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Die Berücksichtigung von Kindern in den Sozialversicherungen: Reformvorschläge auf dem Prüfstand
Kochskämper, Susanna - In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 64 (2015) 3, pp. 287-302
Abstract How to treat families within the German pay-as-you-go financed social insurance systems - this question is repeatedly discussed. A closer look on the statutory pension scheme as well as the statutory health insurance and the care insurance scheme reveals indeed, that people without...
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Finnischer Tangotanztourismus als verkörperter Raum in einer „Kultur der Schweigsamkeit“
Thimm, Tatjana - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 14 (2022) 2, pp. 164-183
Zusammenfassung In diesem Beitrag wird der finnische Tangotanztourismus unter Berücksichtigung des Konzeptes des verkörperten Raumes (Low 2003) und des Raumverständnisses von Lefebvre (1991) auf den vielschichtig miteinander verbundenen Ebenen von Körper, Kultur und Raum analysiert. Die...
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Diverging family policies to promote children's well‐being in the UK and US: some relevant data from family research and intervention studies
Cowan, Philip; Cowan, Carolyn - In: Journal of Children's Services 3 (2008) 4, pp. 4-16
In response to what are perceived as the negative consequences for children of family change over the past century, governments in the UK and the US have devoted substantial funds to programmes to strengthen families, but the focus of intervention in the two countries has moved in opposite...
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Family life in the 21st century: the implications for parenting policy in the UK
Walker, Janet - In: Journal of Children's Services 3 (2008) 4, pp. 17-29
The ever‐increasing diversity in family forms has provoked concerns in the UK about the instability of family life in the 21st century and promoted a plethora of policy initiatives aimed at strengthening families and supporting parents. This article explores the changes and continuities in...
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Retrenchment and restructuring: family support and children's services reform under the coalition
Churchill, Harriet - In: Journal of Children's Services 8 (2013) 3, pp. 209-222
Purpose – With the UK Conservative-Liberal Democrat Government reaching its mid-term point, this paper examines its austerity measures and public expenditure reductions in family support and children's services, and its revisions of family support, family intervention, child poverty, child...
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Democracy as Othering Within Finnish Education
Simpson, Ashley - In: International Journal of Bias, Identity and Diversities … 3 (2018) 2, pp. 77-93
the context of Finnish education. In recent years the educational system of Finland has been described as a ‘miracle' and … and othering in terms of how democracy is discussed and expressed within the context of Finland. …
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Cyber Security Education and Research in the Finland's Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences
Lehto, Martti - In: International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IJCWT) 6 (2016) 2, pp. 15-31
The revolution in information technology that began in the 1990s has been transforming Finland into an information … know-how of the citizens and actors of the economic life and public administration. Pursuant to Finland's Cyber Security … expertise, it also bolsters Finland as an information society.” In this article are analyzed the cyber security research and …
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The Role of Reputation on Trust and Loyalty: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Tablet E-Tailing
Sunday Adewale Olaleye; Salo, Jari; Ukpabi, Dandison C. - In: International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR) 14 (2018) 2, pp. 61-75
commerce and to compare the trust arbitration between reputation and loyalty in two cultures - Finland and Nigeria. Data was … collected from Finland and Nigeria, using purposive and snowball sampling methods. This article uses Structural Equation … reputation is stronger in Nigeria than in Finland and trust is a strong predictor of ease of use in Finland than Nigeria …
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Redesign of Home Care Service Delivery: A Systemic Approach to IT Innovations
Melkas, Helinä; Mäkimattila, Martti; Uotila, Tuomo - In: International Journal of Information Systems and Social … 8 (2017) 2, pp. 1-24
home-care services in Finland in 2010–2014 shows that systemic innovations result from collaborative actions because the …
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Policy Narratives in Formation of Comprehensive Support System for Parenting and Child Care in Japan
Takahashi, Mutsuko - In: International Journal of Public and Private … 2 (2018) 1, pp. 22-32
This article aims to analyze the distinctive features of policy narratives by focusing on the formulation of the center of comprehensive support for child-rearing generations in Japan. There have been anticipated effects of the decline in the fertility rate and decreasing population, and the...
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