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A typology of schools across the four nations of the United Kingdom: Class, race and geography

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper we analyse the hierarchical field of schools across the United Kingdom during the transition to university and suggest that there are five socially distinct clusters of schools. Our five‐cluster typology of UK schools is composed of an established group of elite private and state schools, schools for the white rural and suburban ...
Sol Gamsu, Håkan Forsberg
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The Philosophy of Ethnobotany and the Transformation of Jamasan Pusaka Tradition in the Pendopo of Batang District

Humaniora
The tradition of jamasan pusaka (heirloom washing), or simply jamasan,  in Batang District involves various types of plants initsrituals. Plants, as part of the local cultural heritage, play an important role in maintaining the balance of parallelism and
Ema Kartika, Harto Wicaksono
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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, George Leckie, Cathryn Knight   +2 more
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Why do people choose to enter and exit the teaching profession? An interdisciplinary quantitative synthesis

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Many nations experience recurring shortages of teachers in particular subjects, prompting concerns that pupils' education is suffering as a result. Researchers have responded by generating a sizable literature on the reasons for which people enter and exit the teaching profession.
Sam Sims, Harriet Lowes‐Belk, Clare Routledge   +2 more
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Teacher‐makers and teacher‐breakers: (Re)defining how status and safety influence trajectories into and away from teaching

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper uses empirical data from a longitudinal qualitative study conducted with aspirant teachers in England to propose (re)definitions of the concepts of ‘status’ and ‘safety’ as a framework with which to understand and improve teacher recruitment.
Emily MacLeod
wiley   +1 more source

The God of the Ostracised: The use of Lived Religion Theory in advancing Queer Spirituality [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology
The South African Constitution and the law have ensured noticeable progress in acknowledging the LGBTQI community’s rights. Consequently, there is now a legal framework that protects LGBTQI people, and any discriminatory behaviour and utterances can be
Luvuyo Ntombana, Francis Sibanda
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The role of beliefs and social–emotional skills in shaping educational expectations among Romanian adolescents

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The study used descriptive and multivariate statistics analytical methods to explore relationships between the highest level of education expected by 15‐year‐old Romanian students and factors associated with student background (personal and academic), school characteristics and selected beliefs and social–emotional skills.
Camelia Truța, Ana‐Maria Cazan, Roxana Elena Stoica, Ecaterina Maria Unianu, Maria Adamuti‐Trache   +4 more
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How can welfare regime and production regime theories explain differences in schools’ ability grouping policies? A comparative study using the PISA school survey

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research evidence is mixed on the consequences of ability grouping policies, but most research has found an overrepresentation of disadvantaged social demographics in low‐ability groups. However, researchers have neglected to explain why ability grouping policies vary between countries.
Monica Reichenberg, Girma Berhanu, Lena Fridlund   +2 more
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Can boarding schools help looked after and vulnerable children improve academic attainment?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The education of children in statutory care, or at the edge of care, is a serious concern for governments and policymakers. How to promote educational opportunities for these children can involve challenging and often contentious proposals. In this paper, we study one proposal put into practice in England: the provision to children who are in ...
David Murphy, Gianni De Fraja, Mike Adkins   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction: Special Issue of Philosophies on Forms of Life: The Future of the Concept

Philosophies
Wittgenstein’s notion of “forms of life” has received recent attention in philosophy, political theory, anthropology, and the sociology and philosophy of new medias [...]
Juliet Floyd, Sandra Laugier
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