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Multicultural Education in the 21st Century: Facing the Tough Questions on Blackness, Gender and Class in Ottawa’s Educational System

This presentation challenges the perception that Ottawa's educational system enables 'all' student, regardless of race or class, to achieve their fullest academic potential

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Evaluation Utilization: A 15-Year Perspective within a Single Organization or “Do they Pay any Attention to us?”

Evaluation is committed to creating changes. Evaluation utilization is essential for that. We will examine some of the leading EU concepts and present a case study of long term EU.

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Child Support Grant as a Poverty Alleviation Strategy in South Africa

The child support grant as a poverty alleviation strategy has sparked controversy throughout the country. The argument is that the grant perpetuates dependency and encourages young people to fall pregnant.

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“How do you know what to Ask?”: Disciplinary Epistemologies and Heuristics in the Academy and Secondary Social Studies Classrooms

This research study centers on how disciplinary epistemologies in history and the social sciences can inform the pedagogical practices of secondary social studies teachers in the United States.

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Production of Halal Food: Practices of Muslim Small Enterprises in Malaysia

The purpose of this study was to identify the current practices of producing halal food among small enterprises in Malaysia.

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Home Schooling - A Rational Choice in a Postmodern World or “There’s a Little Child Saying the Emperor hasn’t Got Anything On”

A Qualitative investigation suggests that contrary to common beliefs, home schooling is a rational structured decision-making act based on logical valid arguments, important for every educator to be familiar with.

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The Italian “Race Laws” and the Representations of Africans: Questioning “Madamato” and Italian Colonial Fictional Literature

Interconnections between anthropology, historiography, literature, and legislation highlight the genesis of Italian "Race Laws" (1930s) and how some representations of Africans persisted in XX century Italian culture and literature.

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Project WetKids: An Interdisciplinary Investigation of Integrated Science and Arts Learning Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Project WetKids links science, mathematics, and cultural arts into a fluid evolution of students’ understanding, appreciation, and interest of science in their surrounding environment

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In Church and Government we Trust: The Politics of Religion in Secular Post-Apartheid South Africa

Both Government and Church face challenges in Democratic South Africa. However, Apathy and Disillusionment challenge their mutual claims to Transformation and Representation. Can greater Interdependency and Accessibility redress this quandary?

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Trade Union Strategies and the Case of the Greek Metal Sector: Theoretical and Methodological Concerns

Conceptualization of contemporary trade unions' strategies remains a difficult task. However existing theory provides us with useful insights.

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