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Lessons from primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence school connectedness
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.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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BuildingsThe influence of traditional Chinese ritual culture on courtyard spatial sequences is widely acknowledged. However, quantitative analytical methods, such as space syntax, have rarely been applied in studies of ritual–residential space relations.
Peiyan Guo +4 more
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Kervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies, 2014 Ritual is a creative and artistic action – this is the central idea of this paper – and the proof of this suggestion is that every ritual could attest several variants. Through a deep survey on the aśvamedha in the Hindū textual sources, the author tries
Pietro Chierichetti
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Previous research concerning Global South doctoral students in the United Kingdom has mainly situated their experiences within adaptationist paradigms, emphasising cultural adjustment and assimilation into Western academic norms. Such studies often depict students as passive recipients, overlooking their agency and the transformative potential
Peng Zhang +3 more
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Ritual Art: a Key to the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1996 The Bambara sculpture is a ritual object, in fact one of the dramatis personae of a ritual drama. The Civara, as it is called, is carried on the head during the ritual dance as a token of the presence of the mythical antilope which brought agriculture to
Jørgen Podemann Sørensen
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines the experiences of Nigerian cross‐border students in UK higher education, focusing on how colonial legacies continue to shape the interplay between structure and agency. Three key themes emerged in the analysis of the data: First, the persistence of a ‘West is Best’ mentality reflects the internalisation of colonial ...
Jennifer Marshall, Jack Bryne Stothard
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Bricks, knots, and bodies: Material encounters and the affective making of masculinity
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines how creative research methods do not just capture boys' experiences of masculinity, but actively materialise them. Drawing on two arts‐based activities used in school‐based fieldwork (a mannequin‐based exercise with one participant and a Lego‐building workshop with a small peer group), the paper analyses how materials ...
Huw Berry‐Downs
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How High‐Performance Sports Helped Me Manage ADHD Symptoms and Boost Research Productivity
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.Abstract This autoethnographic essay examines how participation in high‐performance sports became a transformative tool for managing the cognitive and emotional challenges associated with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) within the context of academic life.
Luisa Maria Diele‐Viegas
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The comparative and functional analysis of myth and ritual as constituent parts of a mythoritual religious [PDF]
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия, 2013 The author treats the problem of ritual studies as relevant to the study of religion. Mytho-ritual is a relatively new concept, unfamiliar to many specialists.
Ivan Davydov
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Strategies for Greater Inclusion of Indigenous Students in College Science Programs
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The substantial underrepresentation of American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiʻian (AI/AN/NH) students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors at United States colleges and universities results from systemic barriers in higher education.
Jonathan D. Baker +14 more
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