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How ‘global’ are sociology journals in the Web of Science database? Exploring journal aims, editorial board networks and authorship (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brown, E., Vega Castillo, M. A., Lee, G., & Hordosy, R. (2023, June). How ‘global’ are sociology journals in the Web of Science database? Exploring journal aims, editorial board networks and authorship. Presented at Department of Sociology Seminar, Durham, UK

A knowledge hierarchy has long been present within the academic community dominated by producers, publishers and journals from western countries (Heilbron, 2014), whilst inequalities in who gets to edit and author have prompted calls for more inclusi... Read More about How ‘global’ are sociology journals in the Web of Science database? Exploring journal aims, editorial board networks and authorship.

Oracy and cultural capital: the transformative potential of spoken language (2023)
Journal Article
Knight, R. (2024). Oracy and cultural capital: the transformative potential of spoken language. Literacy, 58(1), 37-47. https://doi.org/10.1111/lit.12343

The contribution of spoken language to outcomes for education and beyond, including attainment, wellbeing and empowerment is long‐established and has recently become more prominent under the title of oracy, often conceptualised as learning both to an... Read More about Oracy and cultural capital: the transformative potential of spoken language.

Different Together: A Poetic Reading of Arts-Inspired Creations as Embodied Explorations of Social Cohesion (2023)
Journal Article
Pillay, D., Pithouse-Morgan, K., & Naicker, I. (2023). Different Together: A Poetic Reading of Arts-Inspired Creations as Embodied Explorations of Social Cohesion. Qualitative Inquiry, 30(2), 204-211. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778004231176099

We, a diverse group of South African academics, study embodied reflexivity through poetry, and this article is an account of poetic inquiry inspired by assemblages created by the participants in a symposium, Object Inquiry for Social Cohesion in Publ... Read More about Different Together: A Poetic Reading of Arts-Inspired Creations as Embodied Explorations of Social Cohesion.

Understanding Resilience Capitals, Agency and Habitus in Household Experiences of Water Scarcity, Floods and Fire in Marginalized Settlements in the Cape Flats, South Africa (2023)
Other
Ncube, S., Wilson, A., Petersen, L., Black, G. . F., Abrams, A., Carden, K., …Swanson, D. (2023). Understanding Resilience Capitals, Agency and Habitus in Household Experiences of Water Scarcity, Floods and Fire in Marginalized Settlements in the Cape Flats, South Africa

A significant percentage of the urban population in most low- and middle-income countries live in informal settlements. Due to poor quality housing, dense settlement patterns and lack of risk reducing infrastructure, informal settlements are least pr... Read More about Understanding Resilience Capitals, Agency and Habitus in Household Experiences of Water Scarcity, Floods and Fire in Marginalized Settlements in the Cape Flats, South Africa.

A Scoping Review of School-Based Strategies for Addressing Anxiety, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Prediction in Autistic Pupils (2023)
Journal Article
Emerson, A., & Costley, D. (2023). A Scoping Review of School-Based Strategies for Addressing Anxiety, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Prediction in Autistic Pupils. Education Sciences, 13(6), Article 575. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13060575

In a typical school day, young people need to do many tasks which rely on the ability to predict. Since prediction underpins cognitive and social skills, difficulties with prediction lead to multiple challenges to learning. In this review, we conside... Read More about A Scoping Review of School-Based Strategies for Addressing Anxiety, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Prediction in Autistic Pupils.

The Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe Knowledge Base: Technical Report and Framework (2023)
Report
Aleghfeli, Y. K., McIntyre, J., Hunt, L., & Stone, C. (2023). The Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe Knowledge Base: Technical Report and Framework. Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe

The Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe (HERE) provides a central reference point for information relating to refugee education throughout Europe in the form of a curated, searchable database of academic and non-academic resources on refugee edu... Read More about The Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe Knowledge Base: Technical Report and Framework.

Gendered experiences of refugee education in Europe: a scoping review protocol (2023)
Report
Aleghfeli, Y. K., Hunt, L., McIntyre, J., & Stone, C. (2023). Gendered experiences of refugee education in Europe: a scoping review protocol. Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe

This scoping review aims to explore the role of gender in refugees' education access, experiences, and outcomes in Europe since 2015. Gender can act as a significant barrier to education, and gender stereotypes and bias can affect learning opportunit... Read More about Gendered experiences of refugee education in Europe: a scoping review protocol.

TVET SI: Towards Sustainable Vocational Education and Training: Thinking beyond the formal (2023)
Journal Article
McGrath, S., & Russon, J.-A. (2023). TVET SI: Towards Sustainable Vocational Education and Training: Thinking beyond the formal. Southern African Journal of Environmental Education, 39, https://doi.org/10.4314/sajee.v39.03

Mainstream vocational education and training has been complicit in unsustainable practices due to its longstanding relationship with productivism, extractivism and colonialism. However, it is beginning to address the need to balance its dominant focu... Read More about TVET SI: Towards Sustainable Vocational Education and Training: Thinking beyond the formal.

Generative AI: Implications and Applications for Education (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Olga, A., Saini, A., Zapata, G., Searsmith, D., Cope, B., Kalantzis, M., …Polyxeni Kastania, N. Generative AI: Implications and Applications for Education

The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 precipitated a panic among some educators while prompting qualified enthusiasm from others. Under the umbrella term Generative AI, ChatGPT is an example of a range of technologies for the delivery of computer-ge... Read More about Generative AI: Implications and Applications for Education.

‘Doing well’ and ‘being well’—secondary school teachers’ perspectives (2023)
Journal Article
Wilson, R., Sellman, E., & Joseph, S. (2023). ‘Doing well’ and ‘being well’—secondary school teachers’ perspectives. British Educational Research Journal, 49(5), 987-1004. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3878

The mental health and wellbeing of young people is increasingly a concern in schools. This study explores how English secondary school teachers perceive and engage with the concept of wellbeing. By asking teachers to reflect on their practice, we can... Read More about ‘Doing well’ and ‘being well’—secondary school teachers’ perspectives.

Competence in (meta-)cognitive learning strategies during help-seeking to overcome knowledge-related difficulties (2023)
Journal Article
Schlusche, C., Schnaubert, L., & Bodemer, D. (2023). Competence in (meta-)cognitive learning strategies during help-seeking to overcome knowledge-related difficulties. Active Learning in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1177/14697874231168343

Individual learning strategies evoke (meta-)cognitive processes that enable effective goal-directed learning. Peer-directed academic help-seeking may provide new information, but related interaction processes are challenging. Applying learning strate... Read More about Competence in (meta-)cognitive learning strategies during help-seeking to overcome knowledge-related difficulties.

Developing Instructional Leadership in Tanzania: Impact of a British Council Initiative (2023)
Journal Article
Bush, T., & Anania, A. M. (2023). Developing Instructional Leadership in Tanzania: Impact of a British Council Initiative. Research in Educational Administration and Leadership, 8(2), 296-333. https://doi.org/10.30828/real.1247119

Instructional leadership is widely recognized as important for school improvement and a significant tool for creating an effective teaching and learning environment. The British Council is committed to promoting and developing instructional leadershi... Read More about Developing Instructional Leadership in Tanzania: Impact of a British Council Initiative.

Sociology students' perceptions of themselves within the discipline - an international comparative analysis (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hordosy, R., & Norris, J. (2023, April). Sociology students' perceptions of themselves within the discipline - an international comparative analysis. Presented at BSA Annual Conference 2023: Sociological Voices in Public Discourse, Manchester, UK

This paper looks at how sociology students at several different universities in three countries see their discipline and themselves within it. It draws on the Bernstein’s notion of powerful knowledge that disrupts inequalities, as well as Burawoy’s u... Read More about Sociology students' perceptions of themselves within the discipline - an international comparative analysis.

How international are sociology journals? – Analysis of aims, editorial boards and gatekeeper networks (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HORDOSY, R., Brown, E., & Vega Castillo, M. A. (2023, April). How international are sociology journals? – Analysis of aims, editorial boards and gatekeeper networks. Presented at British Sociological Association Annual Conference, Manchester

Academic prestige is conceptualised differently based on national context; yet internationally, the notion of "excellence" permeates the global discourse on knowledge production. A knowledge hierarchy has long been present within the academic communi... Read More about How international are sociology journals? – Analysis of aims, editorial boards and gatekeeper networks.

Do All Children Have the Right to Express Views? : Listening to ‘Differently Voiced’ Communicators (2023)
Book Chapter
Doak, L. (2023). Do All Children Have the Right to Express Views? : Listening to ‘Differently Voiced’ Communicators. In A. E. Beckett, & A. Callus (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Children's Rights and Disability (281-299). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003056737-22

It is now internationally accepted that children have the ‘right to express views’, but detailed discussion is needed of how this right can be realised in practice for children with complex communication needs. This chapter explores some of the issue... Read More about Do All Children Have the Right to Express Views? : Listening to ‘Differently Voiced’ Communicators.

Towards a speech–gesture profile of pragmatic markers: The case of “you know” (2023)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., & Adolphs, S. (2023). Towards a speech–gesture profile of pragmatic markers: The case of “you know”. Journal of Pragmatics, 210, 36-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2023.03.004

Our study introduces a novel approach for examining the functional relationship between the pragmatic marker “you know” and its co-occurring gestures. It draws on 401 instances of “you know” identified in the Nottingham Multimodal Corpus. Based on th... Read More about Towards a speech–gesture profile of pragmatic markers: The case of “you know”.

Really Saying Something? Speaking Up for Authentic Classroom Talk (2023)
Journal Article
Knight, R. (2023). Really Saying Something? Speaking Up for Authentic Classroom Talk. Forum: for Promoting 3-19 Comprehensive Education, 65(1), 98-107. https://doi.org/10.3898/forum.2023.65.1.12

Pupils’ talk within classrooms has recently seen a renewed focus of attention, usually under the banner of oracy. Much of the justification at policy level seems to stem from a ‘levelling-up’ agenda, based on oracy’s distinctive contribution to enhan... Read More about Really Saying Something? Speaking Up for Authentic Classroom Talk.