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A Substantive Theory of Youth Resilience in Rural Nova Scotia
, 2016 This research investigated the salient risk factors and protective processes for young people living in rural Atlantic Canadian contexts exhibiting the adverse socioeconomic and environmental impacts associated with rural restructuring.
Didkowsky, Nora
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The Rural Educator, 2012 The purpose of this study was to explore the postsecondary educational and occupational expectations of work-bound rural youth. Three groups of work-bound youth were identified (work-bound, work-bound with future educational plans, and work-bound but ...
Bryan C. Hutchins +3 more
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Sustainability Orientation and Entrepreneurial Performance in Resource‐Constrained Contexts
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how sustainability orientation shapes entrepreneurial performance in bottom‐of‐the‐pyramid (BoP) markets by theorizing responsible entrepreneurship as a central mechanism and BoP orientation as a contextual contingency. Using survey data from 283 small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana, we integrate perspectives
George Obeng Dankwah +5 more
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Pursuing Higher Education in Rural Pennsylvania Schools: Shaping the College Path
The Rural Educator, 2018 Rural youth are now graduating from high school at rates comparable to their peers in urban and suburban schools, however far fewer rural youth pursue postsecondary education.
Erica Lopatofsky Kryst +2 more
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, 2018 It has recently been argued that afterschool programs are important to youth development and should be considered part of the lifelong learning infrastructure.
Khan, Bakhtawar, Lauzon, Al C.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Waste management remains a critical grand challenge in African countries. While entrepreneurship has been a viable strategy for addressing this challenge, it is fraught with constraints. This study investigates the strategies orchestrated by entrepreneurs to navigate adversity in Waste management and ensure the social and economic viability of
Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong +3 more
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Reimagined history and local patriotism: rural youth activism in Cigombong, Indonesia
Frontiers in Political ScienceRural youth movements in Indonesia have long been marginalized within national narratives, despite their deep historical roots in local struggles that shaped collective consciousness and community resilience.
Rajib Gandi +4 more
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Gendered aspirations and occupations among rural youth, in agriculture and beyond: A cross-regional perspective [PDF]
, 2018 Based on 25 case studies from the global comparative study ‘GENNOVATE: Enabling gender equality in agricultural and environmental innovation’, this paper explores rural young women’s and men’s occupational aspirations and trajectories in India, Mali ...
Njuguna, E M +28 more
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Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.Risperidone is a commonly used antipsychotic for treating psychiatric illness in children and adolescents. There is a large variability in risperidone response and discontinuation rates remain high. Pharmacogenomics offers the opportunity to improve risperidone outcomes, yet studies in pediatric populations are limited.
Jack W. Staples +10 more
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Youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa : challenges, constraints and opportunities [PDF]
, 2016 French version available in IDRC Digital Library.The brochure looks at current research programmes that are studying ways to boost productive employment for youth in rural and urban settings, as well as scaling up pilot projects towards larger scale ...
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