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Bridges Over Troubled Waters: Theoretical Linguistics and Multilingualism Research
Pieter Muysken
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Abstract Citizenship Education (CE) has been found to be an effective tool in preparing young people to participate actively in a democracy. However, recent years have seen a decline in both the quality and provision of CE, coupled with a notable absence of public input on the subject.
Annika Hecht+2 more
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Abstract There is a longstanding imperative from both government and industry for a workforce with the skills needed to drive forward the scientific and technological advances that are considered so crucial to the economic prosperity of the nation. However, the skills of this workforce have purportedly been both in short supply and inadequate for many ...
Emma Smith, Patrick White
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Knowledge acquisition in science and the blurred boundary between perception and cognition
Abstract This paper provides a critical and detailed study of what researchers in the fields of contemporary cognition and neuroscience have revealed about the blurred boundary between perception and cognition. We set out the arguments with a view to what researchers and teachers should now consider regarding the subtleties of their interrelationship ...
T. G. K. Bryce, E. J. Blown
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Levelling down? Understanding the decline of the maintained nursery sector in England
Abstract Early education provision in the state‐maintained sector has historically played an important role in ensuring equitable access to high‐quality early education in England. These settings have higher qualification requirements than other providers, and as they have been concentrated in areas of higher disadvantage, children from lower income ...
Kitty Stewart+2 more
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Achievement vs. engagement: Providing support in socially disadvantaged schools
Abstract Educational inequalities persist between students of low socioeconomic status and their more affluent peers. At the same time, there is evidence of positive relations between student engagement and achievement. This multiple case study investigates a national project aimed at increasing student engagement and achievement through post‐Covid‐19 ...
Jana Obrovská+2 more
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