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Women Entrepreneurs Need Mentors [PDF]

International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 2015
As of 2014 United States’ women entrepreneurs own 9.1 million businesses creating the fastest growing business segment. This phenomenological study highlights how women entrepreneurs can learn to be more objective while managing their company through a ...
Robin L. Laukhuf, Timothy A. Malone
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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
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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
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Assessing The Influence of Digital Entrepreneurial Ecosystem on Competitive Advantage: Insights From Women Digital Entrepreneurs

Indonesian Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship
Background: The growing importance of the digital entrepreneurial ecosystem (DEE) for business competitiveness, particularly among women digital entrepreneurs, was increasingly recognized.
Ratih Purbasari, Siti Alyqha Mahira, Imam Suwandi   +2 more
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Women Entrepreneurs: A Study of Indonesian Female Evidence and Perception for Becoming Entrepreneurs

Problemy Zarządzania, 2017
This study delineates the picture of the nature of women entrepreneurs in Indonesia. This study is important for policy makers and scholars because it offers classical and contemporary evidence of women entrepreneurs which contributes significantly to ...
Sandra Sunanto, Agus Gunawan, Theresia Gunawan, Meine Pieter van Dijk   +3 more
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Determinants that influence the performance of women entrepreneurs in micro and small enterprises in Ethiopia

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2020
Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore determinants that influence women entrepreneurs’ performance in micro and small enterprises in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia, and in turn contribute to entrepreneurship-related literature mainly in ...
Endalew Terefe Alene
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Young people's occupational aspirations beyond the aspiration discourse: A sociocultural perspective

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people's aspirations have been the focus of many educational, sociological and psychological studies. This paper argues, firstly, that the concept of aspirations holds greater generative potential than suggested by the policy‐oriented ‘aspiration discourse’.
Jelena Popov
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Tunisia [PDF]

Whether policy support should be designed differently for women entrepreneurs is a particularly relevant question. To answer this, and to inform the design of policies to provide appropriate support for women entrepreneurs, the paper compares male and ...
Drine, Imed, Grach, Mouna
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

Between soft power and suspicion: Chinese international students as diasporic actors in U.S.‐China geopolitical tensions

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
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