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School readiness and the good level of development: Policy constructions in English early childhood education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper critically analyses how school readiness has been historically and discursively constructed in Early Childhood Education (ECE) policy in England over the past four decades. Using Bacchi's ‘What's the Problem Represented to be?’ framework and Foucauldian concepts of governmentality, the paper explores how school readiness has shifted
Louise Kay
wiley   +1 more source

Judicial Law-Making: Unlocking the Creative Powers of Judges in Terms of Section 39(2) of the Constitution

open access: yesPotchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2016
The law-making role of judges has always been the subject of much controversy. For a good many a year and especially during the apartheid regime, the approach to statutory interpretation that dominated the South African courts was the orthodox textual ...
Annie Singh, Moreblessing Zaryl Bhero
doaj   +1 more source

Bridging home, school and community to address educational inequality: Supporting educational trajectories through community bridge work

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the role of community stakeholders in supporting the educational trajectories of students experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage in the Irish context. Building on international and national policy debates, the study examines how community‐based organisations, statutory services and outreach initiatives work alongside ...
Aoife Joy Keogh, Deirdre McGillicuddy
wiley   +1 more source

Transfer of Ownership of Forests in the Western and Northern Teritories after World War II: Nationalization and Reprivatization

open access: yesStudia Historiae Oeconomicae, 2019
The article concerns the transfer of ownership of forest property, nationalized after World War II. It covers the subject matter of the process of property acquisition by way of nationalization decrees, in particular in the area of the so-called ...
Joanna Jaroszyk-Pawlukiewicz
doaj   +1 more source

Elected Judges and Statutory Interpretation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This Article considers whether differences in methods of judicial selection should influence how judges approach statutory interpretation. Courts and scholars have not given this question much sustained attention, but most would probably embrace the ...
Bruhl, Aaron-Andrew P., Leib, Ethan J.
core   +1 more source

Benefit Corporations: The Moral Legitimacy That Requires More Rules

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why Italian for‐profit firms convert to Benefit Corporation status and how they navigate the ensuing hybridization. Survey data from 118 companies are interpreted through a pragmatic and moral legitimacy lens. Results show that the main trigger is pragmatic legitimacy: managers seek to strengthen trust with internal and ...
Laura Rocca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determining the capacity of a controlling shareholder in a company [PDF]

open access: yesZbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu
In this article, the author analyses the capacity of a controlling shareholder of a limited liability company or a joint stock company under the provisions of the Serbian Law on Partnerships and Companies of 2011.
Radović Mirjana Z.
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental Performance Drivers: A Political Cost Approach

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We contribute to the business strategy and the environment literature by examining the effect of political cost pressures on corporate environmental performance in the context of United Kingdom‐listed firms. Drawing on a sample of non‐financial firms from the FTSE All‐Share Index over a period of 10 years (2013–2022), we construct novel ...
Kazi Abul Bashar Muhammad Afzal Hossain   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cutting in on the \u3ci\u3eChevron\u3c/i\u3e Two-Step [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Consider the following scenario: an ambiguous statutory provision could plausibly mean A or B—which could in fact be the opposite of A. A federal agency, drawing upon its scientific and/or experiential expertise, either has or could develop policy-based ...
Sharkey, Catherine M.
core   +1 more source

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for ESG Reporting: A Case Study in the European Fashion Industry

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The fashion industry in Europe has increasingly recognized the importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting as a key driver for sustainable development and transparency. As consumer awareness grows and regulatory frameworks evolve, companies are pressured to disclose their sustainability practices, ethical labor ...
Serena Strazzullo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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