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Exposing the work of the market through the case of Alternative Provision for English school students

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Pupils in England who, for some reason, are not able to attend school often find themselves in Alternative Provision (AP). These are special arrangements designed to address their specific needs and help them return to mainstream schooling.
Nick Pratt, Elizabeth J. Done, Sam Morahan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The labour market participation of Northern Ireland University Students [PDF]

This paper seeks to examine what factors are associated with student labour force participation in Northern Ireland in both term-time and vacation making use of Quarterly Labour Force Survey data for the period March 1998 to February 1999.
Mark Bailey
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Publicly funded private schools and academic achievement: A comparative analysis of PISA data in European countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper analyses differences in academic achievement associated with attendance at publicly funded private schools and public schools across 11 European countries. Using eight waves of PISA data (2000–2022), we apply OLS, IPW and IPWRA estimators to account for observed heterogeneity and mitigate selection bias.
Priya Maurya, Léonard Moulin, Denis Fougère   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring undergraduate paramedic students’ understanding and experiences of person-centred care while on practice placement

Paramedicine
Objective To explore paramedic students’ understanding and experience of the perceived facilitators and barriers to implementing person-centred care in urgent and emergency practice-based placement situations.
Lorraine McAteer, Donna Brown
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Improving knowledge regarding abortions performed on Irish women in the UK

, 2007
This report provides an historical analysis of abortion data relating to residents of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales over the period 1975 – 2005.
Clements, Stephe, Ingham, Roger
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Ireland’s Innovation Performance: 1991 to 2005. Quarterly Economic Commentary, Summer 2008 [PDF]

, 2008
In this paper we use data from the five waves of the Irish Innovation Panel (IIP) to profile the innovation performance of manufacturing plants in Ireland and Northern Ireland over the period 1991 to 2005. Despite considerable public sector investment on
Hewitt-Dundas, Nola, Roper, Stephen
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Cooperative learning strategies to raise attainment in mathematics with pupils aged 11–16 years: A systematic literature review

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Cooperative learning is a widely adopted teaching method to improve academic achievement. This review synthesises existing research on the use of cooperative learning within a school setting for pupils aged 11–16 years. Such a review has not been undertaken to date and will present an evidence base for educators considering implementation ...
Patricia Hampson, Zhe. Li, Allen Thurston   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

My Diabetes & Me: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to test the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a diabetes self-management education programme for adults with intellectual disabilities. [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

NIHR Open Research
Background International guidelines recommend structured diabetes education to empower individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). While DESMOND is an effective programme for T2D management, it is often inaccessible to people with intellectual disabilities ...
Mike Clarke, Gary McDermott, Alison Dunkley, Laurence Taggart, Vivien Coates, Alan Brennan, Maria Truesdale, Dan Pollard, Kamlesh Khunti, Molly Caba, Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Aimee Anderson Smyth, Colette Jackson, Sorcha Toase, Cliona McDowell, Rosie Kelly, Janet Schofield, Ashley Agus   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Construction of a multi-sectoral inter-regional IO and SAM database for the UK [PDF]

, 2004
The purpose of this paper is to explain the construction of the input-output (IO) and social accounting matrix (SAM) databases for the inter-regional computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the UK developed as part of the project 'An Analysis of ...
Allan, Grant, McGregor, Peter G., Swales, J. Kim, Turner, Karen   +3 more
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