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Clustering together to advance school improvement: working together in peer support with an external colleague [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This research study explored how a group of rural primary schools, working together with the same school improvement partner (SIP), could positively affect the leadership of their schools through group strategic planning and the more efficient use of ...
Lock, Alison
core  

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

open access: yesBritish 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disingenuous ‘box‐ticking’: Undergraduate students' attitudes towards university mental health awareness efforts

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Mental health problems are common among UK undergraduate students. In response, many universities have put considerable effort into raising awareness about student mental health problems and avenues of support (e.g., via workshops, posters, email newsletters and social media posts).
Sorcha Finan, Lucy Foulkes
wiley   +1 more source

System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Fear of failure is damaging in a host of ways yet is rife in many schools. Drawing on self‐worth theory, we explore whether fear of academic failure is higher in education systems with features that increase students' experiences of competition. To do this, we compare two very different education systems: England, where, for instance, national
Carolyn Jackson, Mieke Van Houtte
wiley   +1 more source

‘Literal torture’: Vulnerability, resilience and young people's experiences of pressure in physical education

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper combines vulnerability and resilience theory to explore the pressure young people experience in Physical Education (PE) and sport at secondary school. The theoretical framework was used to understand both how young people experience PE in school and how vulnerability and resilience function interdependently in social contexts like ...
David Littlefair, Michael Jopling
wiley   +1 more source

Lost learning: Prevalence, inequalities and outcomes of internal exclusion in mainstream secondary schools

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Internal exclusion (isolation) is a behaviour management approach involving the temporary relocation of a pupil from their classroom to a designated isolation space as a consequence of disruptive behaviour. We present the first study of prevalence (i.e., what proportion of young people are isolated?), inequalities (i.e., who is more likely to ...
Emma Thornton   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differentiating the effect of social enterprise activities on health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Donaldson, Cam   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Employability Programmes in higher education: Supporting students through tangible, transitional and transformational approaches

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As the UK higher education sector becomes increasingly market‐driven and focused on preparing students for the graduate labour market, universities must define and contextualise employability and their role in supporting students beyond academia.
Michael Maher   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From paradise lost to paradise regained: A compassionate retuning of assessed seminars

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Universities often aim to deliver a curriculum that is both research‐based and develops transferable skills in students, thereby enhancing their competitiveness in the job market. At the same time, evidence indicates that university students experience significant stress owing to the competitive nature of the assessments, an aspect that is ...
Sarah Stephen
wiley   +1 more source

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