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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Policy practices"”.
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Institutional Adaptation and Public Policy Practices of Military Transfer Credit
… to achieve degrees. To understand inconsistent practices, both federal and institutions of higher education polices are examined. Framed by institutionalization theory, this research sheds light on the public policy process and administration of credit at the organization over time. The study …
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African Culture in the Global Marketplace: The Case of Folklore and Intellectual Property in Ghana
… piracy and appropriation. It also examines policy practices around these concepts both internationally and in Ghana. At the international level, those policy practices have changed considerably over the past 30 years. The study considers the consequences of those changes for Africa and other …
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The Behavioral Consequences of Territorial Competition
… to adopt aggressive, military-oriented foreign policy practices when faced with perceived or real threat to territory. Collectively, such strategies are referred to as realpolitik (or power politics, often defined as the use of arms races, alliances, and bellicose rhetoric) and are believed to …
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ΤΟ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΚΟΙΝΟΒΟΥΛΙΟ ΚΑΙ Η ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗ ΔΡΑΣΗ ΣΕ ΘΕΜΑΤΑ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗΣ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΣΤΕΓΗΣ (1922-1967). (ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΑ ΠΡΟΒΛΗΜΑΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗ ΘΕΣΜΟΙ)
… OF HOUSING RELATES MORE DISTINCTLY TO SOCIAL POLICY THAN TO ANY OTHER SCIENCE. FROM SUCH A VIEWPOINT, ONE MAY POLITICALLY, LEGALLY AND SOCIOLOGICALLY STUDY THAT SOCIAL PHENOMENA IN GREECE OF THE PERIOD 1922-1967 SUCH AS POVERTY AND THE PROBLEM OF HOUSING AS THEY APPEARED IN THAT PERIOD. TO …
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One thousand friends of food : strategies for the implementation of local food policy in New York City
… from a social and advocacy movement and into policy, I compare food policy initiatives in Chicago, San Francisco, and Vancouver. My analysis of each city's food program reveals their shared aspiration to provide affordable, accessible, and fresh food with few adverse environmental impacts. …
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US Arms Trade in the Middle East: A Complex and Dynamic Relationship
The US foreign policy is a formidable testament to the intricate nature of international relations and exerting efforts to create international relations. Treaties and agreements are crucial to designing a symbiotic and harmonious international affair, built on the basis of shared interests and …
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Neoliberalism, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Chesapeake Bay
… of neoliberal influence within its history and policy practices. These influences inevitably impact the Agency's ability to accomplish the goals of their mission and purpose statements. As seen through regulations such as the Clean Water Act, neoliberal pressure has altered the priorities of …
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Recommendations for developing and managing an integrated electronic waste policy & infrastructure in the Republic of Mauritius
… framework or model that can be applied as a policy development and management tool. Mauritius is a small island located off the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean with a population of 1.2 million people and an area of about 787 sq. miles. According to a recent survey it is estimated that …
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THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND BEYOND-ACADEMIC WELLBEING OF HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISTIC BOYS: A POLICY-PROFESSIONAL CARE-SCHOOL-PARENT ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
… support from stakeholders in their ecology (policy makers, care providers, schools, and parents). The quality of such support and its ecological integration are of poor quality. The purpose of this study was to report on the perceptions of parents of HFA boys about their children’s academic …
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Migration, Family Separation, and Wellbeing
… and wellbeing, and provides implications for policy practices and future research.
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The economic impacts of sub-Saharan Africa urban real estate policies
… for more robust evaluation of real estate policy impacts in sub-Saharan Africa, the tools and methodologies for accomplishing this remain less fully developed. There are at the moment few impact evaluation methodologies that are entirely applicable to real estate policies and even fewer …
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Nursing program experiences developing and implementing policies for the HESI exit exam
This descriptive phenomenological study described practices used by Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs to develop and implement progression policies regarding the use of the Elsevier HESI<sup>TM</sup> Exit Exam (E2) and related remediation methods. …
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In Memoir and Memory: US Servicewomen Narrating 21st Century Combat
… of combat. Nevertheless, the combat exclusion policy remained in place until 2015.</p> <p>This study examines how servicewomen memoirists challenged public knowledge about their experiences by publishing about their encounters with combat. It asks what these memoirs tell us about the realities …
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An investigation of foreign trade policy and its impact on economic growth: the case of Kazakhstan (1991 - 2008).
… research is to study the impact of foreign trade policy on economic growth in Kazakhstan since its independence in 1991 until 2008. The conceptual framework adopted for this study is underpinned by a review of extant research on the evolution of foreign trade policy for important developed and …
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Bäst i klassen? Lärare och elever i svenska och europeiska policytexter
… and positioned in a number of current key policy texts. The study also involves a discussion of the construction and regulation practices regarding the school, and its role in society. The main context for the study is policy texts and policy practices related to teacher education. Four …
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Indonesia’s great power and superpower environment in the post Cold War era: A study of Indonesia’s search for a dynamic regional equilibrium
… so doing, it sheds light on Indonesia’s foreign policy which, for some scholars, is considered less focused and irrelevant, especially in responding to great powers dynamics in the region. This thesis uses two main techniques of data collection to explore its main objectives: interviewing and …
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Effective policy making for establishing sustainable local food systems : the East Riding of Yorkshire and the Abruzzo region, Italy.
… interest in local food from academics, policy-makers, businesses and consumers. The overall question which the research attempts to address is what steps can policy makers take to establish sustainable local food networks, particularly in areas with a traditional background in intensive …
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State-led urban development, displacement, resettlement, and livelihoods from a complexity perspective: A case study of Thu Thiem, Vietnam
… policies and power relations shape the policy planning and implementation? The research used a systems approach and the sustainable livelihoods approach; data was collected via on-site observation of relocation areas, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and a questionnaire …
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State-led urban development, displacement, resettlement, and livelihoods from a complexity perspective: A case study of Thu Thiem, Vietnam
… policies and power relations shape the policy planning and implementation? The research used a systems approach and the sustainable livelihoods approach; data was collected via on-site observation of relocation areas, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and a questionnaire …
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Public Policy Development and Implementation in the United Arab Emirates. A study of organizational learning during policy development and implementation in the Abu Dhabi Police and the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior
This reflective analysis of the Emirati public policy process (PPP) cycle and implications of uneven application of new public management (NPM) paradigms in the UAE offers insight into the way that public administrations develop, learn, evolve, and cope with new challenges during the policy …