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Children and young people's perspectives on and experiences of COVID-19 in global contexts (2022)
Journal Article
Hoskins, K., Xu, Y., Gao, J., & Zhai, J. (2023). Children and young people's perspectives on and experiences of COVID-19 in global contexts. Children & Society, 37(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12664

This special issue was proposed by Children & Society editors specifically for the journal's strategic aims to enhance its internationalisation; and to embrace children's perspectives and experiences in producing knowledge about childhoods in challen... Read More about Children and young people's perspectives on and experiences of COVID-19 in global contexts.

Classroom Talk in Practice: Teachers' Experiences of Oracy in Action (2022)
Book
Knight, R. (2022). Classroom Talk in Practice: Teachers' Experiences of Oracy in Action. Open University Press

Purposeful classroom talk, or oracy, is increasingly recognised as fundamental for supporting both personal and academic development and for enhancing genuine participation in learning. Based on classroom observations and interviews, this book offers... Read More about Classroom Talk in Practice: Teachers' Experiences of Oracy in Action.

Curriculum reform in agricultural vocational education and training in Zimbabwe: Implementation challenges and possibilities (2022)
Journal Article
Muwaniki, C., McGrath, S., Manzeke-Kangara, M. G., Wedekind, V., & Chamboko, T. (2022). Curriculum reform in agricultural vocational education and training in Zimbabwe: Implementation challenges and possibilities. Journal of Vocational, Adult and Continuing Education and Training, 5(1), 94-115. https://doi.org/10.14426/jovacet.v5i1.248

There is a need for the agricultural technical vocational education and training curriculum in Zimbabwe to be reformed so that it can respond to changes in farmer demographics, the expanding roles of agricultural extension officers (AEOs), changes in... Read More about Curriculum reform in agricultural vocational education and training in Zimbabwe: Implementation challenges and possibilities.

Understanding students’ academic help-seeking on digital devices – a qualitative analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Schlusche, C., Schnaubert, L., & Bodemer, D. (2023). Understanding students’ academic help-seeking on digital devices – a qualitative analysis. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 18, Article 017. https://doi.org/10.58459/rptel.2023.18017

Undergraduate students are expected to regulate their learning processes and overcome knowledge-related obstacles. Academic help-seeking (HS) is a social strategy to acquire missing information or explanations. As mobile devices are a popular means f... Read More about Understanding students’ academic help-seeking on digital devices – a qualitative analysis.

Mental health service provision for single homeless people: findings from a freedom of information-based study (2022)
Journal Article
Giles, E., Lucas, S., Archard, P. J., Moore, I., Tangen, J., O’Reilly, M., & Murphy, D. (2024). Mental health service provision for single homeless people: findings from a freedom of information-based study. Mental Health Practice, 27(3), Article e1630. https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp.2022.e1630

Background Homeless people are at increased risk of developing mental health conditions and mental ill-health can be a precipitating factor for episodes of homelessness. However, gaps in mental health provision for homeless people remain, and they... Read More about Mental health service provision for single homeless people: findings from a freedom of information-based study.

Players chatter and dice clatter: exploring sonic power relations in posthuman game-based learning ecologies (2022)
Journal Article
Woods, P. J., & Jones, K. (2023). Players chatter and dice clatter: exploring sonic power relations in posthuman game-based learning ecologies. Discourse, 44(5), 754-767. https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2022.2140124

Responding to both recent interest in sound within qualitative education research and sound studies literature that conceptualizes sound as a posthuman technology, we use this paper to explore the following research questions: How does sound both ena... Read More about Players chatter and dice clatter: exploring sonic power relations in posthuman game-based learning ecologies.

Men times ten: does the presence of more men support inclusion of male educators in early childhood education and care? (2022)
Journal Article
Sullivan, V., Coles, L., Xu, Y., & Thorpe, K. (2023). Men times ten: does the presence of more men support inclusion of male educators in early childhood education and care?. Gender and Education, 35(1), 18-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2022.2137106

Retention rates for men in early childhood education and care (ECEC) are low. Exit is associated with experience of feeling ‘other’ perpetuated by judgements of men’s sexuality, motives, and ability. In this paper, we take the unique circumstance of... Read More about Men times ten: does the presence of more men support inclusion of male educators in early childhood education and care?.

School Leadership and Gender in Africa: A Systematic Overview (2022)
Journal Article
Bush, T., Kirezi, J., Ashford, R., & Glover, D. (2022). School Leadership and Gender in Africa: A Systematic Overview. Research in Educational Administration and Leadership, 7(4), 680-712. https://doi.org/10.30828/real.1159040

The purpose of this article is to report the findings of a systematic review of school leadership and gender in Africa, and to identify gaps in the literature, to prompt and encourage further research. The literature search focused based on school le... Read More about School Leadership and Gender in Africa: A Systematic Overview.