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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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Transformation of Rural Patterns in Greece in a European Regional Development Perspective (The Case of Crete) [PDF]
Rural space in Greece is experiencing a significant transformation. During the last four decades the traditional urban-rural dichotomy has given its place to complex spatial patterns which are in a process of continuous change.
Andreas Tsatsaris +2 more
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Settlement - Planning potentials in rural Denmark. [PDF]
Under the title ’Settlement - Planning potentials in rural Denmark’, the project seeks to describe and understand the contemporary development in the rural areas in Denmark and to evaluate the future potential of the rural settlement as a typology ...
Djurhuus, Mads
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English teachers' journeys since the 2020 Iteration of Black Lives Matter
Abstract The 2020 resurgence of Black Lives Matter (BLM) mobilised students in England to demand greater representation of racially minoritised voices in English curriculums—a call highlighted by stark inequity: just 1.5% of GCSE texts studied are by racially minoritised authors, despite racially minoritised students comprising 38.0% of the student ...
Adrian Fernandes
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Rural connections : vol. 7, issue 1 (Jan. 2013) [PDF]
44 pagesIssue theme: Drought and Wildfire in the West. Perhaps the most fundamental difference between the West and the rest of the country is water - or lack thereof. Since initial settlement, westerners have spent vast amounts of time and money seeking
Western Rural Development Center
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Rural settlement and retail trade business in the Eastern Cape [PDF]
Rural retail trade shops in the Transkei/Ciskei areas of the Eastern Cape are inherently tied to settlement form and distribution. Spatial distortions in settlement associated with resettlement policies in the past are increasingly being enhanced by ...
Tabukeli Ruhiiga
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‘I was treated as a deficit’: Immigrant teachers' career progression in Australia
Abstract Immigrant teachers have long been recruited through skilled and employer‐sponsored migration schemes to address teacher shortages in Australia, yet their career trajectories remain constrained by systemic inequities that limit their integration and professional development opportunities.
Ching Ting Tany Kwee +2 more
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Integrated rural development in England: unrealised or unrealistic? [PDF]
In recent years, integrated rural development (IRD) has become accepted as a panacea to rectify shortcomings in the sectoral, largely uncoordinated, rural development system currently operating in England.
Davison, Janet Ruth
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The phenomenon of global population aging poses considerable mobility challenges for older adults, particularly in cold climate regions, where the accessibility and configuration of street elements exert a significant impact on social participation and ...
Kexin Yang +4 more
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Flourishing through adventure learning: A (semi)cautionary tale
Abstract Studies suggest that adventure learning can develop children's cognitive skills and promote social and emotional learning. However, evidence is needed as to whether the design of adventure learning—school‐based or external/residential—plays a role in that development/promotion, and whether learning gains are maintained.
Ben Willis, Sarah Reaney‐Wood
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