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Opposing book bans: a resilient and subversive information practice

Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
Introduction. In this paper, we discuss the concepts of censorship, resilience and information precarity. We explain the framework of information precarity and emphasise the agentic responses of marginalised communities, then show that book bans ...
Shannon M. Oltmann, Fatima Espinoza Vasquez   +1 more
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Precarity and Aging

The Gerontologist, 2019
The concept of precarity holds the potential to understand insecurities and risks experienced by older people in contemporary social, cultural and economic contexts.
Phillipson, Christopher; id_orcid 0000-0001-6220-2722, Grenier, Amanda, Hatzifilalithis, Stephanie, Laliberte Rudman, Debbie, Kobayashi, Karen, Marier, Patrik   +5 more
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The Precarity of Masculinity: Football, Pentecostalism, and Transnational Aspirations in Cameroon

, 2022
Since the 1990s, an increasing number of young men in Cameroon have aspired to play football as a career and a strategy to migrate abroad. Migration through the sport promises fulfillment of masculine dreams of sports stardom, as well as opportunities to earn a living that have been hollowed out by the country’s long economic stalemate.
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Otherwise engaged? Learning from non‐participation in research with care‐experienced students

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores what can be learned when educational research “fails.” Drawing on a Welland Trust–funded project in the North East of England that aimed to support care‐experienced students transitioning from further to higher education, we reflect on why, despite sustained effort, there was a lack of engagement.
Lynette Harland Shotton, Tom Disney, Andrea Carrick, Laura Thurman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rising Strong: Cultivating Resilience in Edible City Entrepreneurship. Insights Into the Landscape of Urban Food Initiatives

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to growing global challenges, this study explores how social entrepreneurship within the Edible City movement contributes to building resilient, sustainable, and equitable urban food systems. Drawing on semistructured interviews with over 70 stakeholders across five cities—Berlin, Andernach, Oslo, Rotterdam, and Havana—we ...
Ina Säumel, Stephanie Ligan, Alice Bischof, Edi Emilov Ivanov, Laura Martinez‐Izquierdo, Sara Noémie Plassnig, Marisa Pettit   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Market and Nonmarket Strategies in Focus: How Entrepreneurs Tackling the Grand Challenge of Waste Management Navigate Institutional and Market Adversity in Ghana

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Waste management remains a critical grand challenge in African countries. While entrepreneurship has been a viable strategy for addressing this challenge, it is fraught with constraints. This study investigates the strategies orchestrated by entrepreneurs to navigate adversity in Waste management and ensure the social and economic viability of
Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong, Abiodun Samuel Adegbile, Augustine Awuah Peprah, Bede Akorige Atarah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Practicing Strategic Financial Sustainability in Small Cultural Non‐Profits: Evidence From London Museums

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Small cultural museums play an important role in sustaining local heritage, community identity and inclusive cultural participation, yet they face persistent financial and organisational constraints. This study examines how financial sustainability is achieved and maintained in three small cultural museums through a qualitative‐led mixed ...
Joseph Gerald Bourke, Albert Amanollahnejad, Javad Izadi, Dinusha Weerawardane   +3 more
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Supporting the Shift: Professional Development for Alternative Grading Practices

New Directions for Community Colleges, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Alternative grading (e.g., contract grading, ungrading, specifications grading) practices have emerged as a promising approach to enhance student success, improve students’ sense of belonging, and make higher education more accessible. This study explores the challenges faced by community college faculty when implementing alternative grading ...
Breana Bayraktar, J. Indigo Eriksen
wiley   +1 more source

Burlyuk, O., & Rahbari, L. (Eds.). (2023). Migrant Academics’ Narratives of Precarity and Resilience in Europe. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers. Review by Zuzanna Ściborska and Luisa Voss  

DiGeSt: Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies
Migrant Academics’ Narratives of Precarity and Resilience in Europe dives into six main themes that correspond to different aspects of the migrant academic experience.
Luisa Voss, Zuzanna Ściborska
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Linking Decisional Support to Career Self‐Efficacy and Outcome Expectations via Learning Experiences in Turkish Undergraduates

The Career Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on the social cognitive model of career self‐management, the present study examines the relationships among decisional support, learning experiences (i.e., mastery experiences, verbal persuasion, vicarious learning, positive emotions, and negative emotions), self‐efficacy, and outcome expectations in relation to career exploration and ...
Ersoy Carkit
wiley   +1 more source