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Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue +2 more
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Analysis of Effects of Green Practices on Sustainability in Urban Hotels in Kenya [PDF]
African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and LeisureAdoption of green practices has been touted as the panacea for sustainability in many economic sectors. With urban hotels constrained in their adoption, this study sought to determine the extent to which urban hotels in Kenya had adopted green practices ...
Elizabeth KAMUNZYU +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
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Who spends and who does not: Clustering visitors at a national arts festival
South African Journal of Business Management, 2011 The Grahamstown National Arts Festival is the oldest National Arts Festival in South Africa and was founded in 1974. This celebration of the arts takes place over a period of eleven days with the main festival running over eight days, which also makes it
M. Saayman, A. Saayman, E. Slabbert
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Optimal monetary policy and firm entry [PDF]
, 2012 This paper characterises optimal monetary policy in an economy with endogenous firm entry, a cash-in-advance constraint and preset wages. Firms must make profits to cover entry costs; thus the markup on goods prices is efficient. However, because leisure
Lewis, Vivien
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Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract Game‐based learning (GBL) is increasingly used in medical education to supplement traditional didactic learning methods. Adult learners in particular may benefit from GBL, given the autonomous and iterative nature of a well‐designed educational game.
Thomas J. Paddock, Erin P. Fillmore
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract This exploratory study examines patterns of digital information behaviors such as information seeking, use, sharing, evaluation, avoidance, and curation to determine how they relate to subjective digital well‐being. To explore adults' personal views on their digital well‐being, conceptualized here as subjective digital well‐being, this study ...
Leyla Dewitz
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Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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Volunteers and volunteering in leisure : social science perspectives [PDF]
, 2010 Leisure has been widely examined within the context of social science theory; however, little work has considered the range of social science disciplines and applied them to specific phenomena located within the leisure field.
Baum, T.G. +3 more
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