A study of poor Black children who are successful readers

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Recent trends for social enterprises in the United Kingdom

In this presentation I want to provide you with a picture of some of the trends that are developing for social enterprises in the United Kingdom (U.K.). Social enterprise are becoming an increasingly important part of the U.K. landscape and part of a wider Europe Union agenda Social innovation, which in turn is linked to a broad policy objective of smart growth. The economic difficulties currently being experienced in the U.K. is leading to cuts in state funding, the retreat of state welfare services, the opening up of services to other providers (including social enterprises), the development of a social investment market and the need for more socially innovative ways of delivering service

The Adaptation of East Asian Masters Students to Western Norms of Critical Thinking and Argumentation in the U.K.

The paper explores the adaptation experiences of East Asian masters students in the U.K. in dealing with Western academic norms of critical thinking and debate. Through in-depth interviewing, students’ perceptions of their learning experiences were explored, and stages in this adaptation process were identified, with various entry and exit routes. It was found that the majority of the students opt for a ‘Middle Way’ which synergises their own cultural approach to critical thinking with those aspects of Western style critical thinking and debate that are culturally acceptable to them

Social enterprises in a changing social welfare landscape

This paper will explore the genesis of the interest and development of social enterprises in the United Kingdom (U.K.) and how this has been driven by a changing social policy agenda which has provided a framework for the development of social enterprise in the U.K. and in the wider European Union (E.U.). Although we can see a clear direction of travel that has emerged over the last thirty years this policy framework is complex made up of a mix of provision, leaving questions about how coherent the social policy agenda actually is towards to social enterprise and social innovatio

The decoding ability of elementary school students

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Developing social innovators and social entrepreneurs through a creative and innovative programme

In today's increasingly interdependent and rapidly changing world, understanding the transformations of the 21st century that are characterized by uneven development, accelerated globalization, economic uncertainty, entrenched and complex social problems requires an academic approach that is interdisciplinary and focused on both innovation and commercialisation. This paper will focus on the development of a Social Venture Builder (SVB) programme at the University of Northampton; an example of a course that aims to develop the skills of the innovators and entrepreneurs whilst at the same time developing sustainable social ventures. We will place this in a wider context of the University of Northampton’s institution wide strategy around social enterprise and how this is developing from one that concentrates on developing social enterprises to a more embedded strategy that develops creative and socially entrepreneurial students. Ultimately, as a University we believe we have to develop a creative learning environment that nurtures talent as well as engages with communities and neighbourhoods whilst connecting us with other local, regional, national and international networks

Credit cards: use and consumer attitudes, 1970-2000

From modest origins in the 1950s as a convenient way for the relatively well-to-do to settle restaurant and department store purchases without carrying cash, credit cards have become a ubiquitous financial product held by households in all economic strata. Since the late 1960s, much federal legislation has been enacted to ensure that consumers have the protections and information they need to use this widely available form of open-end credit wisely. Nevertheless, concerns persist about whether consumers fully understand the costs and implications of using credit cards and whether credit cards have encouraged widespread overindebtedness. Drawing on information from commercial banks, credit reporting agencies, and surveys of consumers, this article explores these issues as well as changes over the past three decades in consumer impressions of their card-using experiences and of conditions in the marketplace.Credit cards ; Consumer behavior

Continuous analysis of nitrogen dioxide in gas streams of plants

Analyzer and sampling system continuously monitors nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the feed and tail gas streams of a facility recovering nitric acid. The system, using a direct calorimetric approach, makes use of readily available equipment and is flexible and reliable in operation