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Adult Literacy and Basic Education Policies in a Comparative Perspective: Selected Findings from four Country Cases

AS: Andragoška Spoznanja, 2019
Policies on adult literacy and basic education are gaining importance, especially since the results of the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) revealed that a sizeable proportion of adults have low literacy ...
Alexandra Ioannidou, Carolin Knauber
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Learning through social spaces: migrant women and lifelong learning in post-colonial London [PDF]

, 2010
This article shows how migrant women engage in learning through social spaces. It argues that such spaces are little recognised, and that there are multiple ways in which migrant women construct and negotiate their informal learning through socialising ...
Jackson, Sue, Paul B. Wignall, Wang, Wei, Bond, David P.G., Lai, X, Jiang, Haishui, Mike Widdowson, Bond, DPG, Jiang, H, Lai, Xulong, Chunbo Yan, Yadong Sun, Yan, Chunbo, Wei Wang, David P.G. Bond, Wang, W, Yan, C, Ali, Jason R., Xulong Lai, Ali, JR, Jason R. Ali, Stéphanie Védrine, Wignall, Paul B., Haishui Jiang, Widdowson, M, Widdowson, Mike, Sun, Yadong, Védrine, Stéphanie, Védrine, S, Sun, Y, Wignall, PB   +30 more
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Senior Dance Experience, Cognitive Performance, and Brain Volume in Older Women

Neural Plasticity, 2016
Physical activity is positively related to cognitive functioning and brain volume in older adults. Interestingly, different types of physical activity vary in their effects on cognition and on the brain.
Claudia Niemann, Ben Godde, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage   +2 more
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Improving obesity management training in family medicine: multi-methods evaluation of the 5AsT-MD pilot course

BMC Medical Education, 2020
Background Quality, evidence-based obesity management training for family medicine residents is needed to better support patients. To address this gap, we developed a comprehensive course based on the 5As of Obesity Management™ (ASK, ASSESS, ADVISE ...
Thea Luig, Sonja Wicklum, Melanie Heatherington, Albert Vu, Erin Cameron, Doug Klein, Arya M. Sharma, Denise L. Campbell-Scherer   +7 more
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Transfer from research to practice – A scoping review about transfer strategies in the field of research on digital media

Computers and Education Open, 2022
Using digital media to improve teaching and learning is one of the most pressing challenges in education. This challenge can only be met if the transfer of research knowledge to practitioners is successful.
Hadjar Mohajerzad, Josef Schrader
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Interaction for lifelong learning [PDF]

British Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
Abstract The term ‘lifelong’, as applied to education or learning, has been in circulation for more than a quarter of a century. It has played an important role in policy discussions, as well as in studies of the sociology and economics of education.
Norm Friesen, Terry Anderson
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The Teacher’s Wellbeing as a Binary Asset When Working with Newly Arrived Immigrant Pupils

Education Sciences, 2023
The influx of immigrants has led to increased cultural and ethnic diversity in classrooms, presenting unique challenges for teachers who work with pupils with varying linguistic, social, and cultural backgrounds.
Sultana Ali Norozi, Ottar Ness
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Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
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Medical students’ acceptance of virtual reality for clinical competence development: a technology acceptance model study in Mauritius

Frontiers in Virtual Reality
This study investigates the acceptance of Virtual Reality (VR) as an innovative tool for enhancing practical learning in medical education in Mauritius. Developing clinical competence requires hands‐on experience; however, students often lack confidence ...
Sweety Anoucheka Gangabissoon, Goonesh Bahadur, Mohammad Santally   +2 more
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The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
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