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Influence of personality trait on business performance: The mediating role of risk aversion in hybrid tourism entrepreneurs

open access: yesTourism
Even though the occurrence of hybrid entrepreneurs (people who work somewhere else but also own enterprises) is quite common, their personality traits and their influence on business performance have not yet been broadly studied, especially in the ...
Shahnawaz Ahmad Dar, Neda Ul Bashir
doaj   +1 more source

‘I am a college student’ postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2015
Postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities is almost unheard of in the Nordic countries, but several colleges in America, Australia and Europe offer such programmes. These colleges seldom offer inclusive education services; since
Guðrún V. Stefánsdóttir   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Leisure Management in Study-Leisure Conflict in Secondary Education

open access: yesInternational Education Studies, 2020
In the study where the relationship between study-leisure conflict and leisure management and the effect of leisure management on this conflict was investigated, it was also determined how certain variables changed the level of SLCS and LM. The study included 236 students studying in total 4 secondary and high schools in Ankara, and the data were ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Camille Silvy: A Photographer of Modern Life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) enjoyed a major reputation as a photographer in Paris and London in the period 1858-68. He was a photographer of modern life, in the sense introduced by his contemporary, Charles Baudelaire. Silvy's best-known work, 'River Scene,
Haworth-Booth, Mark
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The leisure society II: The era of critique, 1980–2011 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The “leisure society thesis” was developed primarily in the 1960s and 1970s and a recent paper in the World Leisure Journal summarised the relevant literature from that period and analysed contemporary recollections of it (Veal, 2011). This paper follows
Veal, AJ
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National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

open access: yesAustralian 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
wiley   +1 more source

The association between objective walkability, neighborhood socio-economic status, and physical activity in Belgian children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Objective walkability is an important correlate of adults’ physical activity. Studies investigating the relation between walkability and children’s physical activity are scarce.
Cardon, Greet   +4 more
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The importance of science communication and public engagement to professional associations

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Scientists have gathered in professional associations to promote science to the public. The American Association for Anatomy (AAA) has invested resources in programs to promote anatomical sciences to the public (high school level via the Anato‐Bee; all levels via Anatomy nights) and train scientists how to talk to the public (SciComm Bootcamp ...
Martine Dunnwald   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic impact of cultural events

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2004
The phenomenon of events can hardly be described as a new one.  The aim of this paper is to determine the economic benefits of three major cultural events in South Africa to the host community.
M Saayman, A Saayman
doaj   +1 more source

Beautiful city [PDF]

open access: yes
Proponents of the City Beautiful movement advocated for sizable public investments in monumental spaces, street beautification, and classical architecture.
Gerald Carlino
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