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Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

‘It's all very well having a diverse curriculum, but if there is no curriculum, it can be as diverse as you like’: Precarity and decolonising in the neoliberal UK higher education system

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton, Barbara Adewumi, Laura R. Bailey, Jacob W. Moore, Lauren‐Marie Aba Amoah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Post-deployment performance of a deep learning algorithm for normal and abnormal chest X-ray classification: A study at visa screening centers in the United Arab Emirates

European Journal of Radiology Open
Background: Chest radiographs (CXRs) are widely used to screen for infectious diseases like tuberculosis and COVID-19 among migrants. At such high-volume settings, manual CXR reporting is challenging and integrating artificial intelligence (AI ...
Amina Abdelqadir Mohamed AlJasmi, Hatem Ghonim, Mohyi Eldin Fahmy, Aswathy Nair, Shamie Kumar, Dennis Robert, Afrah Abdikarim Mohamed, Hany Abdou, Anumeha Srivastava, Bhargava Reddy   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE AND BORROWINGS [PDF]

Vestnik Issyk-Kulʹskogo universiteta
The article explores the content of the process of language enrichment and the issue of mastering borrowed words from foreign languages from multiple perspectives.
Iisaeva A. Dj., Imanakunova I. J., Asanbekova N. S., Baktybekova M.B.   +3 more
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Hong Kong's non‐local undergraduate recruitment: Policies, institutional practices and student perspectives

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Beneath the Hong Kong government's enthusiasm for recruiting non‐local undergraduates—including students from the Chinese Mainland and other international regions—lies a longstanding gap in understanding the core meanings and drivers shaping the territory's expanding focus on inward international student mobility (ISM).
Fang Gao, Wei Yan Xiong, Hei‐hang Hayes Tang, Xiao Han   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prestige and national identity as predictors of food products purchase [PDF]

Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2018
In modern living conditions, consumers have access to a greater offer of food products than ever before. In addition to local food products, the growth of foreign food products is noticeable, which significantly intensifies competition in this sector ...
Šapić Srđan, Furtula Srđan, Durkalić Danijela   +2 more
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Status and Vocal Accommodation in Small Groups

Sociological Science, 2020
Sociological research on vocal dynamics demonstrates that as actors engage in conversation, their vocal frequencies tend to converge over time. Previous scholars have theorized that patterns of vocal accommodation serve as a mechanism through which ...
Joseph Dippong
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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

An isolated asymmetrical AC-DC converter based brushless direct current motor drive without bridge rectifier and low pass filter

e-Prime: Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy
The current article suggests the use of a sandwiched isolated AC-DC converter for a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor driver to improve power quality as per IEC/IEEE standards.
Tanmay Shukla
doaj   +1 more source

‘School is their whole world’: Teachers' perspectives on loneliness among children and adolescents from England and mainland China

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As front‐line observers and active participants in pupils' daily lives, teachers closely monitor pupils' social interactions, emotional states and behavioural changes. Their unique perspective enables them to detect problems in the social lives of their pupils that may not be immediately visible to peers, parents or mental health professionals.
Yixuan Zheng, Charlotte Bagnall, Caroline Bond, Elizabeth Birchinall, Pamela Qualter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source