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Can boarding schools help looked after and vulnerable children improve academic attainment?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The education of children in statutory care, or at the edge of care, is a serious concern for governments and policymakers. How to promote educational opportunities for these children can involve challenging and often contentious proposals. In this paper, we study one proposal put into practice in England: the provision to children who are in ...
David Murphy, Gianni De Fraja, Mike Adkins   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inequalities in school spending across local authorities in England: A time‐trend analysis

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Investment in schools has wide‐ranging implications for society, from improving learning outcomes to economic growth and social cohesion. Addressing inequalities in school funding is important, as part of an effort to guarantee equal opportunities.
Lateef Akanni, Davara Bennett, Yu Wei Chua, Alexandros Alexiou, Oluwaseun B. Esan, Hanna Creese, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, G. J. Melendez‐Torres, Dougal Hargreaves, Benjamin Barr, David Taylor‐Robinson   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the Annals of Murder: The Life and Works of Thomas M. McDade [PDF]

, 2019
Thomas M. McDade is best known (if not well-known enough) for his seminal 1961 reference bibliography, The Annals of Murder: A Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets on American Murders from Colonial Times to 1900.
Behrens, Jennifer L.
core   +1 more source

‘They just want the perfect kids on show’: The illegal exclusion of children with special educational needs and disabilities from primary schools

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Guidance from the Department for Education stipulates that permanent exclusions should only be used as a last resort and where there is potential for harm to come to anyone in the school setting. Suspensions are positioned as a tool to communicate to a pupil that their behaviour is in breach of the school's behaviour policy.
Megan Whitehouse
wiley   +1 more source

Největší válečný zločin čs. legionářů v Rusku? K personálním ztrátám č.-s. rudoarmějců v Penze [PDF]

Historie - Otázky - Problémy
The fighting between Czechoslovak legionaries and Red Army soldiers in Penza in May 1918 generated and continues to generate various historical narratives, especially about alleged war crimes. How did legionary and communist sources interpret the outcome
Vlastimil Křišťan
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Examining Airlines' Environmental and Social Disclosure: Does Board Gender Diversity Matter?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the influence of board gender diversity (BGD) on environmental and social disclosure (ESD) within the airline industry, an area that remains underexplored despite increasing stakeholder scrutiny. We apply automated textual analysis to annual reports of Skytrax's top global airlines from 2016 to 2022 to measure the ...
Enoch Opare Mintah, Mahmoud Elmarzouky, Doaa Shohaieb   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disruptive Climate Protests Against Companies: Analyzing Customer Perceptions in an Experimental Setting

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to insufficient progress on carbon neutrality commitments, climate activism is increasingly targeting oil companies and the banks that finance their activity. Drawing on Attribution Theory, this research investigates how protest extremity (moderate vs. disruptive) and protest target (oil companies vs.
Aitor Marcos, Saima Kazmi, Patrick Hartmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Biodiversity Disclosure Through the Interaction Between Women Leaders and Environmental Team: A Critical Mass Perspective

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems is increasingly recognised as essential to the long‐term sustainability of organisational operations. Drawing on critical mass theory, upper echelon theory and gender socialisation theory, this study examines the influence of female board and executive representation on corporate biodiversity ...
Masoud Rahmani, Renata Konadu, Remmer Sassen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Nuremberg to Rome and Beyond: The Fight Against Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes Against Humanity [PDF]

, 1999
More than 200 years ago in his work Perpetual Peace, \u27 Immanuel Kant called for peace and human rights to be protected under international law. Ever since, the United Nations, which was founded in 1945 as part of the worldwide fight against tyranny ...
Kastrup, Dieter
core   +1 more source

Admissibility of Prior Sexual History Evidence: Examining Its Impact on Mock‐Jurors’ Judgments When Gender and Race Are Considered

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rape shield laws restrict the admission of prior sexual history evidence (PSHE) in sexual assault trials in various countries, including Canada and the U.S. Despite such laws, admission of PSHE is often at the discretion of a trial judge. The current study examined the effect of PSHE (present, absent), victim and defendant gender (male, female)
Bailey M. Fraser, Emily Pica, Joanna D. Pozzulo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source