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F. Michelle Bringas – ProQuest LLC, 2024
While little research has been conducted on Asian undocumented students in higher education, it was the powerful story of an Asian undocumented high school student, Tereza Lee, that inspired Senator Richard Durbin to co-author immigration legislation known as the 2001 DREAM Act. Tereza's story represents an important counter-story to what many…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, High School Students, Immigration, Legislators
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Lawrence, Natalia S.; Chambers, Jemma C.; Morrison, Sinead M.; Bestmann, Sven; O'Grady, Gerard; Chambers, Christopher D.; Kythreotis, Andrew – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2017
The value of evidence-based policy is well established, yet major hurdles remain in connecting policymakers with the wider research community. Here we assess whether a UK Evidence Information Service (EIS) could facilitate interaction between parliamentarians and research professionals. Fifty-six UK parliamentarians were interviewed to gauge the…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Foreign Countries, Grounded Theory, Researchers
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Sanjurjo, Pedro; Broeks, Miriam; Pardal, Mafalda; Leenders, Emma; Disley, Emma – RAND Europe, 2021
This case study analyses the events and debates between 2012 and 2016 leading up to the adoption of a Legal Framework for early childhood development in Brazil, focussing on advocacy efforts of the National Network of Early Childhood (RNPI), while recognising the active roles played by the Brazilian government's legislative and executive powers,…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Childrens Rights, Case Studies, Preschool Children