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Mediators of Inequity: Online Literate Activity in Two Eighth Grade English Language Arts Classes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This comparative case study, framed by Cultural Historical Activity Theory and sociocultural understandings of literacy, investigated students’ online literate activity in two eighth grade English Language Arts classes taught by the same teacher - one ...
Kline, Sonia M, McCarthey, Sarah J
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Asynchronous LGBTQ+ Affirming Counseling Training With Early Career Counselors: A Mixed Methods Program Evaluation

open access: yesCounselor Education and Supervision, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A growing body of research shows that training in LGBTQ+ affirming counseling (LGBTQ+ AC) positively impacts counselors’ perceived knowledge and skills in providing mental health services to LGBTQ+ communities. Existing program evaluations of LGBTQ+ AC, however, have primarily used synchronous delivery formats and cultural competency models ...
Amber L. Pope   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Critical Discourse Analysis in Corporate Reports: Legitimation Strategies in the Context of Environmental Controversies

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the use of environmental disclosure as a strategic tool to manage legitimacy crises in a mining company, adopting critical discourse analysis (CDA) as the main methodology. Focusing on a case of environmental disaster, this research reveals how corporate narratives can be manipulated to minimize responsibility and reinforce
Renata Luiza de Castilho Rossoni   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changing Participation and Identity in Writing Transition: A Case Study [PDF]

open access: yesAsian Journal of University Education, 2012
This study investigates the changing participation and identity in the writing transition of English as a Second Language (ESL) students from secondary school to pre university and to higher education from a sociocultural theory perspective.
Lee Lai Fong
doaj  

Tokenism or Catalytic? Exploring Board Gender Diversity Through the Lens of SDG 9 Outcomes in the EU Context

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between Executive gender diversity (EGD) and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 9 (SDG 9—Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) in the European Union. It investigates whether female representation in corporate governance contributes to innovation‐driven sustainability.
Suzan Dsouza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Neural Mechanisms of Private Speech in Second Language Learners’ Oral Production: An fNIRS Study

open access: yesBrain Sciences
Background: According to Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, private speech functions both as a tool for thought regulation and as a transitional form between outer and inner speech.
Rong Jiang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Promoting international cultural and academic collaborative communication through technologies of open course ware [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In the diverse cultures of an increasingly transnational world where\ud academic literacy in English or Englishes is required for advancement in\ud universities, communication technologies play critical roles.
Carey, Stephen
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Sustainable Business Model Innovation and Firm's Performance: A Multiple Case Study in the Agri‐Food Industry

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research investigates how sustainability‐oriented initiatives aimed at innovating a firm's business model can lead to different economic, social and environmental performance configurations, with the objective of identifying the determinants that explain these differences. We carried out a multiple case study, selecting firms based on the
Paolo Di Toma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting Health Impacts of the World Trade Center Disaster: 1. Halogenated hydrocarbons, symptom syndromes, secondary victimization, and the burdens of history [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The recent attack on the World Trade Center, in addition to direct injury and psychological trauma, has exposed a vast population to dioxins, dibenzofurans, related endocrine disruptors, and a multitude of other physiologically active chemicals arising ...
Wallace, Deborah, Wallace, Rodrick
core  

Disentangling geography teacher educators' collective spaces of agency

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Societal trends such as increased accountability, teacher shortages, and flexibility in learning paths affect the work of teacher educators. This study explores the collective agency of Dutch geography teacher educators as they enact the subject pedagogy curriculum within this rapidly changing context.
Eefje Smit   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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