Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity
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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Flexible working and professional relationships in schools: An ecological approach
Abstract In English schools, the policy environment has recently moved considerably in favour of teachers taking planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time away from the school site as one approach to flexible working in support of teacher retention.
Victoria Cook +3 more
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Laboratory performance of antimicrobial susceptibility testing for GLASS pathogens among participants in the EQuAfrica programme, 2021‒2025. [PDF]
Perovic O +13 more
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Abstract This study addresses the gap in rigorous evaluation of inclusive Citizenship Education methods in reducing gender and socioeconomic inequalities in political self‐efficacy. This article tests the effectiveness of two pedagogical approaches: counter‐narratives and think‐pair‐share.
Bryony Hoskins +2 more
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Perceived political bias in large language models reduces persuasive abilities. [PDF]
DiGiuseppe M, Robison J.
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Knowing education in Thailand like a global expert organisation: Politics, context and data
Abstract Global expert organisations play increasingly significant roles in the way that education is understood and governed internationally, including by influencing the discourses through which education is conceptualised and shaping norms of what counts as success, failure, progress and the most desirable visions for the future.
Steve Puttick +6 more
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The 2026 Ebola outbreak and the politics of forgetting: why global health keeps relearning the same lessons. [PDF]
Nwofe JO +5 more
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The ecology of hope: Building rainbows in education systems
Abstract Hope is frequently invoked in education, yet rarely theorised. Where it has been theorised, it has been understood in two largely separate ways: as an individual psychological capacity, in the positive‐psychology tradition and as a critical‐emancipatory stance, in the pedagogy of hope.
Jennifer Achari
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Counterfactual modeling isolates sand mining impacts, revealing it as a key driver of Mekong Delta destabilization. [PDF]
Kumar S +9 more
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Abstract Climate assemblies have emerged as participatory mechanisms and as socio‐educational spaces for engaging citizens in climate decision‐making and promoting sustainability learning. However, to date, initiatives involving children and young people remain underexplored.
Gisela Cebrián, Justin Dillon
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