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A guide to finance for Social Enterprises in South Africa [PDF]

, 2011
The global economic crisis and its aftermath deepen the challenge of decent employment creation. The Global Jobs Pact developed in response to the crisis sets out a framework that ensures linkages between social progress and economic development. In this
Jack Breslauer
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The Modified-Classroom Observation Schedule to Measure Intentional Communication (M-COSMIC): Evaluation of reliability and validity [PDF]

, 2010
The Modified – Classroom Observation Schedule to Measure Intentional Communication (M-COSMIC) was developed as an ecologically valid measure of social-communication behaviour, delineating forms, functions, and intended partners of children’s spontaneous ...
Brown, Laura, Charman, Tony, Clifford, Sally, Hudry, Kristelle, PACT Consortium, PACT Consortium, PACT Consortium, X, Pasco, Greg   +6 more
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC HOSPITAL EXPENSES IN BRAZILIAN CAPITAL

Economia & Região, 2020
The objective of this study was to measure the efficiency of public hospital expenditures in all Brazilian capitals from 1998 to 2016. More specifically, it obtained the average of the Input Index, Social Welfare Index and the Public Expenditure ...
Rogelio Gerônimo-Santos, Marcos Augusto de Carvalho, Sidnei Pereira do Nascimento- Brazil   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Society-in-the-Loop: Programming the Algorithmic Social Contract

, 2017
Recent rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning have raised many questions about the regulatory and governance mechanisms for autonomous machines.
Rahwan, Iyad
core   +1 more source

Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy, Bhiamie Williamson, Jesse Williams   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility of a videoconferencing-based parent-mediated intervention: a mixed-method pilot study

Frontiers in Psychology
BackgroundAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) presents early communication and social challenges, necessitating timely and accessible intervention. Pre-school Autism Communication Therapy (PACT), a parent-mediated intervention, empowers parents to facilitate ...
Marie-Maude Geoffray, Marie-Maude Geoffray, Maeva Bourgeois-Mollier, Maud Maleysson-Baste, Natacha Gallifet, Sara Dochez, Sara Dochez, Gaelle Bonis, Agathe Jay, Lucie Jurek, Lucie Jurek   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supported Decision‐Making Rights in Behaviour Support Policies

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disability policy emphasises that people with disability have the right to exercise their will and preferences in their lives, and decision‐making support must be provided to realise this right if they request. One context in which people's will and preferences are often restricted is behaviour support.
Sally Robinson, Karen R. Fisher, Julian Laurens, Alinka Fisher, Sabrina Forte, Katrina Reschke, Rosemary Kayess   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

La villa del Socorro y el Pacto Social en la revuelta comunera: resistencia ante las reformas borbónicas en el Virreinato de la Nueva Granada

Eleuthera
This paper analyzes how the town of Socorro, the epicenter of the 1781 Comunero Revolt, became the key site for Neogranadine resistance against the Bourbon reforms imposed since 1777.
María Angélica Del Mar Mendoza Manotas, Ronaldo Junior Cervantes Mendoza   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effectiveness of Parent-mediationcommunication- focused Method on Improving Receptive and Expressive Language in Autism Spectrum Disorders Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]

Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System
Background: One of the core symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is social communication deficits. Joint attention (JA) is broadly used as a main component in receptive and expressive language. Parent-mediated communication-focused treatment ( PACT)
Shiva Ebrahimian Dehaghani, Adine Ranjbari, Ghazal Rostami Pour Fard, Mohebat Vali   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source