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Charitable Incorporated Organisations: An Analysis of the Three UK Jurisdictions
Morgan, Gareth G. - In: Nonprofit Policy Forum 6 (2015) 1, pp. 25-44
, though implementation dates only from 2011 in Scotland and from 2013 in England and Wales. The focus of this paper is a …
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Effectiveness of property asset management in Scottish councils
Makaranga Ngwira, Malawi; Parsa, Ali; Manase, David - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 14 (2012) 2, pp. 105-120
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of operational property asset management in Scottish Councils and the extent to which this achieves best value. Appropriate criteria for evaluating asset management effectiveness include the effective use of capital resources,...
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Alternative models of youth justice: lessons from Scotland and Northern Ireland
McVie, Susan - In: Journal of Children's Services 6 (2011) 2, pp. 106-114
restorative paradigm. This paper seeks to review the historical development of youth justice in neighbouring Scotland and Northern … Ireland. Design/methodology/approach – The historical development of youth justice in Scotland and Northern Ireland is …
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Social capital as a mechanism for exploring the low educational achievements of looked after children
McClung, Michele; Gayle, Vernon - In: Journal of Children's Services 8 (2013) 1, pp. 52-64
Purpose – The purpose of this article is to explore whether the concept of social capital is helpful in explaining the educational underachievement of looked after children. Design/methodology/approach – Analysis of data on educational achievement and social care in a cohort of 1,407...
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Interpretive journeys and METS
Nicholson, Dennis - In: Journal of Documentation 62 (2006) 2, pp. 271-290
Purpose – To report on initial work carried out on a Metadata Options Appraisal undertaken for the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park in the context of plans to create and manage complex digital objects called Interpretive Journeys, PDA‐based multimedia guides to Park tours....
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Use and outcome of online health information services: a study among Scottish population
Harbour, Jenny; Chowdhury, Gobinda G. - In: Journal of Documentation 63 (2007) 2, pp. 229-242
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on a research designed to find out how people in Scotland access and …. Findings – Use of the Internet for health information was found to be much lower in Scotland than in the previous UK studies …
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Information literacy and knowledge management at work
Toledano O'Farrill, Rubén - In: Journal of Documentation 66 (2010) 5, pp. 706-733
, which are discussed with respect to organizational characteristics of NHS Scotland and against the background of the two …
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The influences of communitarian philosophy in public policy: mapping the discourse of Scottish public library strategy
Paton, Colin; McMenemy, David - In: Journal of Documentation 80 (2023) 1, pp. 73-100
/implications The analysis is focused on strategy in Scotland only and thus can only claim to be representative of that country. However …
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“Bloody amazing really”: voices from Scotland’s public libraries in lockdown
Reid, Peter H.; Mesjar, Lyndsay - In: Journal of Documentation 79 (2022) 2, pp. 301-319
snips of content) were analysed thematically. Second, 19 semi-structured interviews with service managers across Scotland … were supported by a short survey distributed to all public library services in Scotland focussed on e-lending during … the voices, thoughts and perceptions of Scotland’s public libraries during the period of lockdown in 2020. The evidence …
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Adapting the Scottish tenement to twenty‐first century standards
Sharpe, Tim; Shearer, Donald - In: Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable … 3 (2013) 1, pp. 55-67
Purpose – The stone tenement is perhaps the most iconic type of housing in Scotland and to a large extent defines the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014847758