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‘Fish in simulated water’? A Bourdieusian analysis of Chinese doctoral students' learning experiences in Southeast Asian developing countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract International student mobility (ISM) has historically followed a pattern of movement from developing regions to developed countries. However, in recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of Chinese students pursuing doctoral studies in Southeast Asian developing countries, an area that has received relatively little ...
Yueyang Zheng, Kun Dai, Alan C. K. Cheung   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘A completely different space’: Teachers' perspectives on disadvantage, access to nature and outdoor learning

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined teachers' perspectives on how children benefit from time in nature, how disadvantage shapes access and the role of schools in facilitating such access. Drawing on interviews conducted in 2022 with 25 UK primary school teachers who participated in Generation Wild, a nature connection programme for schools in economically ...
Nicola Parkin, Kersty Hobson, Wouter Poortinga, Mark Stead, Julia Newth, Jonathan Reeves, Merideth Gattis   +6 more
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How does the economic risk aversion affect biodiversity? [PDF]

The present paper analyses the role played by risk aversion in the reconciling of agricultural income and biodiversity. A bio-economic mode which articulates bird community dynamics and representative farmers selecting land uses within an uncertain macro-
Fréderic JIGUET (CERSP, UMR 7204, CNRS-MNHN-UPMC), Lauriane MOUYSSET (CERSP, UMR 7204, CNRS-MNHN-UPMC, SADAPT, INRA, UMR 1048), Luc DOYEN (CERSP, UMR 7204, CNRS-MNHN-UPMC, GREThA, CNRS, UMR 5113)   +2 more
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Measuring what matters: Evaluating the impact of curriculum decolonisation initiatives in UK business schools

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Curriculum decolonisation has become a prominent feature of equity agendas in UK higher education, yet there remains limited empirical and theoretical work on how such initiatives are evaluated, particularly within business schools. This paper presents one of the first multi‐institutional empirical studies examining how UK business schools ...
Sally Everett, Rachael Carden, Kenisha Linton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat-related bird community responses in northwest Panay, Philippines

Avian Conservation and Ecology
The Western Visayas is the most deforested region of the Philippines. The Northwest Panay Peninsula Natural Park, an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area on the island of Panay, is the largest remaining tract of lowland forest in the region supporting a ...
David C. Lee, Holly I. Mynott, Jack A. Jopson, Rhea A. Santillan, Daphne Kerhoas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Racial gaps without racism: How English universities frame inequality in access and participation plans

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Racial inequalities are pervasive in higher education despite concerted efforts to redress issues of access, progression and continuation. Little attention has been paid to how universities themselves construct race within their policy texts.
Benjamin Hart, Mirna Šumatić
wiley   +1 more source

Composition of mixed-species bird flocks in forest fragments of southern Brazil

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2009
The present study aimed to evaluate the composition of mixed-species bird flocks in a fragmented landscape of the Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil. We recorded 117 species in 218 mixed-species flocks.
Cláudia S. Brandt, Heinrich Hasenack, Rudi R. Laps, Sandra Maria Hartz   +3 more
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Bridging the Gap: Student Voices on Recruitment and Retention in Ecology

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract Students entering ecology and environmental science face a variety of challenges, including limited awareness of career paths, lack of mentorship, and difficulties connecting with peers and faculty. These challenges are often amplified for students from marginalized backgrounds, who may also encounter microaggressions, underrepresentation, and
Alexis Ellis, Yeishmary M. Soto Muñiz, Darius Ledbetter, Frederick Nelson, Kristina Fite, Bryan Guevara, Jordyn Hardy, Ariel Rawson, Natasha Woods, Maria Miriti   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of plant functional traits and bird visitation on the abundance and diversity of birds in Zandama hill, Jigawa state, Nigeria

Journal of Fauna Biodiversity
Understanding the link between bird community diversity and plant types, particularly in places with varied geographical and climatic gradients like the Zandama Hills Forest Reserve in Jigawa State of Northwestern Nigeria, where this study was conducted,
Ibrahim Danazumi Abdul, Sulaiman Inuwa Muhammad, Joshua Babalola Balogun, Hafiz Adam Abdullahi, Tijjani Mustapha   +4 more
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Phenological succession of passerine birds inferred from 20 years of ringing in Italy. A hypothesis for a national standardization.

Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, 2012
Despite being aware of the fact that splitting the year into homogeneous, rigidly distinct biological phases, valid for any species and geographical context, means forcing the biological reality, in order to characterize and compare the birds assemblages
Stefano Macchio
doaj   +1 more source