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Learning to ‘be’ an activist: Exploring the relationship between activism and informal education in a youth activism group case study

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people in the United States (and beyond) access spaces for activism in varied ways, including the out‐of‐school time sector, where youth activism (YA) groups draw on informal learning pedagogies to engage young people in collective action.
Laura Weiner
wiley   +1 more source

Sociocultural theory and the teaching of process writing: The scaffolding of learning in a university context

, 2005
This paper considers how independent and interdependent learning can be fostered through a process approach to the teaching of writing. It does so by presenting the theoretical rational which underlies a university academic skills programme.
Barnard, Roger, Campbell, Lucy
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The relevance of a sociocultural perspective for understanding learning and development in older age

, 2020
This paper proposes a sociocultural psychology approach to ageing in the lifecourse. It proposes to consider sociogenetic, microgenetic and ontogenetic transformations when studying older age.
Baucal, Aleksander, Aleksandar Baucal, Zittoun, Tania, Tania Zittoun   +3 more
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Young people's occupational aspirations beyond the aspiration discourse: A sociocultural perspective

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people's aspirations have been the focus of many educational, sociological and psychological studies. This paper argues, firstly, that the concept of aspirations holds greater generative potential than suggested by the policy‐oriented ‘aspiration discourse’.
Jelena Popov
wiley   +1 more source

Connecting mathematics and sports in informal learning spaces

Frontiers in Education
IntroductionThere is a critical need to develop innovative educational strategies that engage youth in meaningful mathematics learning, particularly students from groups that have been historically marginalized in science, technology, engineering, and ...
Erin Turner, Sanlyn Buxner, Seneca B. Miller, Christina Baze, Ricardo Valerdi   +4 more
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Hong Kong's non‐local undergraduate recruitment: Policies, institutional practices and student perspectives

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Beneath the Hong Kong government's enthusiasm for recruiting non‐local undergraduates—including students from the Chinese Mainland and other international regions—lies a longstanding gap in understanding the core meanings and drivers shaping the territory's expanding focus on inward international student mobility (ISM).
Fang Gao, Wei Yan Xiong, Hei‐hang Hayes Tang, Xiao Han   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using sociocultural frameworks to understand the significance of interactions at science and technology centers and museums

, 2012
A possible approach in order to explore and increase the understanding of the role of interactions at Science and Technology Centres (STCs) and museums is to focus on and discuss what implications these interactions may have in relation to learning and ...
Jakobsson, Anders,, Davidsson, Eva,
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Reconceptualising ‘agency in mobility’: Agency for becoming and other forms of agency in study abroad

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Study‐abroad programs are increasingly adopted and supported by institutions and governments as a strategic tool for deepening internationalisation and public diplomacy through people‐to‐people, institution‐to‐institution and country‐to‐country connections.
Ly Thi Tran, Thinh Huynh
wiley   +1 more source

‘Sometimes, I would look at my books and cry because I felt like I was left behind’: Understanding the learning of Indigenous girls during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the districts of Chongwe and Solwezi in Zambia

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Grounded in principles of epistemic justice, this article examines the educational impacts of Zambia's COVID‐19 school closures on Indigenous girls in two districts and highlights community‐led pathways for resilience. National responses prioritised broadcast and digital delivery but presupposed access to electricity, digital devices and ...
Marcellus Forh Mbah, Leigh Jarvis, Ane Turner Johnson, Chidi Ezegwu, Priscillah Nsama, Austine Nakanga   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teachers’ Approaches to Digital Stories - Tensions Between New Genres and Established Assessment Criteria

Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy, 2014
New practices in technology-rich schools call for teachers who can be responsive to change. This article explores a group of Norwegian upper-secondary school teachers’ approach to students’ digital stories – a multimodal genre recently introduced to many
Toril Aagaard
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