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Morgan, W. John; Kliucharev, Grigori A. – Policy Futures in Education, 2011
The article describes collaborative research into the relationship between non-formal education and civil society in post-Soviet Russia. It shows how through social survey data and case studies of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other civil society organisations (CSOs), using a combination of social science perspectives, much can be…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Social Sciences, Nongovernmental Organizations, Foreign Countries
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Hill, Erin M.; Shepherd, Daniel; Welch, David; Dirks, Kim N.; McBride, David – Journal of Community Psychology, 2012
This article examines the association between perceptions of neighborhood problems and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a sample of New Zealand residents (n = 692). A modified version of the Neighborhood Problems Scale (originally developed by Steptoe and Feldman, 2001) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) were…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Foreign Countries, Multiple Regression Analysis, Neighborhoods
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Deacon, Zermarie; Pendley, Joy; Hinson, Waymon R.; Hinson, Joshua D. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2011
To encourage the health and well-being of American Indian (AI) communities, it is first necessary to understand the meaning of health for particular tribes. As such, this investigation reports on the meaning of health and well-being for Chickasaw families. Findings from this investigation additionally highlight ways in which characteristics of…
Descriptors: Investigations, American Indians, Tribes, Social Characteristics
Lemke, Mariann; Miller, David; Johnston, Jamie; Krenzke, Tom; Alvarez-Rojas, Laura; Kastberg, David; Jocelyn, Leslie – US Department of Education, 2005
The Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL) is an international comparative study conducted in 2003 to provide participating countries with information about the skills of their adult populations. ALL builds upon earlier national and international studies of adult literacy. Information from ALL addresses questions such as: (1) What is the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, International Studies, Familiarity