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Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a contested concept and has generally been conceptualised by inter‐related indicators such as staff qualifications, educational environment, policy or child‐to‐staff ratios. There has been a more limited emphasis on how young children might perceive and experience quality.
Nikki Fairchild, Éva Mikuska
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The impact of US-China competition in the Middle East region on the national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2010-2022) [PDF]
Extended Abstract Introduction: The geopolitical dynamics of the Middle East have always been influenced by the competition among global powers, particularly the United States and China.
alireza shakiba, morteza nourmohammadi
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Is State Building the Road to World Order? [PDF]
We summarize Francis Fukuyama’s State Building: Governance and World Order in the Twenty-first Century (London, Profile Books, 2005)and explore the limits of its arguments. State Building is a book with a very wide scope that essentially tries to “ground”
Garzarelli, Giampaolo, Thomassen, Bjørn
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The grounded theory method and its uses for political science [PDF]
4 Introduction 4 The Grounded Theory Method 5 GTM and Theory Generation in Political Science 7 Discussion 10 Conclusion 10 References 12Over the past fifty years, Glaser and Strauss's grounded theory method has become an important component of social ...
Becker, Brittney
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Abstract To negotiate quality in early childhood education and care, we must ask from different perspectives what constitutes a good centre for children. The children themselves have only recently been identified as a resource to contribute to that discussion.
Katrin Macha +4 more
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Museums have long served as cultural and foreign policy tools, bridging diplomatic relations between nation-states. Because museums are an efficient and accessible avenue for foreign tourists to learn about a country’s culture, governments often use ...
Nasanbayar Tsahinaa +2 more
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The EU as a Promoter of Democracy in Eastern Partnership Countries [PDF]
This article examines the European Union’s role as a promoter of democracy in the countries participating in the EU’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) initiative.
Yaryna Turchyn +2 more
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Introducing the symposium : REFOUNDING THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC RELATIONS IN THE POST- WAR PERIOD:
THE EXACT AND NATURAL SCIENCES DIVISION OF UNESCO IN ITS FIRST YEARS. [PDF]
Introduction du vol.19 des actes du 21e ICHS (Mexico 2001), reprenant la présentation du symposium (titre de l'article) et l'analyse des contributions de ce volume.In November 1945 the foundation of Unesco took place in the very specific political and ...
Petitjean, Patrick
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The diffusion of markets and democracy around the world was a defining feature of the late twentieth century. Many social scientists view this economic and political liberalization as the product of independent choices by national governments.
Dobbin, Frank +2 more
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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