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Children and Young People (Scotland) Act: reflections on the passage of the act

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2014
The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 19th February 2014 and received Royal Assent on March 27th 2014. It has been an interesting journey and not without its challenges. This article provides an overview of
Marie McCormack
doaj   +1 more source

Grandparents raising grandchildren: towards recognition, respect and reward [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Executive Summary: Grandparents have long played a major role in the lives of their children and grandchildren, with some providing extensive emotional, material and practical support.
Deborah Brennan
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Kin discrimination in plants: overview and implications for population and community ecology

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the discovery of identity discrimination, particularly self and kin discrimination amongst plant competitors, research on interplant interactions has advanced significantly within plant physiology and evolutionary ecology. This review synthesizes current knowledge on how both self and kin discrimination influence plant growth ...
Akira Yamawo
wiley   +1 more source

Kinship Care as Living Law - an Unwritten Source of Child Protection Law

open access: yesBratislava Law Review
This article explores the legal significance of kinship care as an unwritten source of child protection law across diverse legal and cultural contexts.
Lilla Garayová
doaj   +1 more source

Towards a Socially Inclusive Circular Economy: Evidence From Social Enterprises in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) and social entrepreneurship (SE) are increasingly recognised as critical pathways for sustainable development, yet CE research often underplays social inclusion, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).
Maria L. Granados, Adeyemi Adelekan
wiley   +1 more source

Locked in Transition: Examining the Role of Paradoxical Tensions in the Transition From Industrial Cluster to Eco‐Clusters

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Industrial clusters are central to the circular economy transition, yet how they develop into eco‐clusters and the paradoxical tensions this transformation fuels remain underexplored. Drawing on 48 in‐depth interviews and secondary data from a Turkish textile‐recycling cluster, we develop an empirically grounded model of eco‐cluster transition
Tulin Dzhengiz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kinship Quarterly, July 2024

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Quarterly newsletter related to the "Kinship Care by Child Protective Services (CPS)" program run by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services containing departmental information and announcements, deadlines, and other information of ...
Texas. Department of Family and Protective Services.
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Anonymous Semen Donation:Medical Treatment or Medical Kinship?

open access: yes, 2013
Opinion in European countries has been divided over whether people conceived with donated gametes (semen, eggs and embryos) should be able to obtain identifying information about their genetic (donor) parents.
Speirs, Jennifer
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Food Waste Applications Beyond the West: Archetypes and Insights From China

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food waste is a major challenge for sustainable development, but digital solutions designed to reduce it remain unevenly distributed globally. Food waste mobile applications (FWMAs) have emerged as promising tools for reducing food surpluses through redistribution and improved household food management.
Jiequan Hong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An exploration of kinship carers' experience and stories [PDF]

open access: yes
Context: Kinship care for children in care has increased in the past years in many countries across the world. Formal kinship care arrangements have been favoured by children social services over unrelated foster care due to the positive child outcomes ...
Tsefos, A.
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