Analysis of socio-economic factors and vulnerability of fishermen and female fish traders to HIV/AIDS in fishing camps in the Kasenga-Luapula-Moero region, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo: final report [PDF]
This report present the matrix and foundation of the study conducted in Katanga, based on the assumption that communities of fishermen in the Kasenga û Luapula û Moero area are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS due to a mix of several socio-economic factors and the
Hâ¿sken, S.M.C. +4 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract All children should have access to quality education through a child‐centred pedagogy. An inclusive, child‐centred pedagogy uses a strength‐based view of children that recognises each child as unique and competent, providing children with multiple opportunities to explore and learn at their own pace.
Katherine Gulliver
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BMC Psychology, 2017 Background Factors that influence unhealthy behaviours in adolescents may have different impacts in different sociocultural settings. There is lack of research on the association between psychosocial vulnerability and unhealthy behaviours in adolescents,
Ulrica Paulsson-Do +3 more
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Analysing Physical and Socio-economic Risk in the Adaption of Agriculture to Climate Change (ARI) [PDF]
, 2011 Adapting agriculture to climate change requires an understanding of both natural impacts and the underlying vulnerability of socio-economic systems. Food production systems, essential to socio-economic activity throughout the world, are beginning to ...
Diz, Agustín +2 more
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Guidelines for the consideration of socio-economic impacts in seismic risk analysis [PDF]
, 2013 A unified approach for modelling shelter needs and health impacts caused by earthquake damage which integrates social vulnerability into the physical systems modelling approaches has been developed.
ARGYROUDIS Sotiris +4 more
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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Aid and Growth Revisited: Policy, Economic Vulnerability and Political Instability [PDF]
This paper revisits the relationship between aid and growth, adding new assumptions to the standard Burnside-Dollar model, where aid effectiveness depends only on policy: 1) policy itself depends on aid, which involves a dynamic formulation of the ...
Lisa CHAUVET, Patrick GUILLAUMONT
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Spatially explicit groundwater vulnerability assessment to support the implementation of the Water Framework Directive – a practical approach with stakeholders [PDF]
, 2008 The main objective of the study presented in this paper was to develop an evaluation scheme which is suitable for spatially explicit groundwater vulnerability assessment according to the Water Framework Directive (WFD).
Berkhoff, Karin
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In search of robust flood risk management alternatives for the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2012 The Netherlands' policy for flood risk management is being revised in view of a sustainable development against a background of climate change, sea level rise and increasing socio-economic vulnerability to floods.
Klijn, F. +3 more
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Can boarding schools help looked after and vulnerable children improve academic attainment?
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The education of children in statutory care, or at the edge of care, is a serious concern for governments and policymakers. How to promote educational opportunities for these children can involve challenging and often contentious proposals. In this paper, we study one proposal put into practice in England: the provision to children who are in ...
David Murphy +2 more
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