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Proof-of-Prestige: A Useful Work Reward System for Unverifiable Tasks

, 2019
As cryptographic tokens and altcoins are increasingly being built to serve as utility tokens, the notion of useful work consensus protocols, as opposed to number-crunching PoW consensus, is becoming ever more important.
Al-Bassam, Mustafa, Król, Michał, Psaras, Ioannis, Sonnino, Alberto, Tasiopoulos, Argyrios   +4 more
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Teacher‐makers and teacher‐breakers: (Re)defining how status and safety influence trajectories into and away from teaching

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper uses empirical data from a longitudinal qualitative study conducted with aspirant teachers in England to propose (re)definitions of the concepts of ‘status’ and ‘safety’ as a framework with which to understand and improve teacher recruitment.
Emily MacLeod
wiley   +1 more source

System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Fear of failure is damaging in a host of ways yet is rife in many schools. Drawing on self‐worth theory, we explore whether fear of academic failure is higher in education systems with features that increase students' experiences of competition. To do this, we compare two very different education systems: England, where, for instance, national
Carolyn Jackson, Mieke Van Houtte
wiley   +1 more source

DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE AND BORROWINGS [PDF]

Vestnik Issyk-Kulʹskogo universiteta
The article explores the content of the process of language enrichment and the issue of mastering borrowed words from foreign languages from multiple perspectives.
Iisaeva A. Dj., Imanakunova I. J., Asanbekova N. S., Baktybekova M.B.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nuclear Weapons and National Prestige [PDF]

Leaders and historians see prestige as important, but international relations theorists have neglected the concept, in part for lack of a clear definition.
Barry O'Neill
core  

Competitive Boosterism: How Milwaukee Lost the Braves [PDF]

, 1995
By any measure, major-league baseball in North America surely qualifies as big business. The national pastime is a vital component of today\u27s urban political economy, and baseball teams resemble other high-prestige businesses in that cities must ...
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The professionalisation of teachers in France at a time of new reform: A comparative perspective of teacher‐trainers and students in pre‐service training

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The latest reform of initial teacher education (ITE) in France, introduced in 2021, aims to make teacher training less theoretical and therefore more ‘practical’. New elements, such as the replacement of the Écoles Supérieures pour le Professorat et l'Éducation (ÉSPÉs) by the Instituts Nationaux Supérieurs du Professorat et de l'Education ...
Eric Maleyrot, Thérèse Perez‐Roux
wiley   +1 more source

Status Ambiguity and Multiplicity in the Selection of NBA Awards

Sociological Science
Sociologists of culture have long noted that contrasting cultural frames can lead to status ambiguity and status multiplicity. We explore these phenomena in the domain of professional sports by first replicating and then extending and challenging ...
Peter McMahan, Eran Shor
doaj   +1 more source

Detecting fraudulent behavior in banking services: A modified Fraud Pentagon Theory integrating whistleblowing systems and banking fintech security [PDF]

Banks and Bank Systems
Type of the article: Research Article AbstractFraudulent behavior in banking services remains a critical challenge in Indonesia, especially amid rapid digitalization and increasing fintech adoption, while traditional models such as the Fraud Pentagon ...
Soni Agus Irwandi, Agus Samekto, Nanang Shonhadji   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘Fish in simulated water’? A Bourdieusian analysis of Chinese doctoral students' learning experiences in Southeast Asian developing countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract International student mobility (ISM) has historically followed a pattern of movement from developing regions to developed countries. However, in recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of Chinese students pursuing doctoral studies in Southeast Asian developing countries, an area that has received relatively little ...
Yueyang Zheng, Kun Dai, Alan C. K. Cheung   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source