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Education and Alienation - Towards a Neo-liberal Arbitrariness

open access: yesSocial Work and Society, 2019
In modern society the organization of education and economy has always been deeply interconnected. Transitions in the means of production meant an adjustment of (national) education in order to fulfil the socio-economical demands.
Dirk Michel-Schertges
doaj   +2 more sources

Factors influencing the place of delivery in rural Meghalaya, India: A qualitative study

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2018
Background: In Meghalaya, only 51.4% expectant mothers go for any institutional delivery with a wide rural-urban gap causing morbidity and mortality in the mothers and the neonates.
Amrita Sarkar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

ILR Faculty Research in Progress, 2015-2016 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The production of scholarly research continues to be one of the primary missions of the ILR School. During a typical academic year, ILR faculty members published or had accepted for publication over 25 books, edited volumes, and monographs, 170 articles ...
Cornell University ILR School
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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

(R)Evolusi Guru Pendidikan Agama Kristen dalam Mentransformasi Kehidupan Siswa

open access: yesDunamis: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristiani, 2017
If we look deeper, one of the most important issues in the education world is that we (as teachers) are not doing the education in the real sense, but merely teach as a formality.
Bimo Setyo Utomo
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Food inflation pass‐through from agricultural imports in a small open economy

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper develops a new framework for quantifying cost pass‐through in a small open economy by estimating firm‐level markup responses to agricultural import price shocks. We show theoretically that markup adjustments depend on firms' reliance on imported inputs and demand curvature, generating heterogeneous inflationary effects across firm ...
Minseong Kang, Seungki Lee
wiley   +1 more source

How to Ignore What One Knows:Domesticating Uncomfortable Knowledge about Pesticide Poisoning of Farmers in France [PDF]

open access: yes
Current research into the social construction of ignorance holds either that it is produced by conscious strategies or that it is an unintended effect of knowledge production organization.
Dedieu, François, Jouzel, Jean-Noël
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Masculinity, vulnerability and prevention of STD/HIV/AIDS among male adolescents: social representations in a land reform settlement

open access: yesRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2013
OBJECTIVE: to analyze the relationship of masculinity, vulnerability and prevention of STD / HIV / AIDS among adolescent males of a land reform settlement in central Brazil.
Camila de Oliveira Arraes   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Collaborating with transnational families: Learning from the experiences of family caretakers, educators, psychologists, and spiritual leaders in Honduras

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript centers on the experiences of caretakers of minors in Honduran transnational families (TNFs) in which one or both parents emigrated, and of the schoolteachers, professional psychologists, and spiritual leaders working with these families.
Marco Gemignani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Awareness, perception and factors affecting utilization of cervical cancer screening services among women in Ibadan, Nigeria: a qualitative study

open access: yesReproductive Health, 2012
Background Over the years awareness and uptake of cervical cancer screening services has remained poor in developing countries. Problems associated with cervical cancer incidence include late reporting, ignorance and cultural issues relating to cervical ...
Ndikom Chizoma, Ofi Bola
doaj   +1 more source

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