Dr MICHAEL ADKINS's Outputs (2)

“Hot-headed” students? Scientific literacy, perceptions and awareness of climate change in 15-year olds across 54 countries (2020)
Journal Article
Oliver, M., & Adkins, M. (2020). “Hot-headed” students? Scientific literacy, perceptions and awareness of climate change in 15-year olds across 54 countries. Energy Research and Social Science, 70, Article 101641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101641

The growth in global climate protests by students challenge the status quo of policy makers and political leaders in mitigating the effects of climate change. These events suggest that young people are increasingly well-informed and aware of environm... Read More about “Hot-headed” students? Scientific literacy, perceptions and awareness of climate change in 15-year olds across 54 countries.

Pedagogical devices as children’s social care levers: A study of social care workers’ attitudes towards boarding schools to care for and educate children in need (2020)
Journal Article
Murphy, D., Oliver, M., Pourhabib, S., Adkins, M., & Hodgen, J. (2020). Pedagogical devices as children’s social care levers: A study of social care workers’ attitudes towards boarding schools to care for and educate children in need. British Educational Research Journal, 46(6), 1300-1320. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3633

It has been proposed that boarding schools in England can be used to provide a stable education and care environment for vulnerable children in need and the government is expanding their use. However, for vulnerable children to be placed in boarding... Read More about Pedagogical devices as children’s social care levers: A study of social care workers’ attitudes towards boarding schools to care for and educate children in need.