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Short-term gains versus long-term strains: productivist policies and family resilience in China

open access: yesThe Journal of Chinese Sociology
This article studies the intricate dynamics of family resilience within the Chinese productivist regime over the course of seven decades, emphasizing the instrumental role of public policy in shaping this resilience.
Xiaohui Zhong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Doing IT for Themselves: Management versus Autonomy in Youth E-Citizenship [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Part of the Volume on Civic Life Online: Learning How Digital Media Can Engage Youth. This chapter explores tensions between managed and autonomous conceptions of youth e-citizenship as manifested in six UK-based projects.
Stephen Coleman
core  

An analysis of the Regency of Rejang Lebong government policy in procuring the sports facility

open access: yesQuality in Sport, 2020
The Government Policy on the sports facility has been an important component in improving the achievement and the society interest toward the conduct of sports activities.
Fadli Nugroho   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

High prevalence of exposure to the child welfare system among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting: implications for policy and practice

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2014
BackgroundStreet-involved youth are more likely to experience trauma and adverse events in childhood; however, little is known about exposure to the child welfare system among this vulnerable population.
Brittany Barker   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An analysis of policy success and failure in formal evaluations of Australia’s national mental health strategy (1992–2012)

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Heightened fiscal constraints, increases in the chronic disease burden and in consumer expectations are among several factors contributing to the global interest in evidence-informed health policy.
Francesca C. Grace   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building a Learning Agenda Around Disconnected Youth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In December 2007, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave MDRC a grant to conduct reconnaissance on promising strategies to reengage disconnected young people and improve their long-term outcomes.
Dan Bloom   +2 more
core  

Up in Smoke: Reciprocal Effects of Cannabis Use and Job Complexity on Extrinsic Career Outcomes

open access: yesHuman Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With the passage of cannabis‐friendly legislation in the U.S., cannabis use is on the rise and poses increasing challenges to managing human resources in the workplace. However, the literature offers a limited understanding of its long‐term implications for career outcomes.
Zhonghao Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Readiness for change in early childhood education: Insights from social emotional coaches and infant and early childhood mental health consultants

open access: yesInfant Mental Health Journal: Infancy and Early Childhood, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores readiness for change (RFC) in infant and early childhood education through the perspectives of infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) consultants and social‐emotional (SEL) coaches. Specifically, this research examines how these professionals perceive educators’ RFC, identify barriers and facilitators to ...
Kaela M. Tidus, Amanda P. Williford
wiley   +1 more source

A career postcode lottery? Local authority provision of youth and career support following the 2011 Education Act [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Since the election of the Coalition Government, England has seen a major change in the delivery of career support for young people. Cuts in funding for Connexions, Aimhigher and Education Business Partnerships have been accompanied by a shift in ...
Bertuchi, Denise   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Can index insurance alter pastoralists' labor allocation decisions? Evidence from East Africa

open access: yesJournal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, EarlyView.
Abstract Social protection programs designed to reduce the impact of economic, climatic, and social shocks on vulnerable livelihoods are becoming more popular. This study explores the causal effects of index‐based livestock insurance (IBLI) programs that have been implemented among pastoralists in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Tekalign Gutu Sakketa, Lukas Kornher
wiley   +1 more source

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