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Culturally Safe Assistive Technology Provision in Australia: Concept Mapping Perspectives From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disparities in Assistive Technology (AT) access exist for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples despite recent policy reforms. This paper brings together First Nations and Western academic ways of being, knowing and doing to deliver an AT practice analysis based upon primary data from two research reports into the cultural safety of AT
Shane Hearn, Vanessa Langenberg, Kristy Harper, Libby Callaway, Hilary O'Connell, Eleanor Kennett‐Smith, Natasha Layton   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

EncyCloudPrado: didactic possibilities of new technologies for accessing information in museums

Tecnología, Ciencia y Educación, 2017
The role and the development of museums in the contemporary world is closely related to the possibilities offered by the information and communication technologies (ICT).
Carolina Fernández Castrillo, Bernd Lintermann   +1 more
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Fostering Sustainable Behavior through Informal Education on Social Media: The Role of Instagram in Shaping Student Lifestyles

Research on Education and Media
In today's digital society, the quest for sustainable development requires a paradigm shift in policy making, education, and individual lifestyle choices.
Bush Annika, Löns Maike
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Getting to know the potential of social media in forest education

Leśne Prace Badawcze, 2019
The development of social network sites not only facilitates the acquisition and deepening of knowledge but also provides the possibility of easily contacting foresters, specialists in natural sciences and nature enthusiasts.
Lewoń Radosław, Pirożnikow Ewa
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Connecting the unobserved dots : a decomposition analysis of changes in earnings inequality in urban Argentina, 1980-2002 [PDF]

There are several possible explanations for the observed changes in inequality, the returns to education, and the gap between the wages of informal and formal salaried workers in Argentina over the period 1980-2002.
Demombynes, Gabriel, Metzler, Johannes
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Expectations and Reality: The Lived Experiences of Australians With Psychosocial Disability Within the NDIS

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was founded on principles of choice and control, for people with significant mental health challenges (what the NDIS calls ‘psychosocial disability’) these ideals often remain elusive. Support systems continue to be fractured and in the context of ongoing policy reforms, it is vital
Joel Hollier, Jennifer Smith‐Merry
wiley   +1 more source

University–Museum Partnerships for K-12 Engineering Learning: Understanding the Utility of a Community Co-Created Informal Education Program in a Time of Social Disruption

Education Sciences
This study explores the impact of COVID-19 on informal learning institutions, primarily science museums, through the lens of an activity kit co-created by CELL-MET—a cross-university, engineering research center—and museum partners. While formal learning
Sandra Lina Rodegher, Lindsey C. McGowen, Micaha Dean Hughes, Sarah E. Schaible, Ayse J. Muniz, Sarah Chobot Hokanson   +5 more
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The Informal Sector [PDF]

This paper investigates the determinants of informal economic activity. We present two equilibrium models of informality and test their implications using a survey of 48,000+ small firms in Brazil.
José A. Scheinkman, Áureo de Paula
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Caregiver Reports on the Needs and Experiences of Children Impacted by Parental Incarceration: Results From an Australian Survey

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children experiencing parental imprisonment are known to be among the most overlooked in our community. They often experience multiple and compounding disadvantages, with long‐term consequences, but receive no specialised assistance. Knowledge about these children and their families is lacking in Australia and is required to inform policy ...
Catherine Flynn, Lana Battaglia, Lorana Bartels, Susan Dennison, Susy Harrigan, Lee Huggins, Sofia Grage‐Moore   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Career Progression and Formal versus on the Job Training [PDF]

This paper evaluates the return to formal education over the life-cycle and compare it to informal, on the job training. More specifically, we assess the apprenticeship system in Germany by comparing the long run value of education choices and subsequent
Adda, Dustmann
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