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Golding, Barry; Carragher, Lucia; Foley, Annette – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2021
Our paper focuses on delineating and scoping international Women's Sheds, a movement that has emerged within the past decade, mainly in Australia, Ireland and the UK. It addresses two main research questions. Firstly, what is the origin, distribution, nature and intent of Women's Sheds internationally to March 2021? Secondly, how might Women's…
Descriptors: Community Development, Females, Organizations (Groups), Classification
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White, Elizabeth S.; Mistry, Rashmita S. – Applied Developmental Science, 2019
We examined the degree to which civic learning activities and civic discussion in the classroom were associated with children's civic engagement in the upper elementary grades. We also explored the types of civic activities used by teachers during middle childhood. Survey data were collected from 359 ethnically and economically diverse 4th-6th…
Descriptors: Civics, Learning Activities, Correlation, Learner Engagement
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Zapata, Alodia D. G. – African Educational Research Journal, 2018
Politics, as in many spheres of life in the Philippines, is still very much a male enclave. From the smallest government unit up to the national level, men dominate (Gemba, 2001). The study aimed to find out the factors that facilitates or restrains women candidates from participating in the political arena. This study was conducted among Lady…
Descriptors: Politics, Gender Differences, Females, Political Candidates
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Mehmood, Tahir; Hussain Ch, Abid; Saeed, Amna – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2016
The global need for community development is greater now in the early 21st century than ever before. According to UNESCO, half of the world's 195 countries will have to expand their stock of educationist significantly, some by tens of thousands, if the goal development targets are desired to achieve. Socioeconomic inequities, political…
Descriptors: Community Development, Distance Education, Economic Development, Social Differences