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Is There High-Level Causation? [PDF]

, 2013
The discovery of high-level causal relations seems a central activity of the special sciences. Those same sciences are less successful in formulating strict laws. If causation must be underwritten by strict laws, we are faced with a puzzle (first noticed
Glynn, Luke
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Results and discussion [PDF]

, 2006
In this chapter, the interdisciplinary synthesis of the results of the BERAS project is presented and discussed. First, the effects of localisation and enhanced recycling on the ecological, economic and social dimensions of sustainability based on the ...
Kahiluoto, Helena, Vesala, Kari
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Reception Baseline Assessment and ‘small acts’ of micro‐resistance

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In September 2021, following the global COVID‐19 pandemic, the Department for Education introduced a national standardised digital Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) for all English 4‐year‐old children. We analyse RBA and its associated Quality Monitoring Visits, as a further intensification of the new public management of early years ...
Guy Roberts‐Holmes, Diana Sousa, Siew Fung Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feminist Ecological Economics [PDF]

, 2008
This article provides an overview of feminist ecological economics, with special attention to three particular aspects: its theoretical foundations and relation to other schools of thought, its implications for activism and public policy, and directions
Perkins, Patricia E. (Ellie)
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Turning Red Rural Landscapes Yellow? Sufficiency Economy and Royal Projects in the Hills of Nan Province, Northern Thailand

ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 2012
This paper discusses the efforts of the royal family to moralise the environmental behaviour of their subjects in the name of the Sufficiency Economy philosophy solicited by King Bhumibol since the 1990s in Thailand.
Amalia Rossi
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Activism as a long durée journey: Teachers against the Chilean neoliberal education model

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, I use the idea of purposes of education, particularly subjectification, and the concept of love to explore long‐term teacher activism in Chile. ‘Long‐term activism’ is used to describe an ongoing struggle rather than activism confined to specific moments.
Carla Tapia‐Parada
wiley   +1 more source

Success Factors in Implementation of The Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of Local Administrative Organization: A Case Study of Nong Bua Lam Phu and Udon Thani Provinces

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Mahasarakham University
The purpose of this research was to study. - (1) The levels in implementation of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of Local Administrative Organizations.
Krisda Na Nongkhai, Sunit Hemnil, Patchadaporn Sangtamat, Manon Siaoprachuap   +3 more
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Recommendations for a New Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program In Illinois [PDF]

, 2002
The Chicago Jobs Council has prepared this "tool" to guide our Governor-Elect, transition team members, legislators, and a new Department of Human Services administration in the transformation of the TANF program in Illinois.
Rose Karasti
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Unveiling student sentiment dynamics toward AI‐based education through statistical analysis and Monte Carlo simulation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the multifaceted dynamics of student sentiment towards artificial intelligence (AI)‐based education by integrating sentiment analysis techniques with statistical methods, including Monte Carlo simulations and decision tree modelling, alongside qualitative grounded theory analysis.
Volkan Duran, Ercümend Ersanlı, Hurinur Çelik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source