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Curriculum reform in agricultural vocational education and training in Zimbabwe: Implementation challenges and possibilities (2022)
Journal Article

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.

Mental health service provision for single homeless people: findings from a freedom of information-based study (2022)
Journal Article

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

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

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?.

Can teaching assistants improve attainment and attitudes of low performing pupils in numeracy? Evidence from a large-scale randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article

The use of teaching assistants (TAs) is widespread in many education systems, but the ways that TAs can support learning effectively are poorly understood. Much evidence indicates that most TA support has no, or negative, effects on pupil attainment.... Read More about Can teaching assistants improve attainment and attitudes of low performing pupils in numeracy? Evidence from a large-scale randomised controlled trial.

What needs to happen for school autonomy to be mobilised to create more equitable public schools and systems of education? (2022)
Journal Article

The series of responses in this article were gathered as part of an online mini conference held in September 2021 that sought to explore different ideas and articulations of school autonomy reform across the world (Australia, Canada, England, Ireland... Read More about What needs to happen for school autonomy to be mobilised to create more equitable public schools and systems of education?.