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Uses of the Throne Hall in the former Royal Palace in Bucharest from 1947 to 2019: a social semiotic perspective

Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to investigate, from a socio-semiotic perspective, the manner in which the political regimes installed after the forced abdication of King Mihai I (on 30 December 1947) used the Throne Hall in the former royal palace in ...
Marina Cristiana Rotaru
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Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy, Bhiamie Williamson, Jesse Williams   +2 more
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‘Keeping Ourselves Safe From the System’: Perinatal Care Model Considerations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families Intersecting With Child Protection

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is the priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and Australian governments, to provide infants with enriching environments in which they may thrive. This is particularly critical during the perinatal period. Yet, an increasing number of notifications and interventions by child protection authorities are occurring in ...
Neve Mucabel‐Bue, Shakira Onwuka, Paul Gray, Melissa O'Donnell, Helen Herrman, Renna Gayde, Skye Stewart, Kimberley A. Jones, Jane Fisher, Emma Stubbs, Cath Chamberlain, Jacynta Krakouer   +11 more
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Facing the Future: Financing Productive Schools [PDF]

, 2008
Synthesizes the School Finance Redesign Project's findings on policy options for redesigning the system to focus resources on promoting student learning.
James Harvey, Marguerite Roza, Paul T. Hill   +2 more
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Urban School Decentralization and the Growth of "Portfolio Districts" [PDF]

, 2010
In the latter half of the past decade, school districts in several large cities, including New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and post-Katrina New Orleans, have implemented an urban school decentralization model generally known as "portfolio districts."
Kenneth J. Saltman
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A roadmap for China to peak carbon dioxide emissions and achieve a 20% share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy by 2030 [PDF]

, 2019
As part of its Paris Agreement commitment, China pledged to peak carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions around 2030, striving to peak earlier, and to increase the non-fossil share of primary energy to 20% by 2030. Yet by the end of 2017, China emitted 28% of the
Agenbroad, J, Bai, Q, Chrisman, K, Creyts, J, Feng, W, Franconi, E, Fridley, D, Hasanbeigi, A, Ke, Y, Khanna, N, Liu, X, Lu, H, McIntosh, R, Mullaney, D, Price, L, Stranger, C, Tian, Z, Wanless, E, Wetzel, D, Xiong, H, Yande, D, Yang, H, Yee, C, Zhang, J, Zhou, N, Zhu, Y   +25 more
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A typology of schools across the four nations of the United Kingdom: Class, race and geography

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper we analyse the hierarchical field of schools across the United Kingdom during the transition to university and suggest that there are five socially distinct clusters of schools. Our five‐cluster typology of UK schools is composed of an established group of elite private and state schools, schools for the white rural and suburban ...
Sol Gamsu, Håkan Forsberg
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Reinventing Industrial Strategy: The Role of Government Policy in Building Industrial Competitiveness [PDF]

There is growing concern in Southeast and East Asia about the competitive threat posed by China’s burgeoning exports, exacerbated by its accession to the WTO.
Sanjaya Lall (QEH)
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Discretion leads to corruption in Indonesian Public Service Agency Hospitals: Governance challenges and control mechanisms

Jurnal Tata Kelola dan Akuntabilitas Keuangan Negara
This study examines the relationship between the abuse of discretion and corruption in regional public service agency (PSA) hospitals in Indonesia, focusing on five specific cases.
Wendy Kenafiana Assanti
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Funding Student Learning: How to Align Education Resources With Student Learning Goals [PDF]

, 2008
Identifies factors preventing the education finance system from supporting high-level student learning. Recommends transparent, flexible, and strategic funding mechanisms and practices, including student-based funding and school-linked ...

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