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The education of looked after children in Scotland : some comparisons with Scandinavian countries and Finland

open access: yes, 2012
The purpose of this research briefing is to present quantitative research studies and national government statistics that allow comparisons to be made between Scotland's performance in relation to the education of looked after children, and that of ...
Matheson, Iain, Connelly, Graham
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Overseen but Often Overlooked : Children and Young People 'Looked after at Home' in Scotland - Report 1: Reviewing the Literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This is number one of three reports discussing children and young people being looked after at home in ...
Lerpiniere, Jennifer   +3 more
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Swedish farmers' approval of nudges

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Young people in residential care talk about peer violence

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2003
Residential care for children has aroused much controversy. Several scandals involving the physical and sexual abuse of residents have led to public inquiries and reports (Kent, 1997; Utting, 1997; Waterhouse, 2000). These have almost all concerned abuse
Christine Barter
doaj   +1 more source

Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
wiley   +1 more source

Looked after children and further education in Scotland : a briefing paper

open access: yes, 2011
The paper begins with a brief account of the Scottish education system and the further education college sector in particular. This account is set within the wider policy context of providing opportunities for some of the least academically qualified ...
Duncalf, Zachari, Connelly, Graham
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Overseen but Often Overlooked : Children and Young People 'Looked after at Home' in Scotland - Annex 3a : The Service Studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This report is an annex to part three of the Overseen but often overlooked: Children and young people ‘looked after at home’ in Scotland set of reports.
Sadler, Sue   +4 more
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Leaving care in Scotland: the residential experience

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2003
Each year over a thousand young people aged sixteen and over leave care in Scotland. What does leaving care mean for these young people and what happens to them in the early stages of post-care living? What has helped them to prepare for leaving care and
Jo Dixon, Mike Stein
doaj   +1 more source

Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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