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Swedish farmers' approval of nudges

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen, Leon Englberger, Jens Rommel   +2 more
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Residential child care qualifications audit March 2004

, 2004
This inquiry into the qualification levels of the residential child care workforce was commissioned from the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC) by the Scottish Executive, in line with SIRCC’s objective of providing essential ...
Hunter, L., Davidson, J.C., Hosie, A., Kendrick, A.   +3 more
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Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
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Exploring a role for performance management in residential child care

Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2007
Residential child care has a history which has been marked in recent times by a series of public inquiries (Levy & Kahan, 1991; Marshall, Jamieson & Finlayson, 1999; Waterhouse, 2000). The demand from inquiries for services to learn from their 'mistakes'
Russell Sutherland
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Care versus treatment : reflections on residential child care in Scotland

Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2014
'Residential treatment for adolescents' is a term used in the United States to describe something simultaneously similar to and completely different than residential child care in Scotland. This reflective article explores these similarities and differences.
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Holding safely : guidance for residential child care practitioners and managers about physically restraining children and young people

, 2005
Residential child care is intensive and at times very diffificult work. Staff in residential childcare, therefore, need training, advice, supervision and support in undertaking this demanding work, since they are often doing the hardest of social care ...
McCullough, Dennis, Steckley, Laura, Davidson, Jennifer, University of Strathclyde, Warren, T., , University of Strathclyde   +5 more
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Exploring the perceptions of staff towards children and young people living in community-based children's homes

, 2003
This article examines the perceptions of staff working in community-based children's homes. Data from interviews with staff, using the repertory grid technique, are analysed and presented in the form of a case study.
Chakrabarti, Mono, University of Strathclyde, , University of Strathclyde, Heron, Gavin   +3 more
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török, Gréta Maró, Zsófia Jámbor, Zalán Márk Maró, Barbara Tocco, Péter Balogh, Péter Czine   +6 more
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Subjective well-being of Kenyan children reunified with families from residential care institutions: A closer look at child disability

Child Protection and Practice
Background: Living in residential care has been well documented as causing harm to children in some parts of the world, especially children with disabilities.
Sarah Elizabeth Neville, Joanna Wakia, John Hembling, Beth Bradford, Martin Kiandiko, Michael Ochieng, Edith Apiyo, Khadija Karama, Alividzah Kituku, Maureen Obuya, Missie Oindo, Wilson Ochuka, Indrani Saran, Margaret Lombe, Thomas M. Crea   +14 more
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Historical abuse in residential child care in Scotland 1950 -1995

, 2007
This is a systemic review: it's about systems - the systems of laws, rules and regulations (the regulatory framework) that governed residential schools and children's homes.
Kendrick, Andrew, Hawthorn, Moyra, University of Strathclyde, , University of Strathclyde, Sen, Robin, Milligan, Ian   +5 more
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