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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

The role of language in shaping international migration [PDF]

Fluency in (or ease to quickly learn) the language of the destination country plays a key role in the transfer of human capital from the source country to another country and boosts the immigrant's rate of success at the destination's labor market.
Alicia Adsera, Mariola Pytlikova
core   +3 more sources

Editors' foreword - Embracing Linguistic and Cultural Diversity Through English

Linguaculture, 2019
Dana Janeta Bădulescu, Oana-Maria Franțescu   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enseignant·es mexicain·es de FLE ou acteur·rice·s glottopolitiques pour la diversité linguistique ?

Lengas
This contribution presents the results of a study carried out among Mexican teachers of French as a foreign language as part of a doctoral research project currently being finalized. Through comprehensive semi-structured interviews, this article explores
Moisés Abad Gervacio
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Linguistic Diversity in the Prediction of Early Reading Comprehension: A Quantile Regression Approach [PDF]

, 2018
L.J. van den Bosch, Eliane Segers, Ludo Verhoeven   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Global predictors of language endangerment and the future of linguistic diversity. [PDF]

Nat Ecol Evol, 2022
Bromham L, Dinnage R, Skirgård H, Ritchie A, Cardillo M, Meakins F, Greenhill S, Hua X.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Workforce in Early Childhood Education: Findings From a National Survey of Australian Centre‐Based Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Culturally responsive early childhood education (ECE) environments can increase child and family participation, enhance service quality, and improve developmental outcomes for children. Educators from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds contribute to inclusive ECE and are crucial for addressing workforce shortages.
Sene Gide, Linda Harrison, Sandie Wong, Frances Press, Belinda Davis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language, learning and engagement: Science communication skills among scientists in South Africa

South African Journal of Science
Science communication in South Africa navigates the intersections of scientific knowledge and diverse social and economic landscapes. Science communication educators emphasise a multidisciplinary approach, integrating communication theories with ...
Saahier Parker, Michael Gastrow
doaj   +1 more source

Making "fetch" happen: The influence of social and linguistic context on nonstandard word growth and decline

, 2018
In an online community, new words come and go: today's "haha" may be replaced by tomorrow's "lol." Changes in online writing are usually studied as a social process, with innovations diffusing through a network of individuals in a speech community.
Eisenstein, Jacob, Stewart, Ian
core   +1 more source

Hidden in the Labour Market: An Intersectional Latent Class Analysis of Discouraged Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study employs an intersectionality‐informed latent class analysis (LCA) to examine the hidden diversity of discouraged workers in Australia. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, we identified six empirically distinct subgroups defined by intersecting demographic and ...
Sora Lee, Woojin Kang
wiley   +1 more source