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Making teaching more attractive: Promising evidence of impact from Australia
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Sustaining teaching as a respected and attractive profession is more critical than ever, particularly as teachers' work becomes increasingly shaped by standardisation and accountability—conditions that have shown minimal positive impact while eroding the professional agency essential to job satisfaction.
Jennifer M. Gore +5 more
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Microfinance: Champion in Poverty Alleviation and Failure in Female Empowerment
In the past few years the provision of financial services to low-income clients via microfinance programs has drastically increased due to its positive effects on development.
Dobra, Alexandra
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Women and the city: female empowerment in the world, 1960-2014
, 2019 It is vital to understand the structural and institutional dynamics behind female empowerment as its realization benefits not only women but also society at large.
Çınar, Süleyman Kürşat
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan +2 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Situating the study within an ecological perspective on language education, this article examines how secondary schools in England present Modern Languages (MLs) on official school websites. Focusing on 44 schools in Local Authorities with the lowest percentage average entry for the Languages pillar of the EBacc, we built a text database ...
Zhu Hua, Yunpeng Du, Elin Arfon
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Education has been an enduring feature of international human rights law since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and is the only human right that is compulsory for children. Appearing in all major human rights treaties, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, education is multidimensional and a multiplier of ...
Amy Hanna
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Food Production; Can it be Used as a Tool in Empowerment of Rural Women? A Case Study from Turkey [PDF]
This study contains the basics on certain problems that food producing-as an earning activity that is used empowerment of women- face in rural areas and some advice on how those difficulties could be overcome.
Funda GENCLER, M. Metin ARTUKOGLU
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Taking the power out of empowerment - an experiential account
, 2007 This article traces the centuries-long evolution of the concept and practice of empowerment, its adoption by radical social movements, especially women's movements from the 1970s onwards, and its conversion, by the late 1990s, into a buzzword.
Batliwala, Srilatha
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Previous research concerning Global South doctoral students in the United Kingdom has mainly situated their experiences within adaptationist paradigms, emphasising cultural adjustment and assimilation into Western academic norms. Such studies often depict students as passive recipients, overlooking their agency and the transformative potential
Peng Zhang +3 more
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Women's empowerment and the welfare of children [PDF]
This thesis investigates whether women's empowerment affects children's wellbeing in two developing countries: Mexico and India. The first chapter provides a background on women's empowerment.
Flores-Martinez, Artemisa
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