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Research into public participation in local decision-making has increased over the past forty
years, reflecting increased interest in the subject from academic, policy and practitioner
perspectives. The same applies to community development, a…

This paper’s title is inspired by Guttmann’s 2004 book From Ritual To Record. It
examines the remedial and ritual role of cinema in artist film Weimar Villa (Bernd Behr,
2010) and critically acclaimed Chinese film 24 City (Zia Zhang-ke, 2008). …

There is clear evidence that Heat island has changed cities microclimate from their
original and it has led to increased overheating risk, longer summer periods and
higher energy consumption for cooling. Understanding of the relation between…

The concept of “world literature” can be viewed as insisting on returning to reading a text
without the mechanical use of literary theory. This means, as Zhang Longxi notes, referring to
Kermode, “tak[ing] whatever theoretical help you…

Our research fit into social representations’ framework (Moscovici, 1961), defined by
Jodelet (1997) as “modalities of practical thought orientated towards the
communication, comprehension and control of the social, material and…

The evolution of gender relations has brought women to the forefront of social
functions. However, these roles have come with a price as women have often been
labelled by society as nothing more than sexual objects for the taking regardless…

The perceived contribution of science education online course to pre-service students (N=121)
from diverse backgrounds - students with learning disabilities (25 LD students), 28 excellent
students and 68 average students is presented in this five…

Educational outcomes are the infrastructure for the future state competitiveness and
cohesiveness. Evaluation has a strong effect on educational outcomes. This paper
develops a conceptual framework for a more effective method to…

Of all the outstanding poets in the history of China, Li Bai (701-762) is perhaps the
greatest and most famous. His name appears in World's Who's Who. His poems have
been translated into several languages.

The present study examined the effects of two types of input-based approaches
―combination of pragmalinguistics- and sociopragmatics-focused instruction (CI)
and sociopragmatics-focused instruction (SI) on learners' recognizing and…