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A typology of schools across the four nations of the United Kingdom: Class, race and geography
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract In this paper we analyse the hierarchical field of schools across the United Kingdom during the transition to university and suggest that there are five socially distinct clusters of schools. Our five‐cluster typology of UK schools is composed of an established group of elite private and state schools, schools for the white rural and suburban ...
Sol Gamsu, Håkan Forsberg
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Catharine Trotter and the Claims of Conscience
, 2012 Although Catherine Trotter, later Cockburn, has begun to receive increased critical attention, the role of religious themes in her writing remains largely unexplored.
Myers, Joanne E.
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The future in a bubble: Supporting Finnish early childhood professionals working in diverse settings
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The purpose of this study was to contribute to the knowledge about early childhood education and care (ECEC) personnel's perception of the support structures that are most effective in assisting them in their work with culturally and linguistically diverse children.
Alexandra C. Anton +2 more
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‘A long, slow and painful road’: The Anglo-American alliance and the issue of cooperation with the USSR from Teheran to D-Day [PDF]
, 2012 This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2012 Taylor & Francis.The Second World War Anglo–American alliance was less cohesive on the political side than the military.
Folly, M
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Higher education in the United Kingdom has dramatically expanded in recent decades, along with questions about its effectiveness in preparing graduates for the labour market. With rising tuition fees and increasing competition for graduate jobs, many students opt to study ‘professional’ subjects—fields closely tied to specific professions ...
Sarah Pemberton
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Awareness of Religious Leaders� Fatwa and Willingness to Donate Organ
International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine, 2015 Background: It is believed that religious leaders’ positive attitude towards organ donation can be an effective factor in Muslims’ inclination to donate organs.
M Afzal Aghaee +3 more
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Gerotranscendence: components and spiritual roots in the second half of life. [PDF]
According to gerotranscendence theory (Tornstam, 1989), aging persons gradually develop 'a shift in meta-perspective, from a materialistic and rational vision to a more cosmic and transcendent one'.
Bruyneel, Sabrina +2 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract School segregation is an international problem undermining the performance and equity of education systems. Australia's secondary schooling system offers international insights into the causes of segregation owing to it being one of the most segregated in the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development, its long history of school ...
Michael G. Sciffer +2 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Internal exclusion (isolation) is a behaviour management approach involving the temporary relocation of a pupil from their classroom to a designated isolation space as a consequence of disruptive behaviour. We present the first study of prevalence (i.e., what proportion of young people are isolated?), inequalities (i.e., who is more likely to ...
Emma Thornton +3 more
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Review: 'Queer Activism in India: A Story in the Anthropology of Ethics' by Naisargi N. Dave. [PDF]
, 2013 The queer movement in India has been adept at documenting itself. A succession of anthologies compiled by leading voices from within the movement has made available to a wider reading public the lives and longings of many of its diverse participants ...
Rao, Rahul
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