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Seeing the way: visual sociology and the distance runner's perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Employing visual and autoethnographic data from a two‐year research project on distance runners, this article seeks to examine the activity of seeing in relation to the activity of distance running.
Allen Collinson Jacquelyn   +48 more
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Challenges of Post-Penal Care in Serbia: Access to Education for Former Offenders

open access: yesJournal of Legal and Political Education
This paper examines access to education for former offenders as a crucial prerequisite for securing employment and improving their prospects for successful reintegration into society.
Milica Kolakovic-Bojovic   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Globalization and Orthodox Christianity: A Glocal Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This article analyses the topic of Globalization and Orthodox Christianity. Starting with Victor Roudometof’s work (2014b) dedicated to this subject, the author’s views are compared with some of the main research of social scientists on the ...
Guglielmi, Marco
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How do COVID-19 lockdown practices relate to sustainable well-being? Lessons from Oslo and Geneva

open access: yesSustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in everyday lives through restrictions that resulted in lockdown practices in the home, whereby practices were reassessed, changed, renewed, or newly established. Based on a qualitative study of lockdown practices
Orlane Moynat   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The sociology of Theodor Adorno [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Theodor Adorno is a widely-studied figure, but most often with regard to his work on cultural theory, philosophy and aesthetics. The Sociology of Theodor Adorno provides the first thorough English-language account of Adorno's sociological thinking ...
Benzer, Matthias
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Cervical cancer screening programs and their context-dependent effect on inequalities in screening uptake: a dynamic interplay between public health policy and welfare state redistribution

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Background While organized and opportunistic cervical cancer screening (CCS) programs implemented across the European Union have increased participation rates, barriers to socioeconomically deprived women remain substantial, implying high levels of ...
Vincent De Prez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Education as a Resource for the Formation of “Soft Power” in Working with Young Compatriots Living in the CIS countries

open access: yesВысшее образование в России, 2023
In the Russian Federation the relevance of researching policy towards Russian-speaking young compatriots living abroad is growing. Firstly, Russian-speaking compatriots are the demographic potential of Russia, and nowadays institutional mechanisms have ...
T. K. Rostovskaya, E. N. Vasilieva
doaj   +1 more source

Gender Balance of University Professors: European Experience and Its Relevance for Russia

open access: yesВысшее образование в России, 2021
The article compares measures to support female teachers in universities in the UK, Germany and Russia with gender statistics from the OECD. An ambiguous correlation was revealed: the broader the measures to support  female university teachers, the lower
S. A. Baykov
doaj   +1 more source

Trials & Tribulations Encountered During the Development & Teaching of a Dual-Delivery Format Research Methods Course [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This paper focuses on developmental and pedagogical/sociological issues related to a doctoral level research methodology course. This course is delivered in two formats, resident (face-to-face) and distance (web-based on Blackboard).
Deckard, Steve W., Tompkins, Abreena
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Brokering responsible research and innovation in in silico medicine

open access: yesJournal of Responsible Innovation
The implementation of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in research projects has increased the need for interdisciplinary collaboration. This article presents our RRI approach within the Horizon 2020 ‘In Silico World' project, which aims to ...
Elisa Elhadj   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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