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This study explores the effects of air pollution on self-reported health status and the health related costs in UK. The estimates are based on data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS). The effects of air pollution on individuals' health status are estimated and their monetary value is...
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on fire risk and weak adaptive capacities. The article recommends provision of more fire hydrants and mass education on …
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The article describes the design of a study, using aspects of Actor Network Theory (ANT), to provide a level of understanding of how Mapuche students in Chile have shaped information and communication technology (ICT) to meet their needs, whether these are cultural, educational, work or other....
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This manuscript examines the past and present frameworks for conceptualizing community, community-based education, and … their relationship to transformative education/learning. A case is made for the importance of community-based education …
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, social movements, and education. It discusses the impetus for incorporating activism into theoretical frameworks and research …
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part of the “corporatizing” of higher education and the “neoliberal” restructuring of work in late capitalism …
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The article addresses some fundamental values in education and their implications in the Nordic countries, such as … education and culturally responsive pedagogy. Findings reveal a variety of successful educational practices on all three school …
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‘democratic education', ‘democracy education' and ‘(student) participation' are often referred to within national curricula …, policy briefings, and, teacher education/training and resources. Little critical attention has been given to the word within … the context of Finnish education. In recent years the educational system of Finland has been described as a ‘miracle' and …
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alternative educational technology to help rebuild the education system and encourage innovation and development in developing … educational environment in developing countries by using TrimCloud at the primary, secondary, university/higher education, and …
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This article aims to examine the main factors that may hinder or facilitate the adoption of cloud computing (CC) services by higher educational institutions in developing countries, exemplified here by Oman. A conceptual model was developed through extending the...
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