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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how university‐based teacher education programs in diverse historical, sociocultural, and political settings in the U.S. and in Chile, served to foster immigrant empowerment and liberation. Using a Funds of Knowledge approach, the study analyzed the educational practices of migrant families and their integration into ...
Ana Christina da Silva Iddings +3 more
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British Educational Research Journal, Volume 48, Issue 6, Page 1145-1160, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Racism, as a covert but pervasive presence in teacher education in England, remains a major structural issue and its effects on student teachers who are Black and Asian are real and troubling. Their personal stories reveal multiple challenges and present empirical evidence that can usefully be analysed to examine their experience of daily ...
Diane Warner
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A health(y) subject? Examining discourses of health in physical education curricula across the UK
British Educational Research Journal, Volume 48, Issue 6, Page 1161-1182, December 2022., 2022 Abstract In this paper, we present the findings from our critical analysis of the health discourses evident with physical education (PE) curricula in each UK home nation—England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We carried out a critical discourse analysis of those curriculum documents that talk directly to PE teachers about how to organise, enact
Shirley Gray +7 more
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Fibrational linguistics: First concepts [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 We define a general mathematical framework for linguistics based on the theory of fibrations, called FibLang. We start by modelling the interaction between linguistics and cognition in the most general way possible, with a heavy focus on conceptually motivating any assumption we make. The advantage is that FibLang remains agnostic with respect to any
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Early detection of risk of reading difficulties using a working memory assessment battery
British Educational Research Journal, Volume 48, Issue 6, Page 1183-1197, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Research suggests a role for aspects of the working memory system in reading. While much of the evidence points to a role for working memory capacity and the phonological loop, more recent work indicates a role for the central executive component, although findings remain unclear.
Susan J. Atkinson, Colin R. Martin
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An Alternative Interpretation of Linguistic Variables as Linguistic Finite Automata [PDF]
arXiv, 2011 Linguistic variables represent crisp information in a form and precision appropriate for the problem. For example, to answer the question "How are you?" one may say "I am fine." the linguistic variables like "fine", so common in everyday speech. In this paper an alternative interpretation of linguistic variables is introduced with the notion of a ...
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.Abstract Mental ill‐health is a serious and growing problem among university students in Australia. Within this cohort, international students are particularly vulnerable. International students in Australia have fewer social rights than domestic students and are at elevated risk of social isolation, exploitation in employment, precarious housing ...
Michelle Peterie +5 more
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Politics of evidence: Think tanks and the Academies Act
British Educational Research Journal, Volume 48, Issue 6, Page 1232-1253, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Previous research has identified political ideology as central in the landmark Academies Act (2010). This article further analyses how politics of evidence played its part in the policy process by focusing on long‐term structural changes and preferences among policymakers. The article draws on policymaker interviews after the reform, a mapping
Jaakko Kauko
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Caring Futures: Australian Attitudes About the Desirability of Care Work
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amid increasing public and policy attention on the care and support sector, which millions of Australians rely upon for essential services, care workers continue to advocate for better pay and fairer conditions. This article draws on the concepts of recognition, value and social distribution from feminist ethics of care scholarship to explore ...
Laura Davy +3 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Children's relationship with time in preschools is an under‐researched area. Young children rarely know how to measure time using a clock, but their experiences of time may contribute to understanding children's well‐being and debates about quality in preschools.
Kristín Dýrfjörð +3 more
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