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Does the state you live in make a difference? Multilevel analysis of self-rated health in the US
TL;DR: The paper substantiates the need to connect individual health to their macro socioeconomic context and argues that without adopting an explicitly multilevel approach, the debate on linkages between individual health and income-inequality/social capital cannot be adequately addressed.
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Developing Citizens: The Impact of Civic Learning Opportunities on Students’ Commitment to Civic Participation:
Joseph Kahne,Susan E. Sporte +1 more
TL;DR: This article found that a set of specific kinds of civic learning opportunities fosters notable improvements in students' commitments to civic participation, including discussing civic and political issues with one's parents, extracurricular activities other than sports, and living in a civically responsive neighborhood.
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Cooperation Without Trust
TL;DR: In a recent panel on trust at the Midwest Political Science Association conference, two practitioners, scheduled to share experience on how good city management improves citizen trust, were genuinely disturbed by the views expressed by other academics on the panel that trust does not matter as mentioned in this paper.
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Scientific and technical human capital: an alternative model for research evaluation
TL;DR: An alternative model for evaluating science and technology projects and programs is provided and it is this expanded notion of human capital when paired with a productive social capital network that enables researchers to create and transform knowledge and ideas in ways that would not be possible without these resources.
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The three-ring conception of giftedness: A developmental model for promoting creative productivity.
TL;DR: Gifted education as mentioned in this paper is an area of study in psychology and education called gifted education, which focuses on two major questions: What makes giftedness? How can we develop giftedness in young people and adults?