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Travelling Inspectors and the Making of Europe: Education Policy Learning and the Case of the Scottish School Inspectorate

open access: yesSisyphus, 2014
The paper examines the case of education policy learning in Europe and argues that, contrary to dominant assumptions, education is a fruitful area for the analysis of Europeanising processes.
Sotiria Grek
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Career motivations and perceptions of teaching of 16–19‐year‐olds in England and Wales

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The current study provides an understanding of career‐related motivations of 16–19‐year‐olds in schools and A‐level colleges in England and Wales. The 672 participants (62% women) were asked to complete a modified version of the Motivations for Career Choice and the Persistence Research in Science and Engineering scales and provide comments on
Sophie Thompson‐Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The discursive construction of a people: A new approach to understanding the strategies of the Scottish National Party and Sinn Féin

open access: yesTextes & Contextes, 2023
The concept of the “people” is at the heart of populism studies. Who they are, where they come from, what their demands are, what unites them and who are their antagonistic elite are all critical components.
Michael Scanlan
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‘These reforms have teeth’: The affective dimensions of teacher education policy enactment

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The affective dimensions of education policy enactment have often received less attention in the research literature, especially regarding teacher education policy. This article reports on a study of the affective responses of university‐based teacher educators in England to the significant initial teacher education reforms of 2019–2022: the ...
Ian Cushing, Viv Ellis
wiley   +1 more source

Independence Referendum and Youth Party Membership in Scotland

open access: yesRevue LISA
Party membership has declined since the end of the 20th century, going hand in hand with citizens’ increasing lack of interest in politics in Western democracies.
Claire Breniaux
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DEVOLUTION AND INEDEPENDENCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: THE CASE OF SCOTLAND [PDF]

open access: yesRevista d'Estudis Autonòmics i Federals, 2010
The aim of this paper is to reflect upon the consequences of the devolutionprocess initiated by the Labour government in 1997. The paper considers thedevelopment of Scottish devolution since its inception up to the present day.In so doing, it establishes
Montserrat Guibernau
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Popular Music and Left-Wing Scottishness

open access: yesÉtudes Écossaises, 2016
Recent developments in Scottish politics, such as the Scottish National Party’s resounding victory in the 2015 general election, would seem to attest to the existence of a strong sense of national identity underpinned by progressive values.
Jeremy Tranmer
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The rejection of the euro has left the SNP caught between competing visions over an independent Scotland’s future [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The Scottish National Party (SNP) have advocated the creation of a formal currency union between Scotland and the rest of the UK should Scottish voters choose to back independence in the referendum on 18 September.
Stafford, James
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Parental involvement and engagement during COVID‐19 lockdowns: School staff and parents' reflections about children's learning at home

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Valuing parental engagement, as part of home–school collaboration, can benefit children's learning. This article focuses on parents and school‐based staff's (N = 120) experiences of children's learning occurring at home during the COVID‐19 lockdowns (2020–2021), both school‐mandated and other learning activities.
Ashley Brett   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The real reason Yes Scotland avoids Braveheart nostalgia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In 1998 Alex Salmond dismissed doubts over Scotland’s Celtic lineage as “ignorance bordering on silliness”. In 2007 he expounded a vision of the country as a “Celtic lion” economy.
Marsden, Richard
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