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Biology: the ultimate science for teaching an understanding of scientific evidence (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Roberts, R. (2018). Biology: the ultimate science for teaching an understanding of scientific evidence. In N. Gericke, & M. Grace (Eds.), Challenges in biology education research (225-241)

Recent school science curriculum developments in many countries emphasise that scientists derive evidence for their claims through different approaches; that such practices are intimately bound up with disciplinary knowledge; and that the quality of... Read More about Biology: the ultimate science for teaching an understanding of scientific evidence.

Deferential trespassing: Looking through and at an intersectional lens (2018)
Journal Article
Beckmann, J. (2018). Deferential trespassing: Looking through and at an intersectional lens. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2018(161), https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20243

In this article, I comment on the prospect of integrating an intersectionality perspective into the developmental sciences. I do this by sharing impressions, insights, and questions that have emerged whilst attempting to look at and to look through a... Read More about Deferential trespassing: Looking through and at an intersectional lens.

The current influence of the CEFR in secondary education: teachers’ perceptions (2018)
Journal Article
Díez-Bedmar, M. B., & Byram, M. (2019). The current influence of the CEFR in secondary education: teachers’ perceptions. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 32(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2018.1493492

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) began to have an influence on language teaching some 20 years ago. However, in spite of the title referring to learning, teaching and assessment of languages, the CEFR has had a far more... Read More about The current influence of the CEFR in secondary education: teachers’ perceptions.

Adolescent constructions of gendered identities: the role of sport and (physical) education (2018)
Journal Article
Metcalfe, S. (2018). Adolescent constructions of gendered identities: the role of sport and (physical) education. Sport, Education and Society, 23(7), 681-693. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2018.1493574

Participation in sport and Physical Education (PE) has historically been heavily gendered, and the glorification of masculinity and sporting prowess is viewed as a potentially negative influence on participation for both males and females. This paper... Read More about Adolescent constructions of gendered identities: the role of sport and (physical) education.

A review of school-based interventions for the improvement of social emotional skills and wider outcomes of education (2018)
Journal Article
Siddiqui, N., & Ventista, O. (2018). A review of school-based interventions for the improvement of social emotional skills and wider outcomes of education. International Journal of Educational Research, 90, 117-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2018.06.003

This paper presents a review of interventions which have the evidence of impact on students’ non-cognitive skills. The review included 3000 studies out of which 138 studies were found relevant. Only 13 studies could be considered for the final result... Read More about A review of school-based interventions for the improvement of social emotional skills and wider outcomes of education.

Wittgenstein, Science and the Social Sciences (2018)
Book Chapter
Smith, R. (2018). Wittgenstein, Science and the Social Sciences. In P. Smeyers (Ed.), International handbook of philosophy of education (443-455). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72761-5_37

It is generally agreed that a strong line of continuity in Wittgenstein’s writings, from the early Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus to the late Philosophical Investigations, is marked by his constant preoccupation with questions about language and mean... Read More about Wittgenstein, Science and the Social Sciences.