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Wellbeing: conceptual issues and implications for interdisciplinary work

, 2010
Wellbeing is a common term in both policy and academia but it is often used in a conceptually vague way and means different things to different people.These issues may limit its potential to create the positive changes that are intended by those who ...
Edmunds, S.
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‘When joy comes your way, you have to grab it!’ Troubling how queer joy features in the lives of LGBT+ school‐attending youth in South Africa

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Recently, the concept ‘queer joy’ has gained interest in LGBT+ scholarship in the West. I use this scholarship as an entry point to explore how school‐attending LGBT+ youth express joy and how joy serves as a form of resistance against gender and sexuality norms in educational settings.
Dennis Francis
wiley   +1 more source

Relational and feminist pedagogic approaches for developing engagement and inclusion of girls at risk of exclusion in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper highlights the inclusive potential of relational and feminist pedagogic strategies in education, focusing on girls at risk of exclusion. Girls in England are less likely than boys to be suspended or permanently excluded from school, but numbers are increasing.
Juliette Wilson‐Thomas, Su Lyn Corcoran, Jennifer McGahan, Lucy E. Davies   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The promotion of wellbeing: A primer for policymakers

, 2010
There is growing international interest among policymakers in the promotion of wellbeing as an objective of public policy. Recent advances in the definition and measurement of wellbeing are giving rise to an increasingly detailed picture of the factors
Rablen, MD
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How far behind in number are socioeconomically disadvantaged pupils when they start school in England?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the gap in number skills between socioeconomically disadvantaged and non‐disadvantaged children in the first year of compulsory schooling in England. Past research mostly relies on statutory assessment data collected towards the end of the first year of school and does not show the attainment gap associated with ...
Martin Culliney, Joanne Robson
wiley   +1 more source

Wellbeing and Happiness and Their Association With Working Conditions at Sea: A Cross-sectional Study Among the Global Workforce of Seafarers

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
The aim of this study was to investigate whether seafarers’ self-reported work experiences were associated with wellbeing and happiness while onboard. The study also examined which indicators of the work experiences had an effect in what direction.
Rebecca Hayes-Mejia MPH, Martin Stafström PhD   +1 more
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‘It's all very well having a diverse curriculum, but if there is no curriculum, it can be as diverse as you like’: Precarity and decolonising in the neoliberal UK higher education system

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton, Barbara Adewumi, Laura R. Bailey, Jacob W. Moore, Lauren‐Marie Aba Amoah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Work-family conflict and job-related wellbeing in UK police officers: the role of recovery strategies

, 2012
Police officers have been found to experience high levels of operational and organisational stressors, and are at considerable risk of emotional exhaustion, psychological distress, burnout and PTSD. The demands inherent in police work can have a negative
McDowall, Almuth, Kinman, G., Cropley, M., Kinman, G, Cropley, M, McDowall, A   +5 more
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The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall, Yusraa Maryam, Sumeya Loonat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting Wellbeing at Work - A 'Wellbeing For Life' talk presented by the University of Worcester and University of Leicester at The Hive, Worcester, 7pm-8.30pm, Wednesday 8th June 2023. This event formed part of the Hive's Cultural programme and was hosted in conjunction with the Business and IP Centre Worcester.

This 'Wellbeing at Work' event, delivered by researchers and practitioners from the University of Worcester and University of Leicester, focuses on routes to supporting wellbeing within workplaces and organisations.
Davis, Sarah K., Morgan, Blaire, Simmons, Laura, Ayles, Nikki, Anderson, K.   +4 more
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