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Technology‐enhanced learning in higher education institutions: Exploring the lived experiences of students with specific learning differences and their lecturers

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper challenges the prevailing assumption that technology‐enhanced learning (TEL) inherently benefits all students in higher education, examining how undergraduate students with specific learning differences (SpLDs) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) use technology for learning.
Alexia Achtypi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can boarding schools help looked after and vulnerable children improve academic attainment?

open access: yesBritish 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
wiley   +1 more source

The Study Of Relationship Between Emotional Labor And Different Level Of Workplace Aggression Of Front-Line Staff Of Hotel Industries In Penang Island [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between emotional labor and different level of workplace aggression of front-line staff of hotel industries in Penang ...
Harianto, Harianto
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System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Fear of failure is damaging in a host of ways yet is rife in many schools. Drawing on self‐worth theory, we explore whether fear of academic failure is higher in education systems with features that increase students' experiences of competition. To do this, we compare two very different education systems: England, where, for instance, national
Carolyn Jackson, Mieke Van Houtte
wiley   +1 more source

To protect and preserve? Explaining the gap between structural and superficial racial equality regimes in North Atlantic Rim universities

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how UK and US universities manage racial equality regimes through governance structures that prioritise institutional reputation over substantive racial justice reform. Drawing on Bourdieu's field, habitus and capital theory, the study demonstrates how universities neutralise racial justice efforts through bureaucratic ...
David Roberts
wiley   +1 more source

We’ve Come a Long Way Maybe: Reflections of Women in The Academy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This essay provides narratives of five women in academy – specifically within the communication studies professoriate. They share experiences of equity (or lack thereof), motherhood, identity management, work-life balance, youthfulness, and illness ...
Casey, Cheryl A   +4 more
core   +1 more source

‘Literal torture’: Vulnerability, resilience and young people's experiences of pressure in physical education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper combines vulnerability and resilience theory to explore the pressure young people experience in Physical Education (PE) and sport at secondary school. The theoretical framework was used to understand both how young people experience PE in school and how vulnerability and resilience function interdependently in social contexts like ...
David Littlefair, Michael Jopling
wiley   +1 more source

Caring for the Caregiver: Emotional Challenges of Pediatric Palliative Care Nurses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC) nurses provide quality-of-life for critically ill children. This paper looks at how PPC nurses cope with caregiver emotions within the conceptual framework of emotional labor and emotional ...
Pilgrim, Shanna, Restrepo, Monica
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Mic Check? Mic Check! Amplifying Our Voices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Content Warning: discrimination, suicidal ideation, violence When I write about mental illness, I use the terms: disability, identity, and relationship. However, no word captures what mental illness means to me.
Bocado, Kirsty Nicole
core   +1 more source

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