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

open access: yesBritish 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between public service and market: Portraying the bifront university in a platformized world

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper contributes to the international debate on the changes affecting recruitment and orientation processes toward higher education. Based on qualitative research involving 19 Italian public universities, the study analyses the transformations in communication, recruitment and orientation activities within platformization and increasing ...
Marco Pitzalis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Democratization, New Leaders, and the Need for Economic Reform: Can Preferential Trading Agreements Help? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Can international institutions help leaders commit economic reform? In this article, we examine how leaders use preferential trading agreements with major powers (European Union and the United States) to promote liberal economic policies. We argue that
Baccini, Leonardo, Urpelainen, Johannes
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Bonding, Structure and the Stability of Political Parties: Party Government in the House [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
The public policy benefits that parties-deliver are allocated by democratic procedures that devolve ultimately to majority rule. Majority-rule decision making, however, does not lead to consistent policy choices; it is unstable. In this paper, we argue
Cox, Gary W., McCubbins, Mathew D.
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Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

Palestinian terrorist organizations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This paper acts as a source of information on Hamas and its relationships with the other terrorist groups.
Lyons, Alyson
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‘It's all very well having a diverse curriculum, but if there is no curriculum, it can be as diverse as you like’: Precarity and decolonising in the neoliberal UK higher education system

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Text modules in the Manchu source Jun gar-i bodogon-i bithe (A case of the Qing Dynasty’s Sudden Attack on the Dzüüngar Empire in 1734)

open access: yesTávol-keleti Tanulmányok
The Manchu source Jun gar-i ba-be necihiyeme toktobuha bodogon-i bithe ‘Strategy Book for the Pacification of the Dzüüngarian Territory’, appeared in print in 1770 and Chinese block print in 1772 before being included in si ku quan shu 四庫全書 ‘Complete ...
Lkhagvasuren Enkhsaruul
doaj   +1 more source

Reforming Development Assistance: Lessons from the UK Experience [PDF]

open access: yes
The establishment of the UK Department for International Development in 1997, and the evolution of the UK’s foreign aid policies, has provoked international interest as a possible model for other countries to follow.
Owen Barder
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Exposing the work of the market through the case of Alternative Provision for English school students

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Pupils in England who, for some reason, are not able to attend school often find themselves in Alternative Provision (AP). These are special arrangements designed to address their specific needs and help them return to mainstream schooling.
Nick Pratt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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