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Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cultural Norm and Personal Security: The Bifurcation Point of the Sociocultural System

open access: yesКультурно-историческая психология
The work examines the current state of the sociocultural environment and raises the question of how to assess the direction of cultural changes.
E.N. Gilemkhanova
doaj   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Cultural-Historical Interpretation of Resilience: the implications for practice

open access: yesOutlines, 2007
Recent attempts at preventing the social exclusion of vulnerable children in England have been driven by notions of resilience which centre primarily on changing children so that they may be better able to cope with adversity.
Anne Edwards, Apostol Apostolov
doaj  

Connecting Sociocultural Theory and Educational Practice: Galperin's Approach

open access: yesEducational Psychologist, 2005
Learning and instruction have always been important topics in the sociocultural school of thought founded by Vygotsky and further developed by his followers. Taking sociocultural ideas as a starting point, Piotr Galperin developed an original conceptual system and a new method of investigation that made teaching and learning a central part of ...
Arievitch, I.M., Haenen, J.P.P.
openaire   +2 more sources

The role of Research‐Practice Ambassadors in strengthening socially just and equitable partnership processes

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Research‐Practice Partnerships seek to close the research‐practice gap through developing collaborative, authentic partnerships between researchers and community members. Our team has leveraged Research‐Practice Ambassadors to support socially just and equitable partnership processes in schools.
Danielle R. Hatchimonji   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beginning teachers’ challenges in their pursuit of effective teaching practices

open access: yesCogent Education, 2015
This article explores the context and experiences of three beginning teachers in their effort to improve their teaching and to implement and align themselves with their schools’ expectations of effective teaching practices.
Steve Confait
doaj   +1 more source

Debate in EFL Classroom

open access: yesELOPE, 2017
Relying primarily on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and The National EFL Syllabus, this paper focuses on the highest ranking goals within formal foreign language (L2) education: the development of communicative competence
Mirjana Želježič
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Classroom Interaction in Online Learning: Voices From The Students

open access: yesJEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies), 2022
The importance of classroom interaction in learning has been widely researched. Through the lens of sociocultural theory, classroom interaction could be seen as mediation for learning where learners develop their knowledge and understandings through ...
Entusiastik, Yuniar D.A. Siregar
doaj   +1 more source

Motivation and emotion in the EFL learning experience of Romanian adolescent students: Two contrasting cases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The aim of this study was to investigate the language learning motivation of two EFL teenage students in Romania and the link between motivation and the emotional dimensions of these adolescents’ learning experiences.
Pavelescu, Liana Maria
core   +2 more sources

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