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Sites of Resistance: All-Ages Music Venues in their Local and Theoretical Contexts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper shows how all-ages venues resist and contradict basic assumptions behind sociological, cultural policy and "creative cities" approaches to grassroots culture.
Tim Jones, Tim Wood
core  

Citizenship education and gender equality: A critique of action plans in Greek secondary schools

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In the sociology of education, gender education follows current policies developed and promoted through citizenship education. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations addressing global social inequalities include gender equality (SDG 5).
Aikaterini Peleki   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Place to Space: Exploring Youth Migration and Homelessness in Rural Nova Scotia

open access: yesJournal of Rural and Community Development, 2014
The study explored the issue of rural homelessness in Nova Scotia, and the trajectories that rural homeless youth take in their young lives, as they typically leave their rural home to move to an urban centre.
Jeff Karabanow, Aube Caila, Ted D Naylor
doaj  

Community Violence Exposure is Associated with Hippocampus-Insula Resting State Functional Connectivity in Urban Youth. [PDF]

open access: yesNeuroscience, 2021
Reda MH   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The epidemiology of HIV among young people in sub-Saharan Africa: know your local epidemic and its implications for prevention.

open access: yes, 2011
BACKGROUND: Broad patterns of HIV epidemiology are frequently used to design generic HIV programs in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: We reviewed the epidemiology of HIV among young people in sub-Saharan Africa, and explored the unique dynamics of infection ...
Changalucha, John   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Empowering teachers and fostering pupil climate action in Welsh primary schools

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The Curriculum for Wales intends to help students understand and address climate change, but relies on teachers' knowledge and implementation thereof. This article focuses on “The Lifecycle of My Clothes”, a unit of work (UoW) developed by academics and practitioners. The UoW aimed to increase students' awareness of the environmental impact of
Jennifer A. Rudd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Becoming somebody in the future’: Exploring undergraduate Students’ Self-articulated Goals to develop a measure of Students’ Quality of Life in Port Harcourt, Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Quality of life (QoL) measures are useful in international development as they can be used to generate locally grounded and individualised understandings of people’s lives in contexts of social, economic and political uncertainty.
Mac-Ikemenjima, Dabesaki
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Social Comparison and Its Association With Disordered Eating Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Social comparison has been widely implicated in the etiology and maintenance of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. At the same time, however, the magnitude of this relationship remains unclear, with existing studies varying widely in methodology, measurement, and sample characteristics.
Fidan Turk   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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