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Beggars as Rational Choosers

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT American municipalities increasingly regulate panhandling. That regulation is controversial. The determinants of panhandling activeness are unknown, and it is doubted whether panhandling activity responds rationally to incentives. To shed light on these issues, we collect data on hundreds of panhandlers and the passersby they solicit at ...
Peter T. Leeson, R. August Hardy, Paola A. Suarez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral Health Literacy and Determinants among an Elderly Community in Portugal [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health
High average life expectancy has caused an increase in the elderly population and with it arises the need to characterize this population regarding their health and, in particular, their oral health.
Costa H, Lopes P, Correia M, Couto P, Silva A, López-Marcos J, Veiga N.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Associations between Oral health literacy and oral health status

, 2012
Objectives: To describe the relationship between parental oral health literacy and the oral health status of kindergarten children in Hong Kong Methods: A random sample of three hundred and fifteen child/parent dyads was recruited from the kindergartens
Au, TKF, Yiu, CKY, Wong, HM, McGrath, CPJ, Bridges, SM, Divya, PS   +5 more
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(Dis)information Systems: a Systemic View of Disinformation

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disinformation is an ancient social phenomenon that has found a favourable environment for dissemination in internet‐based social networks. While the scientific community seeks to address the problem by creating specific tools to detect and classify the various types of false information, we argue that systems thinking is necessary to ...
Herbert Laroca, Vitor Rocio, Antonio Cunha   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal food literacy and health behaviors in relation to children’s DMFT scores: a cross-sectional study from Türkiye

BMC Oral Health
Background Oral health in childhood is influenced by parental literacy, dietary practices, and hygiene behaviors. Maternal food literacy may play a critical role in shaping children’s oral health, yet this relationship remains underexplored in low- and ...
Yavuzalp Solak, Gün Burak Tek, Hasan Durmuş, Erhan Kaya, Sevim Tek   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oral Health Literacy of Parents of Pre-Schoolers in New Zealand [PDF]

, 2013
Background. The aim of this project was to find the level of oral health literacy of parents of pre-school age children regarding their child's oral health.
Kirk, R., Senthil, A.
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M is for Apple: Biliteracy for Pre‐Service Teachers

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This qualitative study explores the dynamics between pre‐service and cooperating teachers, emphasizing the need to shift traditional power structures. It highlights the value of pre‐service teachers' biliteracy knowledge and the importance of reflective practice.
Jennifer Arcila
wiley   +1 more source

Critical Multilingual Language Awareness, Antiracism, and Raciolinguicized Subjectivities in Teacher Education

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Race and language collaborate in structuring educational inequities, creating urgency for teacher education to equip all teachers to equitably serve racialized multilinguals as antiracist language educators. Emphasizing the inseparability of racial and linguistic justice, this article examines teacher candidates' (TCs') learning journeys ...
Monica Shank Lauwo
wiley   +1 more source

Oral Health Literacy

Journal of the California Dental Association, 2012
openaire   +3 more sources

“All Native Speakers” at Singapore's ESL Schools: Implications for TESOL Communities in the Pursuit of Diversity‐Based Professionalism

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores an understudied question of who teaches English in the Singaporean English language teaching (ELT) industry. Study 1 analyzed the website contents of ESL schools, and Study 2 conducted questionnaire surveys and interviews with three schools.
Yoko Kobayashi
wiley   +1 more source