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The Author and His Double in John Updike’s Bech Stories

open access: yesBaltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture, 2012
In the foreword of Bech: A Book, John Updike’s character Henry Bech gives his creator John Updike his blessing for fiction refuting a curse. In this ‘little jeu of a book’ and in the rest of Bech stories, fear (of alienation, oblivion, castration, the ...
Aristi Trendel
doaj  

Creating space(s) for learning in prison: Developing an andragogical framework

open access: yesBritish 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Book Review: This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality, Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Debbie Levy

open access: yes, 2020
Book Review: This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality / Written by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy / Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2019, 310 pp.
Moreillon, Judi
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‘A completely different space’: Teachers' perspectives on disadvantage, access to nature and outdoor learning

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined teachers' perspectives on how children benefit from time in nature, how disadvantage shapes access and the role of schools in facilitating such access. Drawing on interviews conducted in 2022 with 25 UK primary school teachers who participated in Generation Wild, a nature connection programme for schools in economically ...
Nicola Parkin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Civilising pedagogies: An ethnography of instructional and regulative discourses in government schools in Delhi, India

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Over the years, surveys and data on learning outcomes have consistently shown inadequate levels of learning in schools in India, witnessing a further decline in recent years. Studies within the sociology of education have consistently highlighted the overarching role of class and caste on learning outcomes in schools. Neoliberal policy reforms
Akshita Rawat
wiley   +1 more source

Using domestic law in the fight against obesity : an introductory guide for the Pacific

open access: yes, 2003
Contents: Acknowledgements -- What is the purpose of this introductory guide? -- Why use domestic laws in the fight against obesity? -- What must be considered when using domestic laws in the fight against obesity?
Mark Lawrence (13080507)
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A systematic review of second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This systematic review synthesises empirical evidence on second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences (MEs) across different classroom‐based L2 learning contexts in peer‐reviewed academic journals. A comprehensive search of six databases (Scopus, APA PsycINFO, British Education Index, ERIC subscription, Education Source and ...
Zhe Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fighting for inclusion

open access: yesNordisk Judaistik
Review of David A Meola “We Will Never Yield”: Jews, the German Press, and the Fight for Inclusion in the 1840s (Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2023). Softcover ISBN: 978-0-253-06521-6 (hardcover) 978-0-253-06522-3 (paperback) 978-0-253-
Jens Carlesson Magalhães
doaj  

Why We Fight: New Approaches to the Human Dimension of Warfare

open access: yes, 2020
Why We Fight: New Approaches to the Human Dimension of ...
Rob Engen (14681719)   +2 more
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The impact of trauma‐informed teacher education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this study, two cohorts of university students in an employment‐based teacher education course undertook trauma‐informed education training embedded within their coursework to enhance their preparedness to work with diverse learners and their self‐efficacy for trauma‐informed teaching. With increased calls for teacher preparation programmes
Michael Witter   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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