British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Higher education in the United Kingdom has dramatically expanded in recent decades, along with questions about its effectiveness in preparing graduates for the labour market. With rising tuition fees and increasing competition for graduate jobs, many students opt to study ‘professional’ subjects—fields closely tied to specific professions ...
Sarah Pemberton
wiley +1 more source
Food banks in schools in England
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This article investigates the number and distribution of food banks in schools in England. Drawing on a novel source of nationally representative data, we show that one in five schools operate a food bank. This amounts to over 4000 school‐based food banks across the country.
William Baker +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Public health impacts of increasing the minimum unit price for alcohol in Scotland: A model-based appraisal. [PDF]
PLoS MedHolmes J +7 more
europepmc +1 more source
Career motivations and perceptions of teaching of 16–19‐year‐olds in England and Wales
British 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
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing on teacher agency as a conceptual framework, we explored the extent to which school teachers in secondary schools in England achieve agency in relation to teaching climate change and sustainability. This research provides a novel approach to understanding the relational and emergent qualities of teacher agency by bringing together ...
Nicola Walshe, Elizabeth A. C. Rushton
wiley +1 more source
Prescribing of glucose-lowering medication to adults with type 2 diabetes by severe mental illness status in Scotland: A cohort study. [PDF]
Diabetes Obes MetabAdams J +7 more
europepmc +1 more source
‘These reforms have teeth’: The affective dimensions of teacher education policy enactment
British 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
Moving through menopause: a mixed methods study of UK women's experiences of being physically active during the menopause life stage. [PDF]
MenopauseNiven AG +5 more
europepmc +1 more source
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Improving retention and graduate outcomes for students from a widening participation (WP) background is key to achieving more equitable outcomes. However, evidence suggests WP students experienced different challenges than their peers during the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Wilhelmiina Toivo +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Exploring Scottish addiction services: provider-based stigma, addiction aetiology beliefs, treatment bias, and burnout among addiction treatment providers. [PDF]
Subst Abuse Treat Prev PolicyCiesluk B, Inglis G, Parke A, Troup LJ.
europepmc +1 more source