Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
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Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity
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
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Bridging Housing and Health Inequities: A Qualitative Study on Potential Solutions From the Perspectives of Recently Arrived Migrants and Refugees in Australia. [PDF]
Rana K, Kent JL, Slewa-Younan S, Page A.
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Lessons from primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence school connectedness
Abstract School connectedness is critical to improving students' health, development and wellbeing. Research into primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence their sense of connectedness is essential for identifying practices that promote success.
Jordana F. Hoenig, Therese M. Cumming
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Rental assistance impacts on diabetes: Insights from a longitudinal mixed-methods analysis. [PDF]
Denary W +5 more
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Abstract The global teacher shortage continues to intensify, with disparate impacts across geographic and socio‐economic communities. In Queensland, Australia, where this study originates, post‐COVID teacher shortages have intensified workforce pressures, leaving several regional, rural and remote schools as some of the ‘hardest‐to‐staff’ in the ...
Matthew Readette +5 more
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Improving Population Health Through Housing Policy: Lessons From the Public Housing Program. [PDF]
Fenelon A.
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Abstract School Attendance Problems (SAPs) represent a significant challenge requiring early identification and intervention. Current service provision often does not recognise early indicators that parents observe, creating gaps between when initial concerns are raised and formal support is provided.
Tereza Aidonopoulou‐Read +4 more
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Social isolation by housing type 6 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake in Iwate prefecture: longitudinal findings from the Tohoku Medical Megabank community-based cohort study. [PDF]
Kotozaki Y +3 more
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Abstract The growing concern about demand for, and provision of, support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has led the English government to announce a review of the system, which many describe as being in crisis.
Ariadna Albajara Sáenz +5 more
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