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Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source

Creating space(s) for learning in prison: Developing an andragogical framework

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Learning in prison is too often excluded from wider discussions of educational experiences, processes and impact. This paper proposes, for the first time, an iterative andragogical framework to conceptualise learning spaces within prison contexts.
Morwenna Bennallick, Jayne Finlay, Ross Little, Helen Nichols   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Czech Housing Estates: Factors of Stability and Future Development

Sociologický Časopis, 2012
Housing estates are one of the most important legacies of the socialist regime and continue to infl uence the shape of Czech towns even today. Despite pessimistic predictions about their future in the early 1990s, they are still a widespread and valued ...
Ondřej Špaček
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
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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The Social Image of the Czech Housing Estate in Selected Films from the Socialist Era

Adeptus
The article concerns the representation of the space of Czech housing estates in selected films from the socialist era: Domy z panelů [Prefabricated Houses] (Jiří Menzel, 1959), Moderní byt [Modern House] (Jan Moravec, 1971) and Panelstory [Prefab Story]
Adam Zygmunt
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Biographies, ontological security and the socio‐spatial politics shaping teachers' mobility in remote Australia

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The global teacher shortage continues to intensify, with disparate impacts across geographic and socio‐economic communities. In Queensland, Australia, where this study originates, post‐COVID teacher shortages have intensified workforce pressures, leaving several regional, rural and remote schools as some of the ‘hardest‐to‐staff’ in the ...
Matthew Readette, Reece Mills, Terri Bourke, Simone White, Martin Mills, Lisa van Leent   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The epistemic ceiling: Veteran practitioners' perspectives on primary qualification entry standards for teaching secondary mathematics in Scotland

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents an exploratory analysis of contemporary curricular and professional qualification policies in the Scottish education system, focusing on minimum qualification thresholds for mathematics teaching. The study examines how veteran secondary mathematics practitioners perceive the structural and pedagogical implications of using ...
Paul Argyle McDonald
wiley   +1 more source

Growing an Inclusive Ecological Professional Society for a Diverse Environmental Workforce: Wisdom Gained to Navigate Current and Future DEIJ Challenges

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is a global leader in shaping the science, teaching, and culture of ecology. Since the 1980s, ESA has undergone transformational changes in its structure, governance, and how it prioritizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) endeavors in all its functions.
Carmen R. Cid, Karen M. Bailey, Gillian Bowser, Maria C. Cerón‐Castilla, Wilnelia Recart González, Danielle Ignace, Leanne M. Jablonski, Gaurav Kandlikar, Kenneth M. Klemow, Matthew A. McCary, George A. Middendorf, Robert Newman, Luanna B. Prevost, Bruno Soares   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Housing as a social determinant of health: a contemporary framework

The Lancet Public Health
Summary: Housing is a key social determinant of health. Healthy housing is affordable, suitable, and secure. It is characterised by warmth, dryness, and proper ventilation; free from hazards such as mould and toxins; accessible to occupants with ...
Rebecca Bentley, ProfPhD, Kate Mason, PhD, David Jacobs, ProfPhD, Tony Blakely, ProfPhD, Philippa Howden-Chapman, ProfPhD, Ang Li, PhD, Gary Adamkiewicz, PhD, Aaron Reeves, Prof   +7 more
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