Abstract Cooperative learning is a widely adopted teaching method to improve academic achievement. This review synthesises existing research on the use of cooperative learning within a school setting for pupils aged 11–16 years. Such a review has not been undertaken to date and will present an evidence base for educators considering implementation ...
Patricia Hampson +2 more
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Socio-ecological impacts of the 2025 Los Angeles urban fires on communities, neighborhoods, and homes. [PDF]
Norlen CA, Sharma S, Escobedo FJ.
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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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Addressing racialised awarding gap in higher education: Insights from personal tutors
Abstract Situated within a wider cross‐institutional research project, this article provides an in‐depth case study of one higher education (HE) institution, focusing on how personal tutors make sense of racialised degree awarding disparities for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, how they perceive their responsibilities, the challenges and ...
Benjamin Ajibade +3 more
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Global, regional, and national burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus attributable to high alcohol drinking from 1990 to 2021: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. [PDF]
Yan W +7 more
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Abstract Racial inequalities are pervasive in higher education despite concerted efforts to redress issues of access, progression and continuation. Little attention has been paid to how universities themselves construct race within their policy texts.
Benjamin Hart, Mirna Šumatić
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Long-term burden, trends, and inequality of lower respiratory infections attributable to <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> among children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, 1990-2023: a Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 analysis. [PDF]
Zhang Y, Zhang L, Zhang L, Huang Y.
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Lessons from primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence school connectedness
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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Diachronic analysis of social structure in Italian metropolitan areas: a comparative-historical research and open-access database for urban studies (DIAMETROIT). [PDF]
Morelli N.
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Abstract While Gaokao, the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), has been extensively discussed outside the Chinese academic circle, the retake policy of the test has not received much attention. Moreover, Gaokao research in China has predominantly examined the effectiveness of the retake decision in relation to students' demographic ...
Yifeng Cheng, M. Obaidul Hamid
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