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Educators' perceptions and practices regarding early literacy instruction and language issues in a Cape Town township primary school

open access: yes, 2011
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 95-104).This thesis examines the teaching practices and ideas about language and teaching that Foundation Phase educators hold as regard literacy and language issues, and the effect of these ideas and practices
Xhalisa, Thabisa Patricia
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Language, literacy and identity practices influencing acculturation in immigrant/migrant Nepalese families: An Ethnographic study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This thesis is an ethnographic study which investigates the practices of language maintenance and ethnic identity affiliation for immigrant/migrant Nepalese families with primary to middle school children in the United Kingdom.
Boivin, Nettie
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Reception Baseline Assessment and ‘small acts’ of micro‐resistance

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In September 2021, following the global COVID‐19 pandemic, the Department for Education introduced a national standardised digital Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) for all English 4‐year‐old children. We analyse RBA and its associated Quality Monitoring Visits, as a further intensification of the new public management of early years ...
Guy Roberts‐Holmes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Let's talk about the weather’: The activist curriculum and global climate change education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Activist movements have garnered significant global attention on a range of sustainability issues, often involving collectives of citizens coming together. Invoked is the idea of citizens informed to act, emerging not from a common‐sense understanding of everyday life, but rather from a deep political understanding of the world—one that is ...
Richard Pountney
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling student sentiment dynamics toward AI‐based education through statistical analysis and Monte Carlo simulation

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the multifaceted dynamics of student sentiment towards artificial intelligence (AI)‐based education by integrating sentiment analysis techniques with statistical methods, including Monte Carlo simulations and decision tree modelling, alongside qualitative grounded theory analysis.
Volkan Duran   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

New writing communities: AI-driven cross-linguistic collaboration in primary school

open access: yesFrontiers in Education
IntroductionGenerative AI creates new possibilities for meaningful literacy work in schools, including opportunities for students to write for real audiences across linguistic boundaries. This study explores students' perspectives on a specially designed
Arild Michel Bakken   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

What are the factors influencing the relationship between school language policy and the literacy proficiency of learners at Grade 7 level?

open access: yes, 2009
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-99).Includes abstract.The foundation for academic success in formal education is based on the language and literacy proficiency of the learner. In addition, the relationship between the home language and the
Da Rocha, Trevor
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Understanding exam access arrangements in practice: Challenges and opportunities

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Secondary students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) often face challenges with academic tasks, particularly with high‐stakes examinations. Exam access arrangements (EAA) are provided as reasonable adjustments to reduce disadvantage for students with SpLD.
Catherine Antalek   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring student perspectives in amplifying students' speaking skills on English for hospitality internship

open access: yesEnglish Learning Innovation
This research focuses on the experiences of hospitality internships in amplifying speaking skills. In particular, the objective of this research is to examine the students’ perspectives in the hospitality program on enhancing speaking skills as well as ...
Benny Dele Bintang Ananta   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deconstructing the instrumental/identity divide in language policy debates

open access: yes, 2005
Debates about language and literacy policies are increasingly constructed at national levels in relation to their potential contribution to the ‘knowledge economy’, and to the ability of nation-states to compete economically in an increasingly globalised
May, Stephen
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