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Excellence clusters : the first ten inspections [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Excellence Clusters are intended to tackle entrenched problems of underachievement and social exclusion. The overarching goals are to close the gap between standards in these disadvantaged areas and elsewhere, and to improve the quality of education ...

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Eggs and Associated Nutrients: Implications for Brain Development and Function From Conception to Early Adulthood: A Narrative Review

open access: yesNutrition Bulletin, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brain development is an ongoing process that occurs throughout the first 1000 days of life (conception until 2 years) and proceeds throughout childhood, adolescence and up until early adulthood. Adequate nutrient intakes are crucial for both neurodevelopment inside the womb and critical life‐stages thereafter when the brain continues to grow ...
Emma J. Derbyshire
wiley   +1 more source

A comparative assessment of the L1 and L2 reading performance of Grade 7 learners in English

open access: yesPer Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, 2008
The role of English and the indigenous languages in South African schooling is highly contested. Research endorses the mother tongue (L1) as the most appropriate language of learning and teaching (LoLT) and the basis for the addition of a second language
Manyike, Tintswalo V., Lemmer, Eleanor
doaj   +1 more source

Baring some essentials: boys' achievement, ERO and leadership. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
This article identifies some popular concerns about boys' achievement, and concerns raised by researchers. The Education Review Office report on the achievement of boys is critiqued in relation to the role masculinities play in regulating boys' attitudes
Wright, Noeline
core   +1 more source

Unmotivated or motivated to fail? A cross-cultural study of achievement motivation, fear of failure, and student disengagement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
A classic distinction in the literature on achievement and motivation is between fear of failure and success orientations. From the perspective of self-worth theory, these motives are not bipolar constructs but dimensions that interact in ways that make
Byrne, Donald   +2 more
core   +1 more source

European Union Youth Policy: Moving Beyond Mobility

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many young adult Europeans face difficult times. High unemployment rates, flexible labour markets, housing shortages, and low minimum wages can limit young adults' current and future development. European Union (EU) policy could encourage Member States to counter these circumstances, offer resources to support Member States in improving the ...
Mara A. Yerkes, Trudie Knijn
wiley   +1 more source

SOME ASPECTS OF MALADJUSTMENT AT SCHOOL IN GTASKS OF CONTEMPORARY ADOLESCENTS [PDF]

open access: yesPsihologie, 2017
This paper focuses on the challenges which face contemporary adolescents in their schooling trajectory. For the last decades, have been observed in many countries several undesirable phenomena, such as decrease in school of motivation among un ...
CARANFIL Narcisa Gianina
doaj  

Academic (Under)achievement of Intellectually Gifted Students in the Transition Between Primary and Secondary Education: An Individual Learner Perspective

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2019
In the last decade, the Achievement Orientation Model (AOM) of Siegle and McCoach has often been used to quantitatively explore different pathways for academic achievement among intellectually gifted students in educational settings, mostly in secondary ...
Katelijne Barbier   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Setback to Comeback’: A Phenomenological Study of GCE ‘O’ Level Exam Repeaters

open access: yesDiversity &Inclusion Research, Volume 3, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the lived experiences of Ghanaians who initially failed but later retook the GCE ‘O’ Level examinations, a pivotal educational milestone. Academic failure in Ghana is often stigmatized, with enduring implications for identity, self‐esteem, and family dynamics.
Sylvester Kyei‐Gyamfi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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