GCSE attainment in alternative provision (AP): A comparison of AP Free Schools and AP Academies
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Alternative provision (AP), in particular Pupil Referral Units (PRUs), have been criticised as a forgotten part of the education system, side‐lined and stigmatised as somewhere only the very worst behaved pupils go. In response to this criticism, PRUs have now been academised to become AP Academies and new AP schools have been set up—AP Free ...
Stephen Hills +3 more
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End of Life Decision Making, Policy and the Criminal Justice System: Untrained Carers Assuming Responsibility (UCARes) and Their Uncertain Legal Liabilities [PDF]
, 2006 This article will explore some previously unrecognised legal and ethical issues associated with informal care-giving and criminal justice in the context of end of life decision-making.
Biggs, Hazel, Mackenzie, Robin
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Can boarding schools help looked after and vulnerable children improve academic attainment?
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The education of children in statutory care, or at the edge of care, is a serious concern for governments and policymakers. How to promote educational opportunities for these children can involve challenging and often contentious proposals. In this paper, we study one proposal put into practice in England: the provision to children who are in ...
David Murphy +2 more
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Whai tikanga: In pursuit of justice. Māori interactions with the criminal justice system and experiences of institutional racism : A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand. [PDF]
, 2016 The criminal justice system in Aotearoa, New Zealand has a destructive history of interactions with Māori. Considered alongside the broader context of colonisation, this history provides a backdrop against which to understand contemporary Māori ...
Brittain, Eleanor
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Inequalities in school spending across local authorities in England: A time‐trend analysis
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Investment in schools has wide‐ranging implications for society, from improving learning outcomes to economic growth and social cohesion. Addressing inequalities in school funding is important, as part of an effort to guarantee equal opportunities.
Lateef Akanni +10 more
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Rapid assessment of human–elephant conflict: a crime science approach
Crime ScienceAn interdisciplinary approach has the potential not only to help solve conservation-centric problems but also to enrich and improve evidence-based scientific research. Crime science, an offshoot of criminology, provides a comprehensive, solution-oriented
Mangai Natarajan
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Institutions From Above and Voices From Below: A Comment on Challenges to Group-Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation [PDF]
, 2009 Fletcher explores how assumptions about justice have succeeded in establishing a new international consensus on necessary processes of rebuilding societies, some pitfalls of this approach, and recommendations for new directions for the field of ...
Fletcher, Laurel E.
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Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Clostridioides difficile infection presents an escalating clinical challenge due to the proliferation of hypervirulent and antibiotic‐resistant strains. The primary symptoms of disease, namely colitis and diarrhea, are induced by the release of two toxins: TcdA and TcdB.
Carly M. Catella +10 more
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International Idealism Meets Domestic-Criminal-Procedure Realism [PDF]
, 2010 Though international criminal justice has flourished over the last two decades, scholars have neglected institutional design and procedure questions. International-criminal-procedure scholarship has developed in isolation from its domestic counterpart ...
Bibas, Stephanos +1 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This research examines the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve sustainability reporting, particularly in relation to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Despite growing interest in the field, the integration of AI in sustainability remains underexplored, especially in terms of its impact on data accuracy ...
Fairouz Mustafa +2 more
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