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Thresholds: The metaphorical foundations of powerful knowledge

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper advances a theoretical account of threshold concepts as metaphorical‐relational structures that reorganise meaning across contexts. Building on conceptual metaphor theory, we propose that threshold concepts can be understood as sites of schema‐level reorganisation: deep, embodied patterns of relational logic that scaffold abstract ...
Maria Karrol   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

When national qualifications travel: Curriculum fairness after the 2024 Pearson Edexcel A‐Level Chinese reform

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract National qualifications do not always stay national. Once offered internationally, a reform designed around one education system may reach students with very different linguistic histories. This article examines that problem through Pearson Edexcel A‐Level Chinese, an England‐regulated subject qualification offered in the UK and ...
Gracie Jiaxin Shen
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Statecraft, Fragmented Authoritarianism, and Technocratic Governance: The Structure and Agency of China's Local Environmental Politics

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Local environmental politics in China is often said to be dominated by state‐controlled modes of multi‐level governance. However, top‐down governance is embedded within and transformed by local politics, adding complexity to governance practices and environmental outcomes.
Minsi Liu, Kevin Lo
wiley   +1 more source

Is Evidence‐Based Policymaking an Environmental Studies Agenda? An Interpretive Review

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Studies of knowledge development and use for public decision‐making can be found across the social sciences. There have been increasing calls for meaningful integration of the contrasting disciplinary perspectives on this topic, including from environmental and sustainability sciences.
Peter Tangney, Raisa Adamjee
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of sports activity on cognition in nine- and ten-year-old children. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Int Neuropsychol Soc
Wallace AL   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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