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Concentrated rural poverty and the geography of exclusion [PDF]

, 2008
One-half of rural poor are segregated in high-poverty areas, a new policy brief co-published by the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire and Rural Realities.
Lichter, Daniel T., Parisi, Domenico
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Young people's occupational aspirations beyond the aspiration discourse: A sociocultural perspective

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people's aspirations have been the focus of many educational, sociological and psychological studies. This paper argues, firstly, that the concept of aspirations holds greater generative potential than suggested by the policy‐oriented ‘aspiration discourse’.
Jelena Popov
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A sociological perspective on the laksanda sevana (third stage) housing scheme project [PDF]

Journal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2018
The concept of development in sociology has evolved throughout the time and many development projects that are implemented sometimes lack a clear understanding of these sociological perceptions. Development goals of a particular country will be unique to
Thilakarathna
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Bridging home, school and community to address educational inequality: Supporting educational trajectories through community bridge work

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the role of community stakeholders in supporting the educational trajectories of students experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage in the Irish context. Building on international and national policy debates, the study examines how community‐based organisations, statutory services and outreach initiatives work alongside ...
Aoife Joy Keogh, Deirdre McGillicuddy
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Sociologinė naujųjų būsto projektų posocialistiniame Vilniuje refleksija

Sociologija: Mintis ir Veiksmas, 2012
Santrauka. Posovietiniuose miestuose atsiranda naujas būsto tipas: suplanuoti būsto projektai „rezidenciniai parkai“, palydimi gyvenimą juose nusakančių rinkodarinių žinučių.
Dalia Čiupailaitė
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In the footsteps of a quiet pioneer: Revisiting Pearl Jephcott’s work on youth leisure in Scotland and Hong Kong [PDF]

, 2018
Pearl Jephcott’s (1967) research on Scottish teens, Time of One’s Own, is one of the first sociological studies of leisure in the postwar period. This research is remarkable not only for its emphasis on ‘ordinary’ young people but also for its ambitious ...
Batchelor, Susan A.
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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
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From the ´Social Neighbourhood´ to the ´Neighbourhood Cities´. Housing Programs and the Elaboration of Sensitivities in Córdoba City (Argentine) during the 80´s and 2000´s

methaodos.revista de ciencias sociales, 2015
This article analyzes the connections between social programs and sensitivities at the light of two housing interventions oriented to poor groups that have been implemented in the City of Córdoba, Argentina, during the ‘80s and ‘2000s.
Ana Lucía Cervio
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Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
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Explaining Housing Policy Change through Discursive Institutionalism

Social Sciences
Explaining how and why housing policies change is an ongoing theoretical challenge for housing scholars. A key approach is the ‘housing regimes’ framework (Kemeny 2006), drawing from Esping-Andersen’s work on the role of labour/capital struggles in ...
Jordan Carnaby King
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