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How far behind in number are socioeconomically disadvantaged pupils when they start school in England?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the gap in number skills between socioeconomically disadvantaged and non‐disadvantaged children in the first year of compulsory schooling in England. Past research mostly relies on statutory assessment data collected towards the end of the first year of school and does not show the attainment gap associated with ...
Martin Culliney, Joanne Robson
wiley   +1 more source

Numeracy

Brock Education Journal, 2018
An analysis of numeracy as a keyword in education.
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Bridging home, school and community to address educational inequality: Supporting educational trajectories through community bridge work

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the role of community stakeholders in supporting the educational trajectories of students experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage in the Irish context. Building on international and national policy debates, the study examines how community‐based organisations, statutory services and outreach initiatives work alongside ...
Aoife Joy Keogh, Deirdre McGillicuddy
wiley   +1 more source

A European study investigating adult numeracy education

European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults
Numeracy is a critical competency needed by adults to navigate their way through tasks in their personal and professional lives. Hence, it is critical that efforts are made to identify and address challenges that prevent adults from developing the ...
Niamh O'Meara, Kathy O'Sullivan, Kees Hoogland, Javier Diez-Palomer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘Sometimes, I would look at my books and cry because I felt like I was left behind’: Understanding the learning of Indigenous girls during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the districts of Chongwe and Solwezi in Zambia

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Grounded in principles of epistemic justice, this article examines the educational impacts of Zambia's COVID‐19 school closures on Indigenous girls in two districts and highlights community‐led pathways for resilience. National responses prioritised broadcast and digital delivery but presupposed access to electricity, digital devices and ...
Marcellus Forh Mbah, Leigh Jarvis, Ane Turner Johnson, Chidi Ezegwu, Priscillah Nsama, Austine Nakanga   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond standardisation, subjects and syllabi: How primary schools organise for arts richness in an era of curriculum reform

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As England embarks on its first comprehensive curriculum review in fifteen years, this paper offers critical insights from schools that sustained arts‐rich provision despite a policy landscape hostile to creative subjects. Drawing on data from the Researching Arts‐rich Primary Schools (RAPS) project—a mixed‐methods study of 76 arts‐rich ...
Pat Thomson, Christine Hall
wiley   +1 more source

Prenatal Prescription Opioid Analgesic Exposure and Academic Performance in Third Grade Children: A Population-Based Cohort Study. [PDF]

BJOG
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the association between prenatal exposure to opioids analgesics and academic performance in third grade children. Design Population‐based cohort study using linked data from New South Wales birth records, medicine dispensing data, and national standardised test results.
Varney B, Zoega H, Gillies MB, Bruno C, Havard A, Shand A, Nassar N, Brett J.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Empowering teachers and fostering pupil climate action in Welsh primary schools

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The Curriculum for Wales intends to help students understand and address climate change, but relies on teachers' knowledge and implementation thereof. This article focuses on “The Lifecycle of My Clothes”, a unit of work (UoW) developed by academics and practitioners. The UoW aimed to increase students' awareness of the environmental impact of
Jennifer A. Rudd, Shannon R. O'Connor, Geraldine Lublin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inquiry-based student worksheets to support numeracy skills

Al-Jabar
Background: This study was motivated by the difficulties students face in understanding the concepts taught in the topics of Integers and Decimals. Aim: The research aimed to determine the impact on students' numeracy skills after utilizing Student ...
Wilibaldus Bhoke
doaj   +1 more source

Disrupting Dominant Discourses: A (Re)Introduction to Social Practice Theories of Adult Numeracy

Numeracy, 2018
The role of dominant discourse in constructing a deficit view of adult numeracy is examined, using reports from recent international surveys of adult skills as illustrative examples.
Helen M. Oughton
doaj   +1 more source