second-graders (n = 522; 48% girls; Mage = 8.29 years, SD = .32) and their parents (88.3% mothers).
Šilinskas, Gintautas +1 more
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