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The Politics of (E)valuation in Community Projects: Creating a Living Impact Methodology to Pluralize Accountability and Center Lived Experience

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Increasingly, community‐based organizations (CBOs) that have a social impact are required to evidence their impact through accountability and evaluation methods that are complex and inappropriate for their specific context. In response to this challenge, we offer a participatory approach to social return on investment (SROI), which builds on a
Rebecca Warren, Christopher Cunningham, Lewis Smith   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mother, Musician, Performer: Living the Impossible?

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article draws on 19 qualitative in‐depth interviews with classically trained musicians in Australia and the UK, who have an active performing career and identify as mothers. Building on pioneering research on motherhood, work, and leadership in the creative industries, this article explores how mothers navigate the challenges of a ...
Sally Savage, Christina Scharff
wiley   +1 more source

Developing a MOOC for teaching employability skills to foreign students in Germany [PDF]

, 2016
Dressler, S., Edgar, D., Förster-Trallo, D., Kapanen, A., Rachfall, T., Temple, B.   +5 more
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Neoliberal Governmentality and English Private Tutoring Among Rural Secondary School Students in Kazakhstan: A Quantitative Inquiry

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the nature, effectiveness, and implications of English private tutoring (EPT) among Grade 11 students in rural Kazakhstan. Drawing on survey responses from 160 students within a larger sample of 740, the study examines participation patterns, motivations, perceived benefits, and the financial and social costs ...
Anas Hajar, Mehmet Karakus
wiley   +1 more source

L2‐Mediated Personal Competence as a Dimension of Identity Development Among International Students in Kazakhstan: A Mixed Methods Study

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Kazakhstan has emerged as a non‐traditional destination for international students through the expansion of English‐medium instruction and government‐funded scholarship schemes. This convergent mixed‐methods study examines how degree‐seeking international students from non‐Commonwealth of Independent States countries adapt to academic ...
Kymbat Yessenbekova, Anas Hajar
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the influence of diverse skills on employability outcomes for IT undergraduates. [PDF]

PLoS One
Senadheera D, Wisenthige K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Computer Assisted Self and Peer Assessment Ratings (CASPAR): Applications, Challenges and Opportunities [PDF]

This paper discusses the application of and challenges associated with CASPAR (Computer Assisted Self and Peer Assessment Ratings) – a software tool designed to aid the administration of self and peer assessment (SPA).
Lugosi, Peter
core  

Cantonese (Dis)investment by Cross‐Border Postgraduates in Hong Kong: Negotiating Competing Capitals and Multiple Identities Among Neoliberal Subjects

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT One key strategy that local universities and the government of Hong Kong have adopted in recent years is attracting more students from Chinese Mainland to study at Hong Kong's higher education institutions and contribute to society after graduation.
Lingnan Zhang, Yue Peng
wiley   +1 more source

The influence mechanism of academic involution behavior among Chinese college students: a moderated mediation analysis based on the JD-R model. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Ji X, Li H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Evaluation of the impact of Skills for Life learning : longitudinal survey of learners, Wave 3 [PDF]

, 2007
Meadows, Pamela, Metcalf, Hilary
core   +1 more source