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Showing 1 to 20 of 2035 for “"policymakers"”.
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Automated Vehicles: A Guide for Planners and Policymakers
… direct human input. As a guide for planners and policymakers, the objective of this thesis is to develop a strong foundation for anticipating the potential impacts resulting from advancements in vehicle automation. To establish the foundation, this thesis uses a robust qualitative methodology, …
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Peasants and Policymakers, Agricultural transformation in Java under Suharto
Following the East Asian success story Indonesia also subscribed to a model with increased productivity, income and equity through modernisation of agriculture. When it was hit by a severe crisis in 1997, Indonesia was regarded as one of the up and coming tigers of Southeast Asia. The crisis …
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Structure analysis of a nuclear utility model for policymakers
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1996.
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Creating public dialogue: bridging the divide between television policymakers and citizens
… to the dialogue divide between television policymakers and citizens, and the problem of resolving public participation in New Zealand media regulatory practices. It also demonstrates action research displays the tenets of sound scientific research practice and the success of the EPPT …
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Those Who Can: The Significance of Math Policymakers for Math Policy and Practice
This study addresses the effects that policymakers’ mindsets have upon equity in the policy and practice of math education. It looks beyond math education culture to the general culture, examining the way mindset is constructed and sustained through its discursive expressions in written and spoken …
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Private vs. public ownership of power generation in Mexico : should environmental policymakers care?
Congress has not yet approved regulatory reform in the Mexican energy sector. In fact, the debate is deadlocked, with many political actors disagreeing on even the most basic principles that ought to guide future investments in energy. The disagreement persists even as the structure of the energy …
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Impactful maps and associated visualisations on antimalarial drug resistance for malaria programmes and policymakers
… Regrettably, the malaria programmes and policymakers who are at the forefront of confronting antimalarial drug resistance often lack timely monitoring tools for evidence-based decision-making. This thesis used an iterative, sequential, explanatory, mixed-methods design to strengthen …
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Virginia policymakers' views on the value of visual arts education at the high school level
… of this study was to find out from Virginia policymakers their feelings toward visual arts education as a required subject at the high school level by answering the following questions: (1) How do policymakers and gatekeepers see the value of visual arts education as a required subject on the …
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Can we be Civil? What Activists and Policymakers Tell Us about Human Rights and World Society
This study looks at the seeming intractability and predictability within the human rights debate between policy makers and activists and puts it under the lens to see what it tells us about these sets of actors and what their deliberation in turn tells us about international and world society. It …
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How people successfully get in and get on in the UK broadcast television industry: implications for skills policymakers
… the creative industries. The findings challenge policymakers’ argument that high-skills lead to high skilled jobs. Marginalising the vocational pathway offered by universities and further education colleges with sector skills councils (SSCs) has done little to enhance career progression for …
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A Study of the Value of "Measuring Up" as a Tool for State Policymakers in Developing Postsecondary Education Policy for Three Eastern States
… was also identified as an issue of concern for policymakers and leaders. In addition, the participants cited policies and initiatives undertaken to address these as well as other areas of concern.Measuring Up was identified as helpful as a data resource in developing policy; however, …
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The 2022 infant formula shortage in the United States: An exploration of infant feeding policy changes, policymakers' attention, and the lived experiences of caregivers
… US infant feeding policy changes to assess policymakers' attention to these issues and the impact of the shortage on policy change; compare how infant feeding policies align with the expert policy recommendations provided by the Global Breastfeeding Collective (GBC); and explore the lived …
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The Case of EFA In Sub-Saharan West Africa: How Notions of Human Capital Shape the Discourse of EFA Policymakers and EFA Teachers in Sub-Saharan West Africa
… shaping the discourse of Education For All (EFA) policymakers at UNESCO, in Paris, France, and EFA teachers in Sub-Saharan West Africa. UNESCO, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) all operate as neocolonial powers which continue to exert control over former colonies. These …
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The relationship between the Indiana Standards Tool for Alternate Reporting (ISTAR) and the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus (ISTEP+) for students with and without mild disabilities : implications for policymakers
In order is meet the requiremcnts for technically sound assessment instruments as required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), this study investigates the construct validity of Indiana's alternate assessment, the Indiana Standards Tool for Alternate Reporting (ISTAR), a teacher rating …
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Human Rights and the Strategic Use of US Foreign Food Aid
… the disbursement of food aid by US foreign policymakers? Scholars analyzing foreign aid generally look at only total economic aid, military aid or a combination of both. However, for a more nuanced understanding of human rights as a determinant of foreign aid, the discrete foreign aid …
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Policy conflicts among local government officials: How does officials' engagement with regional governance relate to their position divergence on sustainability policy?
… in 2017—considers position divergence among policymakers a key characteristic of policy conflict, which can be affected several factors including organizational and network affiliation of policymakers. This dissertation analyzes position divergence among local and regional officials over …
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