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Ethics and Public Policy

Jonathan Wolff • Routledge eBooks (2019)

Ethics and Public Policy: A Philosophical Inquiry, second edition subjects important and controversial areas of public policy to philosophical scrutiny. Jonathan Wolff, a renowned philosopher and veteran of many public committees, introduce...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351128667

Public Policy for Democracy.

David S. Meyer, Helen Ingram, Steven Rathgeb Smith • Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (1994)

A fundamental rethinking is under way about the roles of government, citizens, and community organizations in public policy. Can government be reconstructed to make public policies more responsive to citizens and thus more effective? This c...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2074276

Analysis of factors affecting energy consumption and CO2 emissions in Thailand's road passenger transport

Piti Pita, Pornphimol Winyuchakrit, Bundit Limmeechokchai • Heliyon (2020)

The transport sector is one of the important contributors of increasing energy consumption and CO2 emissions in Thailand. Due to rapid development of transport infrastructure and technologies, patterns of energy consumption in this sector, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05112

How can we promote gender and sex equality in orthopaedics and traumatology surgery? Research avenues perspectives

Agathe Yvinou, Romain Alain • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research (2025)

Abstract Gender and sex disparities persist in orthopaedic and traumatology surgery, making it one of the least diverse medical specialties worldwide. Despite growing women representation in medical education, women continue to be significa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13018-025-06170-8

Evaluating language policy implementation in South African higher education - three decades of progress and challenges: A scoping review protocol.

Silingene Joyce Ngcobo, Tracy Zhandire, Zamasomi Meyiwa Luvuno, Wilbroda Hlolisile Chiya et al. • PLoS ONE (2025)

BackgroundSouth Africa's higher education institutions (HEIs) continue to face challenges in implementing inclusive language policies that integrate indigenous African languages into academic settings, even three decades after apartheid. Hi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0322322

Bachelor's Degree in Rural Education: a bibliographic review on emancipatory public policies

Catiane Cinelli, Solange Struwka • Revista Brasileira de Educação do Campo (2025)

This text is based on a postdoctoral research entitled "O protagonismo das mulheres no curso de Licenciatura em Educação do Campo (LEDOC) da Universidade Federal de Rondônia (UNIR)". The objectives were: to historicize the context of resear...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.70860/ufnt.rbec.e19212

Perceptions of the functioning and effectiveness of nursing regulators in Ghana and South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Lydia Aziato, Laetitia Charmaine Rispel • BMJ Open (2021)

Objective Nursing regulators are important governance structures for nurses who are critical to the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). This study examined the perspectives of the heads of nursing education institutions (NEIs) i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050580

Transportation Patterns of Adults With Travel-Limiting Disabilities in Rural and Urban America

Andrew Myers, Catherine Ipsen, Krys Standley • Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences (2022)

IntroductionLack of transportation is a significant barrier to community participation for many disabled adults. Living in a rural area introduces additional transportation barriers, such as having to travel long distances to access service...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2022.877555

Lessons Learned from Developing a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to Support Citizen Scientists in Africa

Fiona Preston-Whyte, Toshka Barnardo, Danica Marlin, Tanna Hewett et al. • Southern African Journal of Environmental Education (2025)

Data gaps limit solutions and policy development for environmental issues. Citizen science offers a possible solution to reduce data gaps at a limited cost while enhancing environmental education (EE). While highly effective in the latter, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4314/sajee.v41SI1.04

Public Health Interventions Delivered by Pharmacy Professionals in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review

Begashaw Melaku Gebresillassie, Kelly Howells, Diane Ashiru-Oredope • Pharmacy (2023)

Pharmacists and their teams play an important role in providing public health services, however little is known about their level of contribution and the strength of evidence in Africa’s Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). The purpose...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy11010024

Institutional and Social Issues Surrounding Genetic Counselors in Japan: Current Challenges and Implications for the Global Community

Yayoi Aizawa, Atsushi Watanabe, Atsushi Watanabe, Kazuto Kato • Frontiers in Genetics (2021)

In recent years, genetic counseling has started playing a major role in the field of genomic medicine. There are currently about 7,000 genetic counselors in more than 28 countries, with 267 certified genetic counselors in Japan alone (about...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.646177

Commercial interests in health policy dialogues: a qualitative content analysis of NEDLAC’s engagement with South Africa’s Health Promotion Levy

Darshen Naidoo, Nosiphiwo Nzimande, Susan Goldstein, Sameera Mahomedy • Globalization and Health (2026)

Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rising rapidly in South Africa, prompting the introduction of the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) in 2018 to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. However, the levy remains...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12992-026-01234-8

CuddleCard: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of providing financial support to low-income mothers of preterm infants on parental caregiving in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Margaret McConnell, Alya Alsager, Plyce Fuchu, Shrivaths Sriprasad et al. • BMC Pediatrics (2025)

Abstract Background Preterm birth is a leading cause of childhood mortality and developmental disabilities, with persistent socioeconomic disparities in incidence and outcomes. Maternal presence during prolonged neonatal intensive care unit...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-05621-9

Minor mental disorders in Taiwanese healthcare workers and the associations with psychosocial work conditions

Wan-Ju Cheng, Yawen Cheng • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (2017)

Healthcare workers face multiple psychosocial work hazards intrinsic to their work, including heavy workloads and shift work. However, how contemporary adverse psychosocial work conditions, such as workplace justice and insecurity, may cont...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2016.05.004

Tourism and Public Policy

John Michael Jenkins, C. Michael Hall, Muchazondida Mkono • Wiley eBooks (2014)

This chapter summarizes important aspects of tourism public policy research. It focuses on research approaches and methodologies, and considers the limitations of policy analysis. Debates and discussions concerning shifts in focus, for exam...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118474648.ch43

The Promise of Co‐Design for Public Policy

Emma Blomkamp • Australian Journal of Public Administration (2018)

Abstract As a novel method for creatively engaging citizens and stakeholders to find solutions to complex problems, co‐design holds great promise for policy makers. It has been vaunted as a way to generate more innovative ideas, ensure poli...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12310

Public Policy Analysis

Peter Knoepfel, Corinne Larrue, Frédéric Varone, Michael Hill • Policy Press eBooks (2007)

This book is an English version of a successful text* on public policy analysis originally written for policy practitioners in Switzerland and France. It presents a model for the analysis of public policy and includes examples of its applic...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781861349071.001.0001