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Relational and feminist pedagogic approaches for developing engagement and inclusion of girls at risk of exclusion in England

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper highlights the inclusive potential of relational and feminist pedagogic strategies in education, focusing on girls at risk of exclusion. Girls in England are less likely than boys to be suspended or permanently excluded from school, but numbers are increasing.
Juliette Wilson‐Thomas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gendered nationalism : the gender gap in support for the Scottish National Party [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Recent major surveys of the Scottish electorate and of Scottish National Party (SNP) members have revealed a distinct gender gap in support for the party.
Johns, Robert   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Exposing the work of the market through the case of Alternative Provision for English school students

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Pupils in England who, for some reason, are not able to attend school often find themselves in Alternative Provision (AP). These are special arrangements designed to address their specific needs and help them return to mainstream schooling.
Nick Pratt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Miliband bid to slay dragons of Scottish nationalism will hinge on three key voter groups [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
First paragraph: Ed Miliband’s goal in addressing the Scottish Labour conference in Perth was straightforward: to promote the campaign for the No vote on the forthcoming referendum on Scottish independence.
Shaw, Eric
core  

Growth mindset is positively associated with mathematics attainment in Scotland—But socioeconomic status plays a greater role

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is currently a gap in knowledge around pupils' growth mindset (GM) and attainment in Scotland, particularly in relation to Socioeconomic Status (SES). This study offers insights on the relevance of growth mindset in Scotland for attainment in mathematics by drawing on large‐scale data from the OECD's Programme for International Student ...
Catherine Reid, Ellen Boeren
wiley   +1 more source

A Parliament of Novels: the Politics of Scottish Fiction 1979-1999

open access: yesRevue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2006
The resurgence of Scottish literature at the end of the twentieth century took place in a troubled period of Scotland’s political and economic history, following 1979’s failed devolution referendum.
David Leishman
doaj   +1 more source

“They say we're a rights‐respecting school but nobody knows what that really means”: Children's rights implementation in a Scottish secondary school

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Education has been an enduring feature of international human rights law since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and is the only human right that is compulsory for children. Appearing in all major human rights treaties, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, education is multidimensional and a multiplier of ...
Amy Hanna
wiley   +1 more source

Flexible working and professional relationships in schools: An ecological approach

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In English schools, the policy environment has recently moved considerably in favour of teachers taking planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time away from the school site as one approach to flexible working in support of teacher retention.
Victoria Cook   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deregulated free-for-all planning, new settlements and the spectre of abandoned building sites in Scotland’s crisis-hit oil economy

open access: yesFennia: International Journal of Geography, 2018
The creation of new settlements as a response to the accommodation of household growth was regarded by the Scottish Government from the 1980s to around 2008 as an option of the last resort.
William Walton
doaj   +1 more source

The Literary Politics of Scottish Devolution: Voice, Class, Nation, by Scott Hames

open access: yesMiscelánea: A Journal of English and American Studies, 2020

Paula Argüeso San Martin
doaj   +1 more source

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