Contrasting roles of school and public libraries in lower primary pupils' reading
Abstract Libraries represent an important institutional component of children's reading socialisation, yet their role is often treated as uniform despite substantial differences between school and public libraries. This study examines how visits to school and public libraries relate to pupils' reading attitudes, practices and self‐assessed reading ...
Kateřina Balcarová, Jiří Balcar
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Economic policy uncertainty and the dynamics of healthcare expenditure in China. [PDF]
Sui Y, Zhang L, Han S, Yun Q.
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Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall +2 more
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Techno-Economic Approach to Carbon Fibre Fabrics for Structural Strengthening: Life-Cycle Cost Analysis, Market Value, and Economic Viability. [PDF]
Dybizbański MA +3 more
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Abstract As England embarks on its first comprehensive curriculum review in fifteen years, this paper offers critical insights from schools that sustained arts‐rich provision despite a policy landscape hostile to creative subjects. Drawing on data from the Researching Arts‐rich Primary Schools (RAPS) project—a mixed‐methods study of 76 arts‐rich ...
Pat Thomson, Christine Hall
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Enhancing financial stability in healthcare through data-driven risk assessments with machine learning. [PDF]
Chai D, Du S.
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Beyond the phonics debate: Blending code and context in classroom reading instruction
Abstract This mixed‐methods study adds to the body of knowledge around current reported practices of teachers of reading in the early years of schooling in Australia. It provides a comprehensive analysis of 254 teachers' practices and perspectives as reported by the study participants.
Rachelle Naidu +2 more
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The economics of quitting: estimating the uplift potential of Indian households through tobacco cessation. [PDF]
Bose M, Singh PK, Singh L, Singh S.
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Educational pathways and outcomes for care‐experienced children: A 16‐year longitudinal study
Abstract Children who are removed from their birth families during childhood—termed care‐experienced—can be at risk for lower educational attainment and poorer school experiences, often linked to deprivation and behavioural factors. However, research often uses aggregated measures that obscure the complexities of care (e.g.
Emily Lowthian +9 more
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Improving the Quality of Life of Parkinson's Disease Patients in Cambodia: A Perspective on Addressing the Gaps. [PDF]
Sorn V.
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