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Gender Identity and the Role of an Adult Educator in a Vocational Training Institute

Advancing Women in Leadership Journal, 2017
This study examined the degree of sensitization of an adult educator in a Vocational Training Institute with regard to the link between his (her) gender identity and his (her) pedagogic role. In effect, the degree of sensitization connotes the extent to which an educator experiences the sexism.
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Beyond subsistence? The role of rural cooperatives in driving smallholder commercialization in Ethiopia

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract The transition from subsistence to market‐oriented agriculture holds the potential to boost rural economic progress and improve the well‐being of the rural poor in developing countries. Despite this potential, there is limited understanding of the key drivers for smallholder commercialization. In this study, we utilize comprehensive three‐wave
Abebayehu Girma Geffersa, Md. Monirul Islam   +1 more
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Integrated Model of Effective Adult and Continuing Vocational Education and Training

Psychology, 2019
The learning of adult and continuing vocational education and training is more likely to be effectively transferred when the learning objectives of the program relate to the learning needs identified. Besides building up the target behavior determined, however, for Effective Adult and Continuing Vocational Education and Training, it is necessary to ...
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Quality of Life of Families Who Have Children With Cornelia de Lange Syndrome in Brazil: Opportunities for Improvement

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This exploratory cross‐sectional study aimed to estimate the family quality of life (FQoL) among 70 Brazilian families with children with Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). Data were collected using sociodemographic and clinical data forms, the Barthel index for activities of daily living, and the Beach Center FQoL Scale, a 5‐point Likert tool
Aline Apis, Beatriz Carvalho Nunes, Thainá Vilella, Rafaela Catelan Martins Pereira, Rui Fernando Pilotto, Lucimar Retto da Silva de Avó, Maria Isabel Melaragno, Carla Maria Ramos Germano, Débora Gusmão Melo   +8 more
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Raising post‐secondary education participation of young people transitioning from care: The effects of extended legislative support

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Out‐of‐home care is associated with a range of negative social outcomes for the young people who experience it. The most promising path to improved life chances for care‐experienced young people is arguably through education, especially post‐secondary education.
Naomi Tootell, Andrew Harvey
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What Sense Can We Make of the Possibility of Vocational Didactics? An Approach from the Spanish School-Based System Complemented by Non-Formal Vocational Training

International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2015
Our contribution attempts to review the development of the field of didactics in Spain in the past 35 years and its contribution to the development and improvement of vocational education and training.
Fernando Marhuenda, Alicia Ros-Garrido
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The Introduction of Extended Out‐of‐Home Care (OOHC) Until 21 Years in Australia: A Mapping of Policy, Legislation and Programs in Each Jurisdiction

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is increasingly recognised by global research that extending out‐of‐home care (OOHC) until at least 21 years of age is the policy reform most likely to advance improved outcomes for care leavers. In recent years, all eight Australian jurisdictions (States and Territories) have introduced forms of extended care programs.
Philip Mendes, Steven Roche, Isabella Kristo, Melissa O'Donnell, Tim Moore, Catia Malvaso, Jemma Venables, Joseph McDowall   +7 more
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Psychodidactic features of digital technologies for professional development of an adult’s personality within the framework of additional vocational education

Вестник университета
The relevance of the study is due to the fact that digital transformation of vocational education requires revision and elaboration of digital educational technologies psychodidactics, particularly in adult learning.
L. Ye. Pautova
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The Gender Harassment Experiences of Women Who Play, Coach, Officiate and Manage Sport in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sport remains a male‐dominated industry despite increasing numbers of women participating and working in a variety roles and contexts. In many sports, women report negative experiences and face gendered challenges as elite players, community players, coaches and referees.
Samantha Marshall, Nicola McNeil, Emma‐Louise Seal, Matthew Nicholson   +3 more
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Mission-Driven Adaptability in a Changing National Training System

The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2016
This case study of an adult and community education provider based in far north Queensland describes its capacity to balance various iterations of public policy against its vision for the future of Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islanders.
Don Zoellner, Anne Stephens, Victor Joseph, Davena Monro   +3 more
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