Town Councils as Policy Instruments for Community Engagement: Local Diversity Within a Centralized Response to the COVID Pandemic in England by Susan Ball

“…The response of two town councils to the delays and confusion arising from the process of translation by ministers and Whitehall officials of directions from Downing Street is described. …”
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THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES by V. V. Pavlov

“…Here, a 'three-pronged consensus' exists: functioning and efficiency of the decision-making process is primarily a result of presidential actions; the President will make the best decision after becoming aware of the whole range of possible alternatives and assessing the consequences of each policy option; the position of the National Security Advisor, who is often one of the closest officials to the President and serves as a coordinator of the decision-making process, is considered to be one of the most notable in today's U.S. presidential administrations - and the most influential of those not being a subject to approval by the legislative branch of U.S. government. …”
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Chine-Malaisie (vue de Malaisie) : menace ou relation consensuelle inscrite dans la continuité ? by Elsa Lafaye de Micheaux

“…Although opposition parties have grown stronger over time, our findings — mostly culled from more than twenty interviews with politicians, public officials, activists, scholars, trade unionists, economists and businessmen — show that an extremely broad political consensus deems China-Malaysia relations advantageous and strategic. …”
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The Impact of Academic Staff Appraisals on Job performance in Rwanda's Private Universities. by Ngirabakunzi, Felicien, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…A sample of 40 academic staff and 2 senior officials from one university was selected using universal and purposive sampling techniques. …”
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Statistical Analysis of Informal Settlements and Environmental Management in Mbale Municipality, Uganda by Mustafe, Hassan Abdi, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun, George Stanley, Kinyata

“…There is also need to provide economic incentives to the poor in urban community. Local officials at all levels should cooperate so as to make easy the inspection of developments during construction.…”
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Information Communication Technology and Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case Study of Equity Bank in Kabale Municipality by Sabiiti, Ignatius

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Socioeconomic dynamics of beedi rolling in a Southern Indian state: implications for tobacco control by Praveen Kumar, Muralidhar M. Kulkarni, Eshwari K., Yash Alok, Satish Kumar, Rohith Bhagawath, Radhika Nayak, Priyanka Bantwal, Ambigai Rajendran, Mark Goodchild, Praveen Sinha

“…Key insights were obtained through 14 semi-structured Focus Group Discussions with beedi rollers and 11 In-Depth Interviews with stakeholders comprising of government officials in three districts of coastal Karnataka between January and March 2023. …”
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《卒中患者吞咽障碍护理规范》团体标准解读 Interpretation of the Association Standard of Nursing Practice for Dysphagia in Stroke Patients by 蔡卫新1，张冉1，2，孙卫格3，孙雪3 (CAI Weixin1, ZHANG Ran1,2, SUN Weige3, SUN Xue3 )

“…Abstract: In December 2023, the Chinese Research Hospital Association officially released the association standard of Nursing Practice for Dysphagia in Stroke Patients (T/CRHA 027-2023), setting forth the fundamental requirements of nursing care for dysphagia in stroke patients. …”
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Developments in Religious Education During the Transition Period to Pluralist Democracy in Turkey by Ayşe Çalal

“…After the date it was enacted, fourth article of the mentioned law which urges the officials to educate religious scholars in a divinity faculty and to separate schools for educating Imams has been a starting point for the discussions that were to be argued over the religious education. …”
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Academics’ Views on Africanisation and Decolonization of Teacher Education Curricula: A Case Study of a Selected Higher Education Institution in South Africa by Berington Zanoxolo Gobingca

“…Collaboration of various stakeholders, including students, instructors, University Faculty of Education advisory board, Department of Basic Education officials as employers and financial supporters, teacher unions, school principals, school governing bodies and financial sponsors to enrolled students for their university-related activities, researchers, book publishers, and other interested parties in education, is essential to developing and implementing a transformed, diverse, impactful, relevant and quality curriculum to meet the demands of the global market.…”
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Perceived psychological distress and learning barriers on emergency remote education: association with students’ motivation and resilience by Shyra Grace Bauya, Mary Princess Cacayan, Diane Mae Ulanday

“…The respondents of the study were the two hundred thirty- eight (238) BEED students of Mindanao State University, General Santos City who were officially enrolled during the S.Y. 2021-2022. The researchers employed a stratified sampling technique in selecting the respondents for this study. …”
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Fostering an enabling environment for Learners with Special Needs in rural primary schools in Lesotho by Mathabo Lebona, Mohapi Augustinus Monyane, Kananga Robert Mukuna

“…Thirteen teachers from two primary schools in the rural community and two officials from the Ministry of Education and Training purposively were selected in Lesotho and participated in this study. …”
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Colonial Diplomatic Relations and the Development of Pearling Industry in the Netherlands Indies, 1894-1899 by Rangga Ardia Rasyid

“…By examining these sources, this article highlights the use of colonial diplomatic networks in formulating a new pearling industry, particularly the correspondence between Dutch and British colonial officials. It also aims to understand how these diplomatic networks influenced the growth of the pearling business in the Netherlands East Indies. …”
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Teachers implementing Zimbabwean sign language regulatory frameworks for deaf learners in special schools by Reward Kwashira

“…Despite teachers reporting difficulties with sign language fluency and inadequate understanding of Deaf culture and pedagogy, the study found a disconnect between teachers' expressed needs and the perspectives of district-level officials, who often did not perceive additional training as necessary. …”
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Patrimonialisation du biome de las Caatinga : imaginaires paysagers en changement dans le semi-aride brésilien by Caio Augusto Amorim Maciel

“…Thus, the article aims to identify the new values and landscape representations that allow the caatinga to become a geographic object (both natural and cultural) worthy of being transmitted to future generations, insisting on the criteria of patrimonialization once it has been officially registered as a biosphere reserve, considering the example of the state of Pernambuco.…”
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Examination and the State of Intoxication: Features of Legal Regulation and Observance of Human Rights and Freedoms by M. A. Sambor

“…It is appropriate that such a security measure as the removal of a driver from driving the vehicle had a procedural form, in this regard, we consider it necessary to supplement the Art. 266 of the Code of Administrative Offenses with Part 8 of the following wording: «On the removal of persons from driving vehicles, river and small vessels authorized officials execute the minutes». We are confident that the offered amendments to the legislation will contribute to the development of administrative tort law, its institutions, which positively affect both the legal system and legislation of independent Ukraine, raising the prestige of its legal system in the world, and serve as a convincing argument for citizens to become victims of arbitrariness of authorities.…”
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Public Administration Reform in Bulgaria: Top-down and Externally-driven Approach by Emilia Zankina

“…The article presents a longitudinal analysis and a qualitative case-study approach, utilising Annual Reports on the Status of the Public Administration 2001–2018, mapping European Semester Documents 2011–2017, an inventory of PAR initiatives 2005–2018, and interviews of public officials. The pushes for reform have been top-down, externally-driven, and stop-and-go in nature. …”
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Theoretical and legal features of key institutions in Municipal Law by O. O. Kolobylina

“…The following are proposed to be classified as the institutions of Municipal Law: general principles of local self-government (constitutional and legal norms); guarantee of local self-government; exercise of power by the people through local self-government bodies; principles of organisation and operation of local self-government entities; local elections and referendums; various forms of direct participation of citizens in resolving local issues; territorial communities; executive bodies of village, town, city, district and city councils; village, town and city heads; institution of representative bodies of local self-government; communal property; local budget and local finance; responsibility of local self-government bodies and officials. It has been noted that the above-mentioned institutions of Municipal Law are not exhaustive, but they reveal the essence of the relevant branch of law in the most meaningful way. …”
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The Influence of Budgeting and Financial Reporting on Financial Accountability in Primary Education Programs in Uganda by John Nakabago, Costa Hofisi

“…The guidelines did not allow officials any flexibility in utilising the grant according to their priorities. …”
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Hip-hop, Identity, and Cultural Hybridity: An Exploration of Motswako as a Bicultural Phenomenon by Kgomotso Mothokhumo Ambitious Theledi, Soyiso Khetoa

“…South African locals normally assimilate more than one culture, officially and unofficially. The former refers to the systematic transition experienced by speakers of African languages in government schools from acquiring knowledge in their main language, to learning in English, while the latter refers to voluntary access to cultures of other people within their immediate environment. …”
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