Levelling the playing field between rural schools and urban schools in a HE context: A Scottish case study
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DOI: 10.1002/berj.3670
Abstract: At a time when interventions in widening access to, and participation in, higher education aim to maximise impact by engaging with schools located in the most deprived communities, school pupils in rural communities, and who… read more here.
Keywords: urban schools; levelling playing; schools urban; playing field ... See more keywords
Do the Gulf airlines distort the level playing field?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2018.09.008
Abstract: Abstract Gulf State aviation repeats a national development model previously applied in Southeast Asia. Developing national carriers and airport infrastructure together supports tourism, technology transfer and economic growth. Gulf airports leverage geographic advantage, but greater… read more here.
Keywords: gulf; distort level; gulf airlines; playing field ... See more keywords
“A Playing Field Where Patriarchy Plays”: Addressing Sexism in South African and Nigerian Newsrooms
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DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2020.1807391
Abstract: This study uses in-depth interviews from journalists to examine gendered norms in newsrooms in South Africa and Nigeria. It incorporates the organizational and social system levels of gatekeeping t... read more here.
Keywords: patriarchy plays; addressing sexism; field patriarchy; sexism south ... See more keywords
Levelling the playing field in police recruitment: Evidence from a field experiment on test performance
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DOI: 10.1111/padm.12344
Abstract: How to increase diversity in the police is an unanswered question that has received significant political and media attention. One area of intervention is the recruitment process itself. This study reports the results of a… read more here.
Keywords: levelling playing; field; field police; playing field ... See more keywords
Leveling the Playing Field: Initiatives to Address Gender and Racial Inequities in NIH Funding
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DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2023.38.s1.5733784
Abstract: Since 1990, the number of NIH-funded training grants awarded to women at the pre- and post-doctoral levels have been steadily increasing, with women comprising 60-61% of predocs, and 55-56% of postdoctoral fellows. Similarly, women constitute… read more here.
Keywords: playing field; leveling playing; initiatives address; physiology ... See more keywords
Incentivized for Leveling the Playing Field: Do State Economic Incentives Compensate for High Taxes?
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DOI: 10.1177/0891242420917219
Abstract: State tax and nontax incentives have been widespread in the United States, though their efficacy in job creation and economic development has been repeatedly questioned in the literature by scholars and policy makers. Why, then,… read more here.
Keywords: state; tax; leveling playing; playing field ... See more keywords
Research under the GDPR – a level playing field for public and private sector research?
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DOI: 10.1186/s40504-021-00111-z
Abstract: Scientific research is indispensable inter alia in order to treat harmful diseases, address societal challenges and foster economic innovation. Such research is not the domain of a single type of organization but can be conducted… read more here.
Keywords: research; public private; gdpr level; research gdpr ... See more keywords