Outputs (65)

Do OFSTED inspections of secondary schools make a difference to GCSE results? (2003)
Journal Article
Shaw, I., Newton, D., Aitkin, M., & Darnell, R. (2003). Do OFSTED inspections of secondary schools make a difference to GCSE results?. British Educational Research Journal, 29(1), 63-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/0141192032000057375

The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) aims to improve school performance through inspection. A government indicator of a secondary school's performance in England and Wales is the students' success in examinations. The examination results of... Read More about Do OFSTED inspections of secondary schools make a difference to GCSE results?.

Ein Fach in der Krise – zur Situation von Germanistik und DaF an britischen Hochschulen. (2003)
Journal Article
Klaus, A., & Reimann, N. (2003). Ein Fach in der Krise – zur Situation von Germanistik und DaF an britischen Hochschulen. Informationen Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 30(1), 23-31. https://doi.org/10.1515/infodaf-2003-0103

Achievement motivation in real contexts (2003)
Journal Article
Elliott, J., & Hufton, N. (online). Achievement motivation in real contexts

This paper draws upon changing circumstances in Russia to raise a series of questions about the meaningfulness of much current work in the field of achievement motivation. Russian children of the former Soviet Union have traditionally been described... Read More about Achievement motivation in real contexts.

TIMSS put England first on scientific enquiry, but does pride come before a fall? (2003)
Journal Article
Kind, P. (2003). TIMSS put England first on scientific enquiry, but does pride come before a fall?. School science review, 85(311), 83-90

England, more than most other countries, has been through several stages of development of ‘process-oriented’ and ‘investigative’ school science and has put considerable effort into developing this approach both in teaching and assessment. In the 199... Read More about TIMSS put England first on scientific enquiry, but does pride come before a fall?.

Have Geographers Lost their Way? Issues relating to the recruitment of geographers into school teaching (2003)
Journal Article
Rawlinson, S., Essex-Cater, L., Bolden, D., & Constable, H. (2003). Have Geographers Lost their Way? Issues relating to the recruitment of geographers into school teaching. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 27(1), 39-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309826032000062450

Despite efforts by the United Kingdom Government, the Teacher Training Agency and other organisations to address the problem of teacher shortages in geography within English schools, thee subject is still failing to attract sufficient students into t... Read More about Have Geographers Lost their Way? Issues relating to the recruitment of geographers into school teaching.