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Individual Differences and Task Complexity in Second Language Writing: A Methodological Review

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article provides a methodological review of empirical studies on second language (L2) writing and task complexity that have investigated the role of learner individual differences (IDs) in L2 writing processes and outcomes. Thirty journal articles published between 2005 and 2025 were coded for key theoretical, methodological (including ID
Janire Zalbidea, Bernard I. Issa
wiley   +1 more source

Spanish Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Person‐Centred Practice Inventory‐Care (PCPI‐C): Enhancing Collaborative Care and Patient Involvement

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim(s) To translate, culturally adapt and validate the first Spanish version of the Person‐centred Practice Inventory‐Care (PCPI‐C) instrument. Design Cross‐cultural adaptation and psychometric validation. Methods Two‐phase research design: (1) the PCPI‐C's translation and cultural adaptation from English to Spanish following the ‘Translation ...
Ana Choperena, Ana Carvajal‐Valcárcel, Mónica Vázquez‐Calatayud, Juan Gamero‐Salinas, Begoña Errasti‐Ibarrondo, Virginia La Rosa‐Salas, Brendan McCormack, Vaibhav Tyagi, Edgar Benitez, Marta Lizarbe‐Chocarro   +9 more
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The Shadow Presence of U.S. Models of Parental Involvement in Postcolonial Multilingual Language and Literacy Reforms in Western Highland Mayan Rural School Districts in Guatemala

Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study offers a critique of imperialist relations implicit in U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) pedagogical texts and capacity‐building resources designed to support decolonial Indigenous Mayan language and literacy instruction.
Jennifer F. Reynolds
wiley   +1 more source

Crecimiento urbano y vulnerabilidad al cambio climático de Calderón en el distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Ecuador

Urbano
La parroquia Calderón, ubicada en el Distrito Metropolitano de la ciudad de Quito, presenta una dinámica espacial característica de los procesos de expansión con un crecimiento poblacional notable, pérdida de suelo agrícola y asentamientos en áreas ...
Johanna Elizabeth Villavicencio-Ordóñez, Diana Raquel López-Guzmán, Ángel Patricio Velásquez-Cajas   +2 more
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Subsistence hunting shapes the spatial variation of jaguar densities in community‐managed forests

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
Jaguars and people can coexist in community‐managed forests, but distance matters. In Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve, jaguar numbers increased markedly in areas harder to reach on foot, yet jaguars were still found near communities, showing that responsibly managed forests can support jaguar populations while allowing people to maintain traditional
L. Perera‐Romero, R. McNab, R. Garcia‐Anleu, J. Polisar, C. Sutherland, D. Thornton   +5 more
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There Is Always a Bigger Fish. Determinants of Power Perceptions in Swiss Biodiversity Policy

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) views power as crucial in policy processes, but the nature of coalition power, its determinants, and how to empirically measure it remain understudied. In this article, we use a mixed method approach and social network analysis to explore power relationships in the biodiversity policy subsystem in ...
Alix d'Agostino, Jascha Egli, Daniel Kübler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional News, Regional Bias? Evidence From Media Discourses and Welfare Decisions in Germany

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do media representations of immigrants shape their treatment by street‐level bureaucrats? Despite a uniform federal legal framework, decision‐making varies substantially across local welfare offices. Though prior research links national news reporting and policy implementation, little is known about how regional variation in news reporting
Stefanie Rueß
wiley   +1 more source

Tudor England and Stewart Scotland Through Spanish Eyes: A Complete Transcription and Translation of Pedro de Ayala's Letter of 1498 to King Ferdinand of Castile and Queen Isabella of Aragon

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Pedro de Ayala served as a diplomat for King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile at the courts of Henry VII, King of England, and James IV, King of Scots. In July 1498, he wrote a letter, partly in cipher, to report to his king and queen on such matters as Spain's interests in international diplomacy; the characters and ...
Adrian William Jaime, Valeria Tapia Cruz, Mairi Cowan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Governance or Wealth? Construct Validation of AI Readiness Indices

Policy &Internet, Volume 18, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Many are the promises of artificial intelligence and the indices claiming to measure government readiness for it. This study provides the first construct validity investigation of the Oxford Insights Government AI Readiness Index, the Tortoise Global AI Index, and the IMF AI Preparedness Index, using a nine‐test battery and drawing on ...
Anis Ben Brik
wiley   +1 more source

De la isla al mundo: internacionalización, localización y fragmentación del panorama curatorial en la Jamaica poscolonial - 1990-2010

ArtCultura, 2012
Este artículo pretende reconstruir lo que significó el proceso de expansión del arte jamaicano en la década de los noventa, en relación con la internacionalización de las culturas caribeñas.
Carlos Garrido Castellano
doaj   +2 more sources