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Social moderation and calibration versus codification: a way forward for academic standards in higher education? (2024)
Journal Article
O’Donovan, B., Sadler, I., & Reimann, N. (2024). Social moderation and calibration versus codification: a way forward for academic standards in higher education?. Studies in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2321504

A key responsibility of higher education providers is the accurate certification of the knowledge and skills attained by their students. However, despite an intense focus on developing relevant quality assurance regulations, academic standards in hig... Read More about Social moderation and calibration versus codification: a way forward for academic standards in higher education?.

Students’ perspectives on the ‘STEM belonging’ concept at A-level, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels: an examination of gender and ethnicity in student descriptions (2024)
Journal Article
Dost, G. (2024). Students’ perspectives on the ‘STEM belonging’ concept at A-level, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels: an examination of gender and ethnicity in student descriptions. International Journal of STEM Education, 11(1), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-024-00472-9

Background: Women and ethnic minorities have historically been underrepresented in some STEM fields. It is therefore important to understand the factors influencing students’ persistence in STEM fields, and what STEM belonging means from the voices o... Read More about Students’ perspectives on the ‘STEM belonging’ concept at A-level, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels: an examination of gender and ethnicity in student descriptions.

Do academically selective school systems strengthen the link between students’ family backgrounds and the likelihood of higher education participation? (2024)
Journal Article
Lu, B., Dai, B., See, B. H., Shao, X., & Hu, X. (2024). Do academically selective school systems strengthen the link between students’ family backgrounds and the likelihood of higher education participation?. Educational Review, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2024.2302117

Proponents of academic selection argue that academic selection helps children from disadvantaged backgrounds have better lifelong outcomes. However, the evidence needs to be clarified since selections by performance could be a proxy for selection by... Read More about Do academically selective school systems strengthen the link between students’ family backgrounds and the likelihood of higher education participation?.

A report on the impact of RAAC closure on the exam cohorts of St Leonard’s Catholic School, County Durham (2024)
Report
Gorard, S., & Siddiqui, N. (2024). A report on the impact of RAAC closure on the exam cohorts of St Leonard’s Catholic School, County Durham. Durham: Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust

St Leonard’s School, Durham has been seriously affected by the RAAC crisis. It was one of only two secondary schools in England that was required to close completely in September 2023, and is reportedly the school most affected by RAAC. This report e... Read More about A report on the impact of RAAC closure on the exam cohorts of St Leonard’s Catholic School, County Durham.

The politics of researching interculturally (2024)
Book Chapter
Holmes, P. (in press). The politics of researching interculturally. In S. Liu, A. Komisarof, Z. Jua, & L. Obijiofor (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of intercultural communication. SAGE Publications

'Enabling Empathetic Conversations?': A Critical Commentary On AI-Based And Digital Mental Health Interventions (2024)
Digital Artefact
Antony, E. (2024). 'Enabling Empathetic Conversations?': A Critical Commentary On AI-Based And Digital Mental Health Interventions. [Blog Post - Cambridge Wellbeing & Inclusion SIG]

The COVID-19 global pandemic has highlighted significant gaps in mental health services, as corresponding issues including job losses, physical illnesses and mortality, alongside social isolation, led to a stark increase in poor mental health conditi... Read More about 'Enabling Empathetic Conversations?': A Critical Commentary On AI-Based And Digital Mental Health Interventions.

A new mode of control: an actor–network theory account of effects of power and agency in establishing education policy (2024)
Journal Article
Unsworth, R. (2024). A new mode of control: an actor–network theory account of effects of power and agency in establishing education policy. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 56(1), 54-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220620.2023.2258827

In this paper, I argue that power promised to England’s teachers by the 2010 ‘Importance of Teaching’ white paper has rather played out as a reformulation of methods of policymaking to more indirect modes of government control. I trace the growth of... Read More about A new mode of control: an actor–network theory account of effects of power and agency in establishing education policy.

Judging the relative trustworthiness of research results: How to do it and why it matters (2024)
Journal Article
Gorard, S. (2024). Judging the relative trustworthiness of research results: How to do it and why it matters. Review of Education, 12(1), Article e3448. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3448

This paper describes, and lays out an argument for, the use of a procedure to help groups of reviewers to judge the quality of prior research reports. It argues why such a procedure is needed, and how other existing approaches are only relevant to so... Read More about Judging the relative trustworthiness of research results: How to do it and why it matters.

Enjoyment of music and GCSE uptake: Survey findings from three North East schools in England (2024)
Journal Article
Whitford, H., & Kokotsaki, D. (2024). Enjoyment of music and GCSE uptake: Survey findings from three North East schools in England. British Journal of Music Education, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265051723000438

In recent years, music education has seen a decline in the number of students choosing to continue their studies at Key Stage 4 (14-16 year old students) and choose music as a GCSE option in England. Whilst the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), a school... Read More about Enjoyment of music and GCSE uptake: Survey findings from three North East schools in England.