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Framing National Education in Hong Kong: A frame analysis of power dynamics in stakeholders' competing narratives

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how national education in Hong Kong functions as a contested arena in which state and non‐state actors struggle over the meaning of citizenship, identity and schooling. Using inductive frame analysis of 319 news articles (2020–2025) from five Chinese‐ and English‐language outlets, it identifies diagnostic, prognostic and ...
Jason Cong Lin
wiley   +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

Metaphors among titles of medical publications: an observational study [PDF]

Ibérica, 2007
In this study, we attempted to determine the frequency and types of metaphors in a corpus of titles from a single medical journal collected over one year. The frequency of metaphor tokens (4.6%) was highest among editorials and other opinion articles and
Philippa Mungra
doaj  

The use of metaphor in scientific writing

, 1985
For centuries both philosophers of science and scientists have challenged the use of metaphor in scientific discourse (Hoffman, 1980a,b), but a close look at this discourse reveals metaphor as a vital and necessary tool in developing scientific ...
Robson, Shellie
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Measuring what matters: Evaluating the impact of curriculum decolonisation initiatives in UK business schools

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Curriculum decolonisation has become a prominent feature of equity agendas in UK higher education, yet there remains limited empirical and theoretical work on how such initiatives are evaluated, particularly within business schools. This paper presents one of the first multi‐institutional empirical studies examining how UK business schools ...
Sally Everett, Rachael Carden, Kenisha Linton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leaving children behind for cross‐border education: Unveiling the emotional agency of international post‐graduate student mothers

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan, Ha Ngan Ngo, Chloe Le   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The shepherd-leader motif as a pastoral model for a globalizing church

Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, 2018
The simultaneous globalization and demographic shift of the Church to the Global South has produced an unprecedented climate for theological work. Pastors and theologians are confronted with the task of developing theological systems that are faithful to
Gunter Nathan H.
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A Study on Akutagawa-Ryunosuke's Sucide and Korean Literature During Colonial Period [PDF]

Gwagyeong Ilboneo Munhak Yeongu, 2014
In this paper, I examine the character of primary Japanese media and literatures of the colonial period of Korea and analyze Akutagawa’s published articles.
Hyosun KIM
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Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
wiley   +1 more source

The Pragmatics of Metaphor in the Language of Law: Gnoseological Aspect

RUDN Journal of Law
The language of law functions as a natural, independent regulator and representative of elements within the legal system and state-legal realities. Its lexical apparatus is structured not only by words with direct meanings but also by linguistic products
Inna A. Yaroshchuk
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