Global Trendency and Frontiers of Research on Meningococcal Disease from 1900 to 2021
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In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ; Volume 12 ; Issue 9 ; Pages 10522-10535
Most smokers start young. Initiation of cigarette smoking at an earlier age leads to more life-years for tobacco use, makes quitting harder, and increases the risk of serious health consequences. Despite these challenges, research focusing on smoking behavior among adolescent boys in Taiwan is rare. Although the Taiwanese government enacted the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act in 2009, aimed at prevention and reducing the rate of smoking, the percentage of high school students who smoke has continued to increase. In 2006, 7.5% of adolescent boys engaged in smoking. By 2012 the rate had increased to 24.6%. This paper explores the experiences that contribute to adolescent Taiwanese boys making the decision to smoke. A phenomenological approach to inquiry was used as the philosophical foundations for this study with twelve adolescent boys who engaged in smoking behaviors. Data was gathered through two face-to-face semi-structured interviews and a focus group. Data analysis was performed using Colaizzi's analysis method. Findings indicated that decisions to begin smoking were motivated by curiosity and as a means of establishing friendships while decisions to continue smoking were linked to the addictive nature of smoking and as a means of coping with stress and passing the time. The findings can be used to inform the prevention of tobacco use and to reduce the high smoking rates among adolescent boys.
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In: Public performance & management review, S. 1-29
ISSN: 1557-9271
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 30, Heft 8, S. 20006-20019
ISSN: 1614-7499
In: Global public policy and governance, Band 2, Heft 3, S. 346-352
ISSN: 2730-6305
In: Chinese journal of population, resources and environment, Band 9, Heft 1, S. 91-96
ISSN: 2325-4262
In: Journal of economic psychology, Band 102, S. 102717
ISSN: 0167-4870
In: Government information quarterly: an international journal of policies, resources, services and practices, Band 40, Heft 3, S. 101827
ISSN: 0740-624X
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 30, Heft 27, S. 70131-70142
ISSN: 1614-7499
In: Studies in educational evaluation, Band 65, S. 100839
ISSN: 0191-491X
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 25, Heft 27, S. 27112-27121
ISSN: 1614-7499
In: Asian social work and policy review, Band 9, Heft 2, S. 138-150
ISSN: 1753-1411
The School Consolidation Policy in the 1990s significantly impacted Chinese rural compulsory education and Chinese rural communities. Although this policy has been involved in many negative news reports, there is a lack of scientific research on it. To address the research gap, this paper first delineates the evolution of this policy, which was formed to balance the disparity between urban and rural education, accelerated by rural financial reformation and aborted due to various emerging problems. It then discusses the educational problems caused by the policy including misallocated resources, poor quality, rising costs, student safety issues, high dropout rate, and lost rural culture heritage. Through the analyses, this paper provides a clear picture of the development of Chinese rural education, and offers implications for improving educational policy, promoting educational quality, and securing educational rights of students in rural China.
In: Journal of risk analysis and crisis response, Band 3, Heft 4, S. 201
ISSN: 2210-8505
Most smokers start young. Initiation of cigarette smoking at an earlier age leads to more life-years for tobacco use, makes quitting harder, and increases the risk of serious health consequences. Despite these challenges, research focusing on smoking behavior among adolescent boys in Taiwan is rare. Although the Taiwanese government enacted the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act in 2009, aimed at prevention and reducing the rate of smoking, the percentage of high school students who smoke has continued to increase. In 2006, 7.5% of adolescent boys engaged in smoking. By 2012 the rate had increased to 24.6%. This paper explores the experiences that contribute to adolescent Taiwanese boys making the decision to smoke. A phenomenological approach to inquiry was used as the philosophical foundations for this study with twelve adolescent boys who engaged in smoking behaviors. Data was gathered through two face-to-face semi-structured interviews and a focus group. Data analysis was performed using Colaizzi's analysis method. Findings indicated that decisions to begin smoking were motivated by curiosity and as a means of establishing friendships while decisions to continue smoking were linked to the addictive nature of smoking and as a means of coping with stress and passing the time. The findings can be used to inform the prevention of tobacco use and to reduce the high smoking rates among adolescent boys.
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In: Journal of risk analysis and crisis response, Band 5, Heft 4, S. 257
ISSN: 2210-8505