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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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Addressing racialised awarding gap in higher education: Insights from personal tutors

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
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, Rick Hayman, Angela Hibbs, Josephine Gabi   +3 more
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Social capital and employability development among Chinese Mainland undergraduates in Hong Kong: An exploration of network dynamics, structural constraints and agentic practices

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Bourdieu's sociological concept of social capital highlights its significance in enabling individuals to access other forms of capital for personal advantage. In the literature on university students' employability, particularly that concerning international and non‐local students, social capital is widely recognised as a key asset, alongside ...
Fang Gao, Thanh Pham
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The doctoral journey as decolonial praxis: Self‐formation of Global South students in UK higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research concerning Global South doctoral students in the United Kingdom has mainly situated their experiences within adaptationist paradigms, emphasising cultural adjustment and assimilation into Western academic norms. Such studies often depict students as passive recipients, overlooking their agency and the transformative potential
Peng Zhang, Hao Wu, Enze Guo, Amanda McCrory   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Symbolic violence and global capitalism

International journal of Žižek studies, 2008
In this essay I argue the notion of violence in contemporary philosophical discussion, having in mind that violent acts cannot be fully grasped neither by scholarly empirical analysis e.g.sociological, psychological or political) nor by media coverage of violence.
openaire   +2 more sources

English teachers' journeys since the 2020 Iteration of Black Lives Matter

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The 2020 resurgence of Black Lives Matter (BLM) mobilised students in England to demand greater representation of racially minoritised voices in English curriculums—a call highlighted by stark inequity: just 1.5% of GCSE texts studied are by racially minoritised authors, despite racially minoritised students comprising 38.0% of the student ...
Adrian Fernandes
wiley   +1 more source

Continuous Purification of mRNA Produced by In Vitro Transcription Using High Performance Countercurrent Membrane Purification

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) therapeutics produced by in vitro transcription must be purified to remove residual enzymes and free nucleotides. This study examines the use of high‐performance countercurrent membrane purification (HPCMP) for the purification of mRNA therapeutics based on differences in the rate of diffusion across ...
Ziqiao Wang, Amin Javidanbardan, Ali Behboudi, Andrew L. Zydney   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Symbolic capital: Interpretations and types

Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies
The modern intellectualization of labour has led to the emergence of a symbolic form of capital, the interpretations of which differ in meaning, which creates a problem of understanding both this phenomenon and social interaction. Therefore, the purpose of this work is to analyze and identify the most relevant definition of the concept of “symbolic ...
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Emphasizing symbolic capital: its superior influence on the association between family socioeconomic status and adolescent subjective well-being uncovered by a large-scale multivariate network analysis. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Wang Y, Li W, Liu X, Zhang Q, Lu D, Chen Z.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Brain Health Deviation Index: A Comprehensive Brain Health Assessment Biomarker for Predicting Cognitive Decline and Polyvascular Stenosis

Brain Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Assessing and quantifying brain health remains a pressing challenge, despite its importance for overall well‐being. Traditional methods that focus on isolated brain measures often fail to capture the multifaceted nature of brain health and may miss early signs of dysfunction.
Ziyang Liu, Shaodong Ding, Hao Liu, Jing Jing, Jian Cheng, Huaguang Zheng, Jiyang Jiang, Wei Wen, Zhe Zhang, Wanlin Zhu, Shiping Li, Yuesong Pan, Xueli Cai, Yijun Zhou, Chang Liu, Xia Meng, Yilong Wang, Hao Li, Yong Jiang, Haijun Niu, Nicole Kochan, Henry Brodaty, Tiemin Wei, Yubo Fan, Zixiao Li, Perminder S. Sachdev, Tao Liu, Yongjun Wang   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source