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Adult learning: from the margins to the mainstream (2014)
Book Chapter
Špolar, V. A. M., & Holford, J. (2014). Adult learning: from the margins to the mainstream. In M. Milana, & J. Holford (Eds.), Adult education policy and the European Union: theoretical and methodological perspectives. Sense Publishers

Conclusion (2014)
Book Chapter
Milana, M., & Holford, J. (2014). Conclusion. In M. Milana, & J. Holford (Eds.), Adult education policy and the European Union: theoretical and methodological perspectives. Sense Publishers

Introduction: European adult education policy in question (2014)
Book Chapter
Holford, J., & Milana, M. (2014). Introduction: European adult education policy in question. In M. Milana, & J. Holford (Eds.), Adult education policy and the European Union: theoretical and methodological perspectives. Sense Publishers

Closed but provocative questions: curves enclosing unit area (2014)
Journal Article
Foster, C. (2014). Closed but provocative questions: curves enclosing unit area. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 46(5), https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2014.992989

This article describes a task leading to work on curve sketching, simultaneous equations and integration to find the area enclosed between two curves. An initial closed question is used to confront students with a provocative answer, which they then... Read More about Closed but provocative questions: curves enclosing unit area.

Personal inquiry: orchestrating science investigations within and beyond the classroom (2014)
Journal Article
Sharples, M., Scanlon, E., Ainsworth, S. E., Anastopoulou, S., Collins, T., Crook, C., …O’Malley, C. (2015). Personal inquiry: orchestrating science investigations within and beyond the classroom. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 24(2), 308-341. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2014.944642

A central challenge for science educators is to enable young people to act as scientists by gathering and assessing evidence, conducting experiments, and engaging in informed debate. We report the design of the nQuire toolkit, a system to support scr... Read More about Personal inquiry: orchestrating science investigations within and beyond the classroom.

Communicating employability: the role of communicative competence for Zimbabwean highly skilled migrants in the UK (2014)
Journal Article
Madziva, R., McGrath, S., & Thondhlana, J. (2014). Communicating employability: the role of communicative competence for Zimbabwean highly skilled migrants in the UK. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-014-0403-z

Skilled migration is an increasingly important topic for both policy and research internationally. OECD governments in particular are wrestling with tensions between their desire to use skilled migration to be on the winning side in the ‘global war f... Read More about Communicating employability: the role of communicative competence for Zimbabwean highly skilled migrants in the UK.

How do school leaders navigate ICT educational reform? Policy learning narratives from a Singapore context (2014)
Journal Article
Chua Reyes, V. (2015). How do school leaders navigate ICT educational reform? Policy learning narratives from a Singapore context. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 18(3), 365-385. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2014.982200

The purpose of this research inquiry focuses on how school leaders ‘make sense’ of educational reform in their local contexts. In order to do this, an exploratory qualitative case study of two schools that took part in policy reform initiatives direc... Read More about How do school leaders navigate ICT educational reform? Policy learning narratives from a Singapore context.

Arts in the community as a place-making event (2014)
Book Chapter
Thomson, P., Barrett, A., Hall, C., Hanby, J., & Jones, S. (2014). Arts in the community as a place-making event. The Routledge international handbook of arts and educationTaylor & Francis (Routledge)

Depicting the tree of life in museums: guiding principles from psychological research (2014)
Journal Article
Novick, L. R., Pickering, J., MacDonald, T., Diamond, J., Ainsworth, S. E., Aquino, A. E., …Scott, M. (2014). Depicting the tree of life in museums: guiding principles from psychological research. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 7, Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-014-0025-0

The Tree of Life is revolutionizing our understanding of life on Earth, and, accordingly, evolutionary trees are increasingly important parts of exhibits on biodiversity and evolution. The authors argue that in using these trees to effectively commun... Read More about Depicting the tree of life in museums: guiding principles from psychological research.

Perspectives on regular and support class placement and factors that contribute to success of inclusion for children with ASD (2014)
Journal Article
Carter, M., Stephenson, J., Clark, T., Costley, D., Martin, J., Williams, K., …Bruck, S. (2014). Perspectives on regular and support class placement and factors that contribute to success of inclusion for children with ASD. Journal of International Special Needs Education, 17(2), https://doi.org/10.9782/2159-4341-17.2.60

For young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in regular schools, ASD specific service delivery options include regular class placement with itinerant consultative support and support class placement. This study provided an examination of le... Read More about Perspectives on regular and support class placement and factors that contribute to success of inclusion for children with ASD.

The post-2015 debate and the place of education in development thinking (2014)
Journal Article
McGrath, S. (2014). The post-2015 debate and the place of education in development thinking. International Journal of Educational Development, 39, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.05.002

As the end date for the Millennium Development Goals approaches so the focus on goals, visions and policies for development after 2015 becomes ever heightened. However, there has been relatively little engagement by educational research community in... Read More about The post-2015 debate and the place of education in development thinking.

Collaboration, dialogue and expansive learning: the use of paired and multiple placements in the school practicum (2014)
Journal Article
Sorensen, P. (2014). Collaboration, dialogue and expansive learning: the use of paired and multiple placements in the school practicum. Teaching and Teacher Education, 44, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2014.08.010

This study examines the way in which paired or multiple placements of student teachers in the school practicum can support learning through the promotion of collaboration and dialogue. It draws on data collected across six higher education institutio... Read More about Collaboration, dialogue and expansive learning: the use of paired and multiple placements in the school practicum.

The Autism Spectrum Disorder Evaluative Education Model: a school-based method of assessing and selecting interventions for classroom use (2014)
Journal Article
Costley, D., Clark, T., & Bruck, S. (2014). The Autism Spectrum Disorder Evaluative Education Model: a school-based method of assessing and selecting interventions for classroom use. SAGE Open, 4(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014556640

Evaluating educational programs and interventions is generally considered a normal part of curriculum development and improvement, and published findings are readily accessible through peer-reviewed journals. Recently, however, researchers and practi... Read More about The Autism Spectrum Disorder Evaluative Education Model: a school-based method of assessing and selecting interventions for classroom use.

To grade or not to grade: balancing formative and summative assessment in post-16 teacher trainee observations (2014)
Journal Article
Matthews, R., & Noyes, A. (2016). To grade or not to grade: balancing formative and summative assessment in post-16 teacher trainee observations. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 40(2), 247-261. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2014.953456

The issue of whether trainee teachers in the post-16 sector should have their classroom practice graded has been debated for a number of years. The case for training courses retaining an emphasis on written and verbal ‘developmental’ feedback at the... Read More about To grade or not to grade: balancing formative and summative assessment in post-16 teacher trainee observations.

Conflicts of interest in academy sponsorship arrangements (2014)
Report
Greany, T., & Scott, J. (2014). Conflicts of interest in academy sponsorship arrangements. London: House of Commons Education Select Committee

This study was commissioned by the Education Select Committee to assess conflicts of interest in academy trusts and sponsorship arrangements. The research informed the Committee’s inquiry into academies and free schools (2015). The research involved... Read More about Conflicts of interest in academy sponsorship arrangements.

The uses and abuses of power: teaching school leadership through children's literature (2014)
Journal Article
Thomson, P. (2014). The uses and abuses of power: teaching school leadership through children's literature. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 46(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/00220620.2014.940858

There are relatively few studies of how representations of teachers, schools and educational administrators in popular films and television might be, and are, used in leadership preparation. This paper seeks to add to this small body of work; it repo... Read More about The uses and abuses of power: teaching school leadership through children's literature.

Developing students’ strategies for problem solving in mathematics: the role of pre-designed “Sample Student Work” (2014)
Journal Article
Evans, S., & Swan, M. (2014). Developing students’ strategies for problem solving in mathematics: the role of pre-designed “Sample Student Work”

This paper describes a design strategy that is intended to foster self and peer assessment and develop students’ ability to compare alternative problem solving strategies in mathematics lessons. This involves giving students, after they themselves ha... Read More about Developing students’ strategies for problem solving in mathematics: the role of pre-designed “Sample Student Work”.