Results 41 to 50 of about 160,938 (263)

Making teaching an attractive profession: What are the challenges and opportunities for minority ethnic teachers in England?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the challenges and opportunities surrounding the recruitment and retention of minority ethnic teachers in England. Drawing on interview data from 33 teachers and school leaders of diverse ethnic backgrounds, it investigates whether racialised barriers identified in earlier research have shifted in the current context of ...
Antonina Tereshchenko, Feyisa Demie, Stephen Gorard, Yiyang Gao, Beng Huat See, Nadia Siddiqui   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A pipeline crisis or a sustainability crisis? Local and national succession planning for headteachers in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Recruiting and retaining school leaders is a challenge in many systems worldwide. Previous research has identified three distinct ways in which succession planning can be conceptualised and approached: a ‘pipeline’ approach seeks to match supply and demand for the posts that need filling; a ‘pool’ strategy involves proactively identifying and ...
Toby Greany, Pat Thomson, Tom Perry, Mike Collins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The psychology of music in gambling environments: an observational research note [PDF]

, 2005
Effects of the listening context on responses to music largely have been neglected despite the prevalence of music in our everyday lives. Furthermore, there has been no research on the role of music in gambling environments (e.g., casinos, amusement ...
Griffiths, MD, Parke, J
core   +1 more source

Método de Penman-Monteith e Hargreaves-Samani para obtenção da ETo em ano chuvoso e seco

Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2020
O planejamento e aproveitamento da água na produção agrícola, bem como o desenvolvimento de metodologias que permitam estimar o correto volume de água são fundamentais para o estabelecimento de planos eficientes de irrigação, evitando o desperdício.
Erllan Tavares Costa Leitão, Michael Pratini Silva de Souza, Josivalter Araujo de Farias, Ana Beatriz Alves Araujo, Poliana Maria da Costa Bandeira, Priscila Pascali da Costa Bandeira   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Generating reference evapotranspiration surfaces from the Hargreaves equation at watershed scale [PDF]

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2011
In this study, Hargreaves' formulation is considered to be appropriate for the water and energy balance at a daily scale due to its simplicity of application once the distributed values of temperature are available at cell scale. However, the coefficient
C. Aguilar, M. J. Polo
doaj   +1 more source

Emotional nourishment begets academic coping during the primary to secondary school transition

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The transition from primary to secondary school is widely viewed as the most demanding in a child's educational journey. Despite a wealth of research on this transition, little is known about the children's ‘lived experience’ of it across different contexts.
Peter Wood, Dave Putwain, Pedro Freitas Fernandes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expressing business rules : a fact based approach : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Information Systems at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2004
Numerous industry surveys have suggested that many IT projects still end in failure. Incomplete, ambiguous and inaccurate specifications are cited as a major causal factor.
Hargreaves, Adrian John
core  

Making teaching more attractive: Promising evidence of impact from Australia

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Sustaining teaching as a respected and attractive profession is more critical than ever, particularly as teachers' work becomes increasingly shaped by standardisation and accountability—conditions that have shown minimal positive impact while eroding the professional agency essential to job satisfaction.
Jennifer M. Gore, Sally Patfield, Leanne Fray, Andrew Miller, Brooke Rosser, Matthew Harper   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparação entre equações empíricas para estimativa da evapotranspiração de referência na Bacia do Rio Jacupiranga Comparison of empirical equations to estimate reference evapotranspiration in Jacupiranga River Basin

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2007
A evapotranspiração de referência (ETo) representa a perda de água do solo vegetado para a atmosfera devido à evaporação e à transpiração. O modelo de Penman-Monteith demanda variados elementos meteorológicos em sua solução, o que dificulta sua aplicação
Alisson C. Borges, Eduardo M. Mendiondo
doaj   +1 more source

Leaving children behind for cross‐border education: Unveiling the emotional agency of international post‐graduate student mothers

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan, Ha Ngan Ngo, Chloe Le   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source