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, 2022 Scrutinising disproportionate media and political attention provided to the ills of the ‘white working-class’, this article examines the framing of their apparent underachievement in education policy and discourse in early post-Brexit vote England.
Adjogatse, Kafui, Miedema, Esther
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Racial inequalities are pervasive in higher education despite concerted efforts to redress issues of access, progression and continuation. Little attention has been paid to how universities themselves construct race within their policy texts.
Benjamin Hart, Mirna Šumatić
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Academic underachievement: understanding and implications for educators [PDF]
, 2008 Includes bibliographical ...
Voegeli, Shelly M.
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The Myth of Female Underachievement: A Reexamination of Sex Differences in Academic Underachievement [PDF]
, 1984 14 pagesThis paper examines sex differences in academic underachievement among students who graduated from high school in a western city in 1978. According to data gathered from students' cumulative records for the 7th through 12th grades, males are much
Stockard, Jean, Wood, J. Walter
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Citizenship education and gender equality: A critique of action plans in Greek secondary schools
The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.Abstract In the sociology of education, gender education follows current policies developed and promoted through citizenship education. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations addressing global social inequalities include gender equality (SDG 5).
Aikaterini Peleki +1 more
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Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Socioeconomic disparities in academic achievement are well‐documented in France and emerge early in schooling. Yet, a subset of students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds attains high academic performance, challenging deterministic accounts of educational inequality.
Margot Rémeau +2 more
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Why Fun Aunties Matter: A Modest Account
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this article, I offer a child‐centred account of the value of company‐keeping relationships between children and adults. These are relationships enjoyed by a child and an adult who is neither a mere acquaintance nor integrally involved in that child's care or upbringing.
Lesley Jamieson
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From the sports hall into the classroom: Learning life skills through sport [PDF]
, 2013 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.This study draws upon a wide range of research to examine underachievement in UK schools.
Allen, Georgia
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Education Sciences, 2016 Perfectionism can influence how one approaches challenges and deals with setbacks, and, consequently, can inhibit or facilitate achievement. The present study (1) explored the relationship between Frost’s six dimensions of perfectionism and five types of
Emily Mofield +2 more
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Manuscript: effects of bereavement on graduate students: a qualitative study
Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2023 Introduction: Bereavement can be characterized by the loss, through death, of a significant person. Individuals who experience bereavement can experience changes in their roles, habits, and routines.
Amanda Lee, Lakeisa Boykin
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