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Students’ development of deliberative competences: The contribution of democratic experiences in urban schools

open access: yesFrontiers in Education, 2023
IntroductionA democratic school culture has been identified in previous research as a lever for the development of deliberative competences. However, the antecedents of deliberative competence development at school level are less examined.
Jetske Strijbos, Nadine Engels
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Resources and Standards in Urban Schools [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Human Capital, 2007
Despite being central to education policy, there remains significant debate about the extent to which resources matter for pupil outcomes. We consider this in the context of an English policy initiative aimed at inner-city secondary schools. Results show a positive impact on school attendance and performance in mathematics.
Stephen Machin   +2 more
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Teacher knowing or not knowing about students

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Education, 2015
Based on a critical ethnography of an urban high school that exemplifies the many changes of post-apartheid South Africa, this paper presents data about two teachers who propose opposing perspectives and practices of knowing students. The analysis of the
Nyna Amin, Renuka Vithal
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Voices of Teacher Graduates: Preparation for Black Mattering in Schools

open access: yesNorthwest Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
The Institute for Urban Education (IUE) began in 2005, following unitary status of Kanas City Public Schools in 2003, as a four-year undergraduate urban teacher preparation program to prepare students to interrupt school-centered practices of Eurocentric
Loyce E. Caruthers   +3 more
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Asthma and Attendance in Urban Schools [PDF]

open access: yesPreventing Chronic Disease, 2019
Asthma is linked to student absenteeism, a risk factor for poor achievement and school dropout. Studies of asthma and absenteeism have common limitations, including relying on parent-reported asthma, which may be unreliable and prone to selection, and inadequately accounting for confounding health and social risks.
Johnson, Sara B.   +5 more
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The Poetry Garden: Ecoliteracy in an Urban School

open access: yesLanguage and Literacy: A Canadian Educational e-journal, 2011
What is the role of poetry in developing ecoliteracy in urban schooling? While current educational and political discourse calls for ‘sustainable’ management of the earth’s resources, leading environmentalist educators state that a shift in practice must
Veronica Gaylie
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ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS OF URBAN AND RURAL 8-10 YEARS OLD SCHOOL GIRLS OF BAHAWALPUR, PAKISTAN

open access: yesInternational Journal of Physiotherapy, 2019
Background: The assessment of anthropometric characteristics and physical fitness assist the researcher in comparing the growth and health status of urban and rural school girls.
Muhammad Zia ul Haq   +5 more
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Oral Health Behavior and Dental Caries status: A comparative study between rural and urban school-going children in Dhaka Division

open access: yesUpdate Dental College Journal, 2022
Introduction: The importance of oral health in children is paramount. Proper techniques of brushing and the influence of fermentable carbohydrates in dental caries should be taught at the early childhood stage.
Sujan Kanti Nath   +3 more
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Oral health knowledge and practices among school teachers in rural and urban areas of Chennai, Tamil Nadu: A questionnaire survey

open access: yesJournal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2019
Introduction: School teachers play a vital role in the overall development of a child. They can be used to combat diseases of a preventable nature as alternate personnel in primary health care.
Uttara Suresh   +5 more
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Little Boxes All the Same? Racial-Ethnic Segregation and Educational Inequality Across the Urban-Suburban Divide

open access: yesRSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2023
Suburbs were once a haven for advantaged, White families to avoid city life and access high-status schools. This urban-suburban divide, however, has changed in recent decades as suburban communities (and their school districts) have diversified.
Ann Owens, Peter Rich
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