This study presents evidence for the mediation effect of political knowledge through political self-efficacy (i.e. internal political efficacy) in the prediction of political participation. It employs an action theoretic approach-by and large grounded on the Theory of Planned Behaviour-and uses data from the German Longitudinal Election Study to examine whether political knowledge has distinct ...

This is an interview by the Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics with Ian Carter. The covers Carter's intellectual biography; his extensive writings on measurement value of freedom; reflections use formal methods in philosophical work freedom political philosophy more broadly; recent basic equality respect persons; and, finally, advice to young scholars.

In light of the analysis framework including Political and governmental support, Economical and commercial support, Social and communities support and Technology support (PEST), this study identified motivations and obstacles for seniors’ use of social network services (SNS). Scenario simulation interviews based on four steps in which the seniors built strategies for learning about social media...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The global migration of physicians has led many international physicians to enter practice in Alberta, Canada. The study was designed to explore the personal side of migration and transition experiences of these international medical graduates (IMGs). METHODS A qualitative study using telephone interviews and a semi-structured interview guide was used to interview 19...

A rich civic infrastructure of community-based organizations (CBOs) can help generate, diffuse and maintain a culture of engagement and health that benefits marginalized populations most at risk for illness, disability, and poor health. Attention to CBOs advances "meso-level" frameworks for understanding health cultures and outcomes by going beyond attention to social networks and social identi...

OBJECTIVES To identify patterns of personal experience or behavior in self-neglect by exploring narratives of cognitively intact older adults. DESIGN Descriptive study involving semistructured interviews and unstructured narratives. SETTING A parent study of self-neglect characteristics. PARTICIPANTS Cognitively intact, self-neglecting older adults referred from 11 community-based senior ...

The present study was an attempt to identify a model of the political and socio-economic factors influencing Iranian EFL learners’ motivation to learn English. To achieve this goal, 20 EFL learners studying at the Iran Language Institute in Darab, Iran were invited for an interview session and a questionnaire was then designed based on the interview findings. Piloted testing of the survey was c...

The article analyzes the current state of interaction between political institutions and expert community. This scientific research was conducted in form an interview. respondents were members communities, both non-governmental structures representatives under authorities, as well institutions. Interview questions reveal a set competencies that are necessary order to be fully called professiona...