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Children's representations of sources of safety in a high violence community [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Includes abstract.South African youth are at risk for injury and victimisation and those living in high violence contexts are particularly vulnerable to physical threats.
Baillie, Kim Lisa
core  

What characterises well‐connected schools? Exploring centrality in inter‐organisational school networks

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Within the educational literature, inter‐organisational school networks are commonly considered instruments for administration, management, and school improvement, but are rarely scrutinised as objects of study themselves. Conversely, in organisational studies, this perspective is given more prominence.
Ignacio Wyman, Paul Wilfred Armstrong
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the paradox of primary teacher shortage in low‐income countries: Insights from Malawi

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Malawi faces a persistent and chronic teacher shortage, particularly at the primary school level, with much of the challenge attributed to teacher supply constraints. While the causes of teacher shortages are known to be complex and context‐dependent, there remains a lack of in‐depth, country‐specific research to guide effective policies ...
Peter Mtika, Edward M. Sosu
wiley   +1 more source

The promotion of wellbeing: A primer for policymakers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
There is growing international interest among policymakers in the promotion of wellbeing as an objective of public policy. Recent advances in the definition and measurement of wellbeing are giving rise to an increasingly detailed picture of the factors
Rablen, MD
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From paradise lost to paradise regained: A compassionate retuning of assessed seminars

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Universities often aim to deliver a curriculum that is both research‐based and develops transferable skills in students, thereby enhancing their competitiveness in the job market. At the same time, evidence indicates that university students experience significant stress owing to the competitive nature of the assessments, an aspect that is ...
Sarah Stephen
wiley   +1 more source

The relationship between psychological capital and self-directed learning ability among undergraduate nursing students—a cross-sectional study

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
BackgroundPsychological capital has become a prominent focus in positive psychology, highlighting the positive influence of higher psychological capital on individuals.
Shanshan Ye   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychological Capital: A Positive Psychological Resource and Its Relationship with Creative Performance Behavior

open access: yesAnadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2016
Creative performance behavior and psychological capital concepts having theoretical roots of positive organizational behavior and positive psychological capital have been examined in a number of studies in literature for investigating high performance and innovative organizations.
openaire   +4 more sources

‘They just want the perfect kids on show’: The illegal exclusion of children with special educational needs and disabilities from primary schools

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Guidance from the Department for Education stipulates that permanent exclusions should only be used as a last resort and where there is potential for harm to come to anyone in the school setting. Suspensions are positioned as a tool to communicate to a pupil that their behaviour is in breach of the school's behaviour policy.
Megan Whitehouse
wiley   +1 more source

Negotiating Relationally: The Dynamics of the Relational Self In Negotiations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Although negotiation research is thriving, it has been criticized as having an arelational bias—emphasizing autonomy, competition, and rationality over interdependence, cooperation, and relationality.
Gelfand, Michele J.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Creating space(s) for learning in prison: Developing an andragogical framework

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Learning in prison is too often excluded from wider discussions of educational experiences, processes and impact. This paper proposes, for the first time, an iterative andragogical framework to conceptualise learning spaces within prison contexts.
Morwenna Bennallick   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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