Das vorliegende Working Paper gibt einen Überblick über die Datenlage und das Analysepotenzial im Hinblick auf empirisch-quantitative Analysen zum ehrenamtlichen Engagement in ländlichen Räumen in Deutschland. Das Augenmerk dieser Zusammenstellung liegt auf repräsentativen Datenquellen und...

Das vorliegende Working Paper gibt einen Überblick über die Datenlage und das Analysepotenzial im Hinblick auf empirisch-quantitative Analysen zum ehrenamtlichen Engagement in ländlichen Räumen in Deutschland. Das Augenmerk dieser Zusammenstellung liegt auf repräsentativen Datenquellen und...

A methodology for the self-assessment of the socio-economic impact of Software-as-a-Service and Internet of Services research projects is presented in the context of EU-funded research. The SEQUOIA methodology was developed by assessing thirty existing projects with their close collaboration....

The paper proposes a model of convergence in higher education, based on four main directions and twelve indicators. Using structural equation modelling, the framework is tested and turned into a real model by inputing data obtained, through interviews, from experts in the field of European...

Survey methods were engaged to measure the change in use and knowledge of climate information by pastoralists in western Queensland. The initial mail survey was undertaken in 2000?01 (n = 43) and provided a useful benchmark of pastoralists climate knowledge. Two years of climate applications...

This paper is an attempt to measure the extent of peri-urbanisation that has taken place in TamilNadu. Geographical data is used based on the 1991 census for TamilNadu and Pondicherry. A systematic exploration of the relation between the 225 urban areas and the 16,085 villages in TamilNadu in...