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Institutional social engagement

Filozofija i drustvo, 2016
I am referring to social engagement as a value-based choice to actively intervene in social reality in order to modify existing collective identities and social practices with the goal of realizing the public good. The very term ?engagement?, necessarily involves the starting awareness of a social deficit or flaw and presupposes a critical ...
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Political Theory, Political Science, And The End Of Civic Engagement [PDF]

, 2009
Within a span of fifteen years civic engagement has become a cottage industry in political science and political theory, but the term has now outlived its usefulness and exemplifies Giovanni Sartori\u27s worry about conceptual stretching.
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Social Media Data in Research : Provenance Challenges [PDF]

, 2016
The work described here was funded by a grant from the United Kingdom’s Economic and Social Research Council Social Media - Developing Understanding, Infrastructure & Engagement (ES/M001628/1 ...
Corsar, David, Edwards, Peter, Markovic, Milan   +2 more
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Evaluating Engagement in Digital Narratives from Facial Data [PDF]

, 2017
Engagement researchers indicate that the engagement level of people in a narrative has an influence on people's subsequent story-related attitudes and beliefs, which helps psychologists understand people's social behaviours and personal experience.
Grafsgaard Joseph F, Karimi Arafeh, Lambert J, Marina Umasschi Bers   +3 more
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Unlocking insights: general practice staff perspectives on sharing general practice data for research – a scoping review

BMC Primary Care
Background General practice data holds significant potential for secondary use in research, offering insights into healthcare delivery, disease patterns, and informing policy development.
Heidi Green, Belinda Fabrianesi, Lucy Carolan, Justin Beilby, Allison Clarke, Tracey Laba, Annette Braunack-Mayer   +6 more
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Towards best practice recommendations: Perspectives from Australian GPs to inform the use of general practice data for research – A modified Delphi study

European Journal of General Practice
Background General practice medical records offer significant potential for secondary use in research, policy and public health. In Australia, these data remain underused due to concerns around privacy, governance and ethical use.
Heidi Green, Justin Beilby, Chris Degeling, Carolyn Adams, Felicity Flack, Lucy Carolan, Belinda Fabrianesi, Anthony Brown, Alberto Nettel Aguirre, Allison Clarke, Christian Jung, Annette Braunack-Mayer   +11 more
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
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Social capital and political participation: understanding the dynamics of young people's political disengagement in contemporary Britain [PDF]

, 2007
Only 37 per cent of young people voted at the 2005 British General Election, seemingly confirming the oft-cited view that this generation is becoming increasingly disconnected from the political process. Results from a nationwide survey however, indicate
Cole, Fahmy, Heath, Jowell, Mark Weinstein, Matt Henn, Newton, Oppenheim, Park, Pirie, Pirie, Putnam, Russell, Sarah Hodgkinson, Verba, Verba, Whiteley, Wring   +17 more
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What affects Japanese students’ initial interests in studying abroad? Empirical analysis on the complex nature of determinants

Discover Education
Today, there is much more emphasis on research concerning factors affecting college students’ decisions to study abroad than on factors influencing their initial interest in doing so.
Chika Yamamoto Rosenbaum, Nami Iwaki, Yoko Tatsumi, J. Weston Jamison   +3 more
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Social Engagement in the Fight Against COVID-19 in the Urban and Peri-Urban Areas of Cotonou (Benin, Sub-saharan Africa): Acceptability of the Vaccination and Tracking Program

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
IntroductionThis article aims at investigating social engagement in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in low-resource settings (LRSs). In particular, it focuses on Benin (Sub-Saharan Africa), and reports the results of a field study that ...
Alessia Maccaro, Davide Piaggio, Iyabosola Busola Oronti, Marius Vignigbé, Antoinette Gbokli, Roch Houngnihin, Leandro Pecchia, Leandro Pecchia   +7 more
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