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Reconceptualising ‘agency in mobility’: Agency for becoming and other forms of agency in study abroad

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Study‐abroad programs are increasingly adopted and supported by institutions and governments as a strategic tool for deepening internationalisation and public diplomacy through people‐to‐people, institution‐to‐institution and country‐to‐country connections.
Ly Thi Tran, Thinh Huynh
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond standardisation, subjects and syllabi: How primary schools organise for arts richness in an era of curriculum reform

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Path Dependence, Institutions and the Density of Economic Activities: Evidence from Italian Cities [PDF]

In recent years a growing body of literature has begun to consider the possible presence of path dependence in the development processes of countries.
Marco Percoco
core  

Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

The Metropolises of the Islamic World in the Process of Globalization and the Global City Comparative Study: Tehran and Istanbul [PDF]

تحقیقات کاربردی علوم جغرافیایی
The rapid and ongoing trend of metropolises transitioning into global cities and world cities is influenced by the increasing political, economic, cultural, and scientific dimensions of the urban political geography.
mohsen abedidorcheh
doaj  

Between dreams and reality : urban governance in the process of Dutch urban restructuring [PDF]

, 2010
Between Dreams and Reality, Urban governance in the process of Dutch urban restructuring Abstract The ambition to redevelop post-World-War Two [post-WWII] neighbourhoods (built between 1950-1975) is derived from the slow degradation process that often ...
URU-planologie vanaf 2008, SGPL Planologie, Urban Geography and Planning vanaf 2007, vanaf 2008 Urban Geography, Kokx, J.M.C.   +3 more
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Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunities for learning amidst concerns of misuse: Secondary teachers' uses and perceptions of artificial intelligence

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) has a growing influence on planning, teaching and assessment practices in education. In New Zealand, the Ministry of Education (2024) has acknowledged AI's expanding role in schools; nevertheless, limited data exist on teachers' practices and perspectives regarding its implementation.
Mohammed Tashmeer, Maree J. Davies, Jason M. Stephens   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Self’ and ‘othering’ as a byproduct of large‐scale assessment: An investigation into the Gaokao retake policy

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract While Gaokao, the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), has been extensively discussed outside the Chinese academic circle, the retake policy of the test has not received much attention. Moreover, Gaokao research in China has predominantly examined the effectiveness of the retake decision in relation to students' demographic ...
Yifeng Cheng, M. Obaidul Hamid
wiley   +1 more source

The ‘Gambling city:’ Geometries and geographies of urban instability in Macau

lo Squaderno, 2015
Macau’s latest phase of casino development has engendered staggering economic growth and hectic urban and social transformations. Since 2002, when gambling liberalisation (liberalização do jogo) put an end to the monopoly contract won in 1962 by Stanley Ho Hung-sun’s Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau (STDM), gambling has dominated the city’s
openaire   +2 more sources