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Reconceptualising ‘agency in mobility’: Agency for becoming and other forms of agency in study abroad

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Study‐abroad programs are increasingly adopted and supported by institutions and governments as a strategic tool for deepening internationalisation and public diplomacy through people‐to‐people, institution‐to‐institution and country‐to‐country connections.
Ly Thi Tran, Thinh Huynh
wiley   +1 more source

From habit to deep learning: teacher strategies for advancing elementary students’ reading literacy

Primary: Jurnal Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Dasar
Reading literacy is a fundamental competency in elementary education and a prerequisite for lifelong learning. However, literacy skills in Indonesia, particularly reading literacy, indicate that students still face challenges with higher-order literacy ...
Sri Dewi Nirmala, Ryan Dwi Puspita, Sendi Ramdhani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving South African third graders’ reading skills: Lessons learnt from the use of Guided Reading approach

South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2016
This professional development project, known as Literacy Leadership Project, enabled four Foundation Phase teachers in South Africa to implement the Guided Reading approach.
Mohlanhledi P. Makumbila, Charline B. Rowland   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contrasting roles of school and public libraries in lower primary pupils' reading

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Libraries represent an important institutional component of children's reading socialisation, yet their role is often treated as uniform despite substantial differences between school and public libraries. This study examines how visits to school and public libraries relate to pupils' reading attitudes, practices and self‐assessed reading ...
Kateřina Balcarová, Jiří Balcar
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation on the Relationship between Information Communication Technology and Reading Literacy for Northeast Asian Students

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of internet communication technologies (ICT) usage and reading literacy of Northeast Asian Students in PISA 2009. ICT was crucial for all governments in the world towards promoting equity. ICT
Lai Yi-Horng
doaj   +1 more source

Learning from the best: reading literacy development practices at a high-performing primary school

Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, 2017
While it is of utmost importance to scrutinise reading literacy development practices at South African schools where learners are failing to progress in their reading development in the primary school years, it is also beneficial to explore the practices
Zimmerman, Lisa
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall, Yusraa Maryam, Sumeya Loonat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving literacy of the visually impaired in Singapore: Pre-, post- and in-between literacy considerations

, 2009
This paper underscores the importance of a multi-prong approach to literacy when considering literacy needs of the visually impaired in Singapore. While acquisition of literacy is often considered as a single prong approach, there is a need to satisfy ...
Wong, Meng Ee
core   +1 more source

The Role of Reading Corners in Encouraging Reading Literacy in Grade V Students at Muhammadiyah Robbani Elementary School

Mimbar Sekolah Dasar
This research aims to describe the optimization strategies, describe constraints, and analyze the role of reading corners in encouraging reading literacy in grade V students of Muhammadiyah Robbani Elementary School.
Adinda Laila Romadlona, Suhartono Suhartono   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘It is not a topic that should be assessed by a test’: Understanding teachers' assessment literacy in the teaching of ‘difficult histories’ such as the Holocaust

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores how history teachers in secondary education in England (a) see their role as assessors and (b) how they make decisions about assessing a difficult history: learning about the Holocaust. Assessment literacy (AL) is recognised as a potentially valuable aspect of good teaching and central to supporting students' learning ...
Mary Richardson, Rebecca Hale, Tom Haward, Kwaku Adjepong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source