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Wealth of nomads – an exploratory analysis of livestock inequality in the Saami reindeer husbandry

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023
The evolution of political complexity is a perennial issue in humanities and social sciences. While social inequality is pervasive in contemporary human societies, there is a view that livestock, as the primary source of wealth, limits the development of
Marius Warg Næss, Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen   +1 more
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Climate policies under wealth inequality [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2014
Significance One of the greatest challenges in addressing global environmental problems such as climate change, which involves public goods and common-pool resources, is achieving cooperation among peoples. There are great disparities in wealth among nations, and this heterogeneity can make agreements much more difficult to achieve (e.g ...
Vítor V, Vasconcelos, Francisco C, Santos, Jorge M, Pacheco, Simon A, Levin   +3 more
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Career motivations and perceptions of teaching of 16–19‐year‐olds in England and Wales

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The current study provides an understanding of career‐related motivations of 16–19‐year‐olds in schools and A‐level colleges in England and Wales. The 672 participants (62% women) were asked to complete a modified version of the Motivations for Career Choice and the Persistence Research in Science and Engineering scales and provide comments on
Sophie Thompson‐Lee, Rebecca, J. S. Snell, Hui Wang, Robert M. Klassen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wealth Inequality in Latin America

, 2023
How much wealth has accumulated in the region and how is it distributed across households? Despite being widely recognized for its extreme income inequality, reliable data on wealth is scarce, partial and oftentimes contradictory, making it difficult to answer these basic questions. In this study, we estimate aggregates based on macroeconomic data, and
Carranza, Rafael, De Rosa, Mauricio, Flores, Ignacio   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Learning to ‘be’ an activist: Exploring the relationship between activism and informal education in a youth activism group case study

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people in the United States (and beyond) access spaces for activism in varied ways, including the out‐of‐school time sector, where youth activism (YA) groups draw on informal learning pedagogies to engage young people in collective action.
Laura Weiner
wiley   +1 more source

The Evolution of Wealth Inequality in Canada, 1984-1999 [PDF]

Using data from the Assets and Debts Survey of 1984 and the Survey of Financial Security of 1999, we document the evolution of wealth inequality in Canada between 1984 and 1999. Our main findings are as follows: 1) Wealth inequality has increased between
Marie Drolet, Rene Morissette, Xuelin Zhang   +2 more
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The Effect of Knowledge Components on the Inequality of Global Wealth Distribution

برنامه‌ریزی و بودجه, 2020
Inequality in global wealth distribution has led to a growing gap between developing and developed countries with regards to income levels, consumption rates, and living standards.
Abolfazl Shahabadi, Mina Kheshtmal Nasrani, Ali Moradi   +2 more
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School readiness and the good level of development: Policy constructions in English early childhood education

British 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

Parental involvement and engagement during COVID‐19 lockdowns: School staff and parents' reflections about children's learning at home

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Valuing parental engagement, as part of home–school collaboration, can benefit children's learning. This article focuses on parents and school‐based staff's (N = 120) experiences of children's learning occurring at home during the COVID‐19 lockdowns (2020–2021), both school‐mandated and other learning activities.
Ashley Brett, Bonny L. Hartley, Deborah Wallace, Adewale Magaji, Lorraine Smith, Rachel Wolfendale   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maslahah Mursalah: A Substantial Effort to Overcome Income and Wealth Inequality in Indonesia

Shirkah
Income and wealth inequality in Indonesia persists despite efforts by central and local governments to address it. maslahah mursalah provides a strong theoretical foundation for creating policies that are both religious and highly beneficial. This study
Tholkhatul Khoir, Eman Sulaiman
doaj   +1 more source