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A critical analysis of CAPS for Life Skills in the Foundation Phase (Grades R-3) (2018)
Journal Article
Dixon, K., Janks, H., Botha, D., Earle, K., Poo, M., Oldacre, F., …Schneider, K. (2018). A critical analysis of CAPS for Life Skills in the Foundation Phase (Grades R-3). Journal of Education, https://doi.org/10.17159/2520-9868/i71a01

The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement Foundation Phase Life Skills curriculum (DBE, 2011) is composed of four focus areas: Beginning Knowledge; Personal and Social Well-being; Creative Arts; and Physical Education. These areas draw on a numb... Read More about A critical analysis of CAPS for Life Skills in the Foundation Phase (Grades R-3).

Negotiating meaning in multiple communities of practice: reconciliation and dis-identification in the identity work of headteachers leaving Anglican primary schools (2018)
Book Chapter
Whiteoak, D., & Thomson, P. (2018). Negotiating meaning in multiple communities of practice: reconciliation and dis-identification in the identity work of headteachers leaving Anglican primary schools. In R. McGinity, S. J. Courtney, & H. M. Gunter (Eds.), Educational Leadership: Theorising Professional Practice in Neoliberal Times. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK: Routledge

Understanding why headteachers leave their posts and leave headship before retirement is crucial to limit the haemorrhaging of headteachers from the system. We utilise the communities of practice framework to examine the identity work of Anglican hea... Read More about Negotiating meaning in multiple communities of practice: reconciliation and dis-identification in the identity work of headteachers leaving Anglican primary schools.

Mutality in psychotherapy: a meta-analysis and meta-synthesis (2018)
Journal Article
Cornelius-White, J., Kanamori, Y., Murphy, D., & Tickle, M. (2018). Mutality in psychotherapy: a meta-analysis and meta-synthesis. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 28(4), 489-504. https://doi.org/10.1037/int0000134

This manuscript presents a systematic review of mutuality in psychotherapy, including meta-analysis of quantitative and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. A search with specified keyword combinations yielded 21 studies, including 10 quantitative... Read More about Mutality in psychotherapy: a meta-analysis and meta-synthesis.

Barriers to the inclusion of refugee and asylum-seeking children in schools in England (2018)
Journal Article
McIntyre, J., & Hall, C. (2020). Barriers to the inclusion of refugee and asylum-seeking children in schools in England. Educational Review, 72(5), 583-600. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2018.1544115

© 2018, © 2018 Educational Review. This article reports a study of the barriers faced by headteachers seeking to include young asylum seekers and refugees into secondary schools in England. We trace the new discourses and assemblages of authority cre... Read More about Barriers to the inclusion of refugee and asylum-seeking children in schools in England.

Active financial analysis: Stimulating engagement using Bloomberg for introductory finance students (2018)
Journal Article
McCann, M., & Russon, J. (2019). Active financial analysis: Stimulating engagement using Bloomberg for introductory finance students. International Review of Economics Education, 30, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iree.2018.12.001

There is increasing interest in the adoption of real-world interactive and participative learning techniques within economics and finance teaching through the use of trading room software. Previous research suggests that the integration of trading ro... Read More about Active financial analysis: Stimulating engagement using Bloomberg for introductory finance students.

Professional vision in fashion design: practices and views of teachers and learners (2018)
Journal Article
Caruso, V., Cattaneo, A., Gurtner, J., & Ainsworth, S. (2019). Professional vision in fashion design: practices and views of teachers and learners. Vocations and Learning, 12(1), 47–65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12186-018-09216-7

Professional vision is a key skill in visually-oriented professions, but its relevance to vocational education and training has only drawn limited attention from researchers. When educating fashion designers, professional vision is vital because prec... Read More about Professional vision in fashion design: practices and views of teachers and learners.

Social Identification, Widening Participation and Higher Education: Experiencing Similarity and Difference in an English Red Brick University (2018)
Journal Article
Clark, T., & Hordósy, R. (2019). Social Identification, Widening Participation and Higher Education: Experiencing Similarity and Difference in an English Red Brick University. Sociological Research Online, 24(3), 353-369. https://doi.org/10.1177/1360780418811971

© The Author(s) 2018. In 2012, the UK government introduced the National Scholarship Programme – a scheme that aimed to ensure that young people from families with low household incomes would not be discouraged from entry into higher education by inc... Read More about Social Identification, Widening Participation and Higher Education: Experiencing Similarity and Difference in an English Red Brick University.