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International student agency in academic self‐formation: Mobility as agency situated within knowledge structures

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract With growing attention to student agency in academic and policy discourse, international education has become a prominent context for examining how students navigate new cultural, academic, linguistic and social environments. However, much of this discussion attributes student agency to the ‘international’ aspect, while overlooking the ...
Soyoung Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Why are we here? An investigation of academic, employability and social facets of business undergraduates' motivation using Thurstone Scaling [PDF]

, 2014
In the UK employability is a key university performance measure. This reflects both the tightening graduate employment market and the demands on the sector for greater accountability.
Buglear, J
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Embedding generic employability skills in an accounting degree: development and impediments [PDF]

, 2010
This paper explores and analyses the views of, and effects on, students of a project that integrated the development of employability skills within the small group classes of two compulsory courses in the first year of an accounting degree at a UK ...
Greg Stoner, Kenefelkamp L., Margaret Milner, Meyer J. H. F., Milner M. M., Perry W. G.   +5 more
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Creating space(s) for learning in prison: Developing an andragogical framework

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Learning in prison is too often excluded from wider discussions of educational experiences, processes and impact. This paper proposes, for the first time, an iterative andragogical framework to conceptualise learning spaces within prison contexts.
Morwenna Bennallick, Jayne Finlay, Ross Little, Helen Nichols   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of an Individual’s Narcissistic Traits on Employability

Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie
Objective: The objective of this paper is to identify narcissistic traits that may have an impact on an individual’s employability and to determine the nature of the influence of these traits on employability. Research Design & Methods: During the first
Małgorzata Król, Monika Karczewska
doaj   +1 more source

Discussion paper: Disability and poverty reduction strategies: How to ensure that access of persons with disabilities to decent and productive work is part of the PRSP process [PDF]

, 2002
[Excerpt] In 1999, the IMF and the World Bank launched the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) approach to poverty reduction in low-income countries in order to ensure that concessional funding through the IMF’s Poverty Reduction and Growth ...
InFocus Programme on Skills, Knowledge and Employability, Roeske, Hans   +1 more
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School readiness and the good level of development: Policy constructions in English early childhood education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper critically analyses how school readiness has been historically and discursively constructed in Early Childhood Education (ECE) policy in England over the past four decades. Using Bacchi's ‘What's the Problem Represented to be?’ framework and Foucauldian concepts of governmentality, the paper explores how school readiness has shifted
Louise Kay
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants Associated With Obesity in Children of Low Socioeconomic Status Families: A Narrative Review

Journal of Obesity
Children of families with low socioeconomic status (SES) are at higher risk for obesity and obesity-related lifestyle behaviors, i.e., unhealthy eating and low physical activity. This review aims to identify changeable determinants of obesity and obesity-
Zeena Harakeh, Wilma Otten, Pepijn van Empelen   +2 more
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A Pilot Practitioner’s Inquiry into Students’ Reflections on AI-Generated Podcasts in Higher Education

Education Sciences
This pilot practitioner inquiry examines the use of AI-generated podcasts within a higher education research module. The study investigated two questions: (1) How do students experience, perceive, and make use of AI-generated podcasts as part of their ...
Cassandra Sturgeon Delia
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What works in internal alternative provision? A salutogenic analysis

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Schools across England are setting up ‘internal alternative provision’ to meet the social, emotional and mental health needs of increasing numbers of pupils at risk of suspension, exclusion and absence. However, there is little guidance about what good practice looks like.
Emma Simpson
wiley   +1 more source