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Showing 1 to 20 of 227 for “"Social Inclusion"”.
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Discourses of Widening Participation and Social Inclusion
… in post-compulsory learning and notions of social inclusion. Whilst both widening participation and social inclusion can be viewed as distinct policy areas, the focus for this research are the links between the two, the impact that these links have on the development of specific education …
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History, Heritage and Social Inclusion: A case study of rugby league
… that have been required to act as agents of social inclusion. This thesis examines the role that sporting heritage, in particular rugby league heritage, has assumed in assisting the heritage sector in addressing issues surrounding social inclusion and wellbeing. While there has been much …
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Measuring Empowerment and Social Inclusion in Favela Upgrading Belo Horizonte, Brazil
… process as "an instrument of empowerment and social inclusion" implemented by the Worker's Party to foster the "efficient and democratic allocation of resources and citizen involvement in the planning and management of their localities" (Serageldin, 2005: 4). Although the Inter American …
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Discourses of Social Inclusion in Sport and Recreation in Rural Ontario
… recreation practitioners and managers understand social inclusion work in sport and recreation and the impact these understandings may have on newcomer populations who are living in rural and other non-metropolitan communities. The purpose of this study was to gain a more in-depth understanding of …
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Coming in from the margins: migrant voices, community broadcasting and social inclusion
… provides fresh insights into the process of social exclusion by comparing it with the discourse of developmentalism to offer a wider theoretical understanding of the issues related to marginalisation and powerlessness. The study argues that people experiencing exclusion from the social and …
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Sport and neighbourhood regeneration: exploring the mechanisms of social inclusion through sport
… renewal and economic development to tackling social and community-related matters concentrated in deprived neighbourhoods, such as unemployment, low income, low skills, poor housing, high crime rates, and poor health – in short, social exclusion. Young people who live in these neighbourhoods …
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The Impact of Social Inclusion from the Perspective of the Neurotypical Peer
… to understand the benefits and overall impact of social inclusion from the perspective of the neurotypical peer. My research analyzes three strategies that are widely used to promote the acquisition of social skills for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders; Social Skills Training, Peer-Network …
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Promoting the Social Inclusion of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder via Mobile Technologies
… in language, communication skills, and social interactions; hence, these children have difficulties with communicating and interacting socially with their peers, educators, and parents. One of the latest interventions is the use of mobile technologies in assisting children with ASD in …
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Social Inclusion in and around Visual Arts Activities: Epistemic Practices in a Preschool Context
… an upsurge of preschool programs that promote social inclusion following the agenda of the Czech government to provide hard-to-reach children, many of them Roma, an equal access to education. Social inclusion in this context is an end-product of a social project focused on the entry of groups …
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Legislating Social Inclusion: Social Interaction and Perceptions of Middle Level Students Toward Those with Disabilities
… an appropriate education. However, mandating inclusion in classrooms does not ensure social interaction, which is an integral part of learning, especially for early adolescents. </p> <p>This dissertation uses the Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes Towards Children with Handicaps (CATCH) 36-item scale …
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Converging claims to social inclusion via tourism in Salvador, Brazil: cosmopolitan tourists and low-income residents
… and cosmopolitan-aspiring tourists, for whom social inclusion is a goal of their participating in tourism. This paper explores these two converging claims to social inclusion in Salvador, Brazil through ethnographic research. The paper first addresses the social inclusion of the locals, as …
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Jewish converts, their communities and experiences of social inclusion and exclusion in post-apartheid South Africa
… an ethnic-religious minority group. Taking a social constructionist approach to understanding religious conversion, it is argued that religious conversion to Orthodox Judaism is also a social process of becoming ethnically "Jewish". In this study, two types of converts are considered, namely …
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Understanding Social Inclusion from the Perspective of Tamil Seniors and Service Providers in the Greater Toronto Area
Understanding Tamil seniors perspectives on social inclusion in the Greater Toronto Area is critical to inform programs and policies. The researcher engaged with 27 Tamil seniors and 13 service providers using Concept Mapping and Focus Groups. The facilitators identified by seniors in Concept …
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Refugee Resettlement and Social Inclusion in Greater Vancouver: An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis of Local Immigration Partnership Strategies
Using an intersectionality-based policy analysis, this research examined Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) strategic plans specific to the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada, to assess how well these documents accounted for the intersectional identities of refugees. This paper …
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Mental Health Services and Social Inclusion in Remote and Rural Areas of Scotland and Canada: A Qualitative Comparison
… focus in the UK policy landscape because of its social and economic impact. However, most research to date has focused on living with mental health issues, or providing mental health services, in urban settings. There is limited understanding of the experiences of rural dwellers with mental …
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The Artists’ Resale Right Directive 2001/84/EC: a socially orientated reconceptualisation – fomenting social inclusion and remunerative parity
… right spread through Europe it often embodied a social security function that distributed funds to benefit elderly, needy and emerging visual artists. Despite an express EU social mandate, today’s EU equivalent, the Artists’ Resale Right (ARR) Directive 2001/84/EC is shorn of any such social …
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Collaborative Teaching: A Delivery Model to Increase Responsiveness to the Needs of all Learners Through Academic and Social Inclusion
… instruction method often has negative impacts on social-emotional development and targets students for their differing needs.</p> <p>Integrated collaborative teaching models include collaborative teaching among general and special educators in an inclusive environment. In this descriptive study, …
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International migration and social inclusion of migrants in South Africa: the case of Cameroonian Migrants in the Western Cape
… argues that those migrants with the weakest social position and tenuous links to their home country are forced to live a marginal and precarious existence while those with stronger ties and independent means of existence adopt a transnational existence. There are also those migrants who, …
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Social Economy and Developmental Disabilities: An Employment Option that Promotes a Form of Authentic Work and Fosters Social Inclusion
… provide typical workplace and geographical inclusion but tend not to support social inclusion and "belonging". This study explored the innovative employment alternative of social businesses and considered this form of employment for persons with a developmental disability as a viable avenue …
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