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The influence of curricula content on English sociology students’ transformations: the case of feminist knowledge (2016)
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Abbas, A., Ashwin, P., & McLean, M. (2016). The influence of curricula content on English sociology students’ transformations: the case of feminist knowledge. Teaching in Higher Education, 21(4), 442-456. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2016.1155551

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. Previous research identifies the importance of feminist knowledge for improving gender equity, economic prosperity and social justice for all. However, there are difficulties in embedding feminist knowledge in higher educat... Read More about The influence of curricula content on English sociology students’ transformations: the case of feminist knowledge.

The impact of research on policy: a case of qualifications reform (2016)
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Noyes, A., & Adkins, M. The impact of research on policy: a case of qualifications reform. British Journal of Educational Studies, 64(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2016.1159654

The relationship between research and policymaking has been discussed repeatedly. However, the debate tends to be in general, abstract terms or from a macro-economic perspective with any examples described in a fairly cursory way. Despite the inhere... Read More about The impact of research on policy: a case of qualifications reform.

How does completing a dissertation transform undergraduate students’ understandings of disciplinary knowledge? (2016)
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Ashwin, P., Abbas, A., & McLean, M. (in press). How does completing a dissertation transform undergraduate students’ understandings of disciplinary knowledge?. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 42(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2016.1154501

Dissertations are positioned as the capstone of an undergraduate degree, bringing together what students have previously learned from their programmes through a piece of independent research. However, there is limited research into the ways in which... Read More about How does completing a dissertation transform undergraduate students’ understandings of disciplinary knowledge?.

‘Tracing’ Europeanisation: School leavers’ and graduates’ information systems as an example (2016)
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Hordósy, R. (2016). ‘Tracing’ Europeanisation: School leavers’ and graduates’ information systems as an example. Research in Comparative and International Education, 11(2), 135-147. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745499916632978

This paper analyses the extent to which the process of Europeanisation can be observed within a specific policy area: that of school leaving and graduation. The paper investigates what is known about school leavers and graduates at the national and t... Read More about ‘Tracing’ Europeanisation: School leavers’ and graduates’ information systems as an example.

Creativity in teaching: what can teachers learn from artists? (2016)
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Hall, C., & Thomson, P. (in press). Creativity in teaching: what can teachers learn from artists?. Research Papers in Education, 32(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2016.1144216

Since the turn of the century, there have been frequent expressions of concern about a perceived lack of creativity in UK schools, in both curriculum content and in teaching. Recently, as the emphasis on mathematics, science and technology has streng... Read More about Creativity in teaching: what can teachers learn from artists?.

How do different stakeholders utilise the same data? The case of school leavers’ and graduates’ information systems in three European countries (2016)
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Hordósy, R. (2017). How do different stakeholders utilise the same data? The case of school leavers’ and graduates’ information systems in three European countries. International Journal of Research and Method in Education, 40(4), 403-420. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727x.2016.1144740

This paper analyses how three European countries produce and use data within a specific educational policy field, that of school leaving and graduation. It compares how stakeholders in England, Finland and the Netherlands know what happens to the lea... Read More about How do different stakeholders utilise the same data? The case of school leavers’ and graduates’ information systems in three European countries.

The impact of leadership on student outcomes: how successful school leaders use transformational and instructional strategies to make a difference (2016)
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Day, C., Gu, Q., & Sammons, P. (2016). The impact of leadership on student outcomes: how successful school leaders use transformational and instructional strategies to make a difference. Educational Administration Quarterly, 52(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X15616863

Purpose: This article illustrates how successful leaders combine the too often dichotomized practices of transformational and instructional leadership in different ways across different phases of their schools’ development in order to progressively s... Read More about The impact of leadership on student outcomes: how successful school leaders use transformational and instructional strategies to make a difference.

Reassessing the economic value of advanced level mathematics (2016)
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Adkins, M., & Noyes, A. (2016). Reassessing the economic value of advanced level mathematics. British Educational Research Journal, 42(1), 93-116. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3219

In the late 1990s, the economic return to Advanced level (A-level) mathematics was examined. The analysis was based upon a series of log-linear models of earnings in the 1958 National Child Development Survey (NCDS) and the National Survey of 1980 Gr... Read More about Reassessing the economic value of advanced level mathematics.

School leadership and management in South Africa: findings from a systematic literature review (2016)
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Bush, T., & Glover, D. (2016). School leadership and management in South Africa: findings from a systematic literature review. International Journal of Educational Management, 30(2), https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-07-2014-0101

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic review of the literature on school leadership and management in South Africa, linked to the 20th anniversary of democratic government and integrated education. Design/methodology/approach... Read More about School leadership and management in South Africa: findings from a systematic literature review.

Confidence and competence with mathematical procedures (2016)
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Foster, C. (2016). Confidence and competence with mathematical procedures. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 91(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-015-9660-9

Confidence assessment (CA), in which students state alongside each of their answers a confidence level expressing how certain they are, has been employed successfully within higher education. However, it has not been widely explored with school pupil... Read More about Confidence and competence with mathematical procedures.

A meta-recovery framework: positioning the ‘New Recovery’ movement and other recovery approaches (2016)
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Winship, G. (2016). A meta-recovery framework: positioning the ‘New Recovery’ movement and other recovery approaches. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12266

This paper argues for a delineated explanation of the range of recovery approaches currently informing mental health interventions today. Four organizing domains of recovery are proposed: (1) Traditional Recovery; (2) Addictions Recovery; (3) New Rec... Read More about A meta-recovery framework: positioning the ‘New Recovery’ movement and other recovery approaches.

Challenging school reform from below: is leadership the missing link in mobilization theory? (2016)
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Stevenson, H. (2016). Challenging school reform from below: is leadership the missing link in mobilization theory?. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 15(1), 67-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2015.1071403

This article presents research relating to the experiences of union and community-based campaigns that have sought to challenge the establishment of academy and free schools in England. Such schools are removed from local government control and are s... Read More about Challenging school reform from below: is leadership the missing link in mobilization theory?.

Vocationalism varies (a lot): a 12-country multivariate analysis of participation in formal adult learning (2016)
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Boeren, E., & Holford, J. (2016). Vocationalism varies (a lot): a 12-country multivariate analysis of participation in formal adult learning. Adult Education Quarterly, 66(2), 120-142. https://doi.org/10.1177/0741713615624207

To encourage adult participation in education and training, contemporary policy makers typically encourage education and training provision to have a strongly vocational (employment-related) character, while also stressing individuals’ responsibility... Read More about Vocationalism varies (a lot): a 12-country multivariate analysis of participation in formal adult learning.

Factors influencing the research participation of adults with autism spectrum disorders (2016)
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Haas, K., Costley, D., Falkmer, M., Richdale, A., Sofronoff, K., & Falkmer, T. (2016). Factors influencing the research participation of adults with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(5), 1793-1805. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2708-6

The recruitment and retention of adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) into research poses particular difficulties; longitudinal studies face additional challenges. To date, factors influencing the participation of adults for ASD research have... Read More about Factors influencing the research participation of adults with autism spectrum disorders.

Bringing CASE in from the cold: the teaching and learning of thinking (2016)
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Oliver, M., & Venville, G. (2016). Bringing CASE in from the cold: the teaching and learning of thinking. Research in Science Education, 47(1), 49-66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-015-9489-3

Thinking Science is a two-year program of professional development for teachers and thinking lessons for students in junior high school science classes. This paper presents research on the effects of Thinking Science on students’ levels of cognition... Read More about Bringing CASE in from the cold: the teaching and learning of thinking.

Postmission Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q): identifying humanitarian-related distress during the reintegration period following international humanitarian aid work (2016)
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McCormack, L., Orenstein, A., & Joseph, S. (2016). Postmission Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q): identifying humanitarian-related distress during the reintegration period following international humanitarian aid work. Traumatology, 22(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000053

Psychological care of humanitarian personnel exposed to high risk environments is not standardized across the sector. Particularly, returnees experiencing re-integration distress specific to prior aid deployment, is randomly addressed. The Postmissio... Read More about Postmission Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q): identifying humanitarian-related distress during the reintegration period following international humanitarian aid work.

Framing research on school principals’ identities (2016)
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Crow, G., Day, C., & Møller, J. (2017). Framing research on school principals’ identities. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 20(3), 265-277. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2015.1123299

© 2016 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This paper provides a basis for a tentative framework for guiding future research into principals’ identity construction and development. It is situated in th... Read More about Framing research on school principals’ identities.

Using mobile media creation to structure museum interpretation with professional vision (2016)
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Muñoz Civantos, A., Brown, M., Coughlan, T., Ainsworth, S. E., & Lorenz, K. (2016). Using mobile media creation to structure museum interpretation with professional vision. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 20(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-015-0895-3

Mobile technology plays an increasing role in museum and cultural heritage contexts. In most cases, these tools support the relatively passive consumption of expert interpretations, or the unguided generation of content by users. This paper explores... Read More about Using mobile media creation to structure museum interpretation with professional vision.

Reconsidering the rise in A-Level Mathematics participation (2016)
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Noyes, A., & Adkins, M. (2016). Reconsidering the rise in A-Level Mathematics participation. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, 35(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrv016

There is growing support for making the study of mathematics to age 18 compulsory for all young people in England. This paper aims to inform this debate through new insights into historic A-level Mathematics participation trends. We analyse full-ye... Read More about Reconsidering the rise in A-Level Mathematics participation.