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Initial teacher education in England and the Covid-19 pandemic: challenges and opportunities (2020)
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la Velle, L., Newman, S., Montgomery, C., & Hyatt, D. (2020). Initial teacher education in England and the Covid-19 pandemic: challenges and opportunities. Journal of Education for Teaching, 46(4), 596-608. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2020.1803051

This paper examines the impact and implications on initial teacher education (ITE) of the crisis brought about by the Covid-19 lockdown of schools and universities from the perspectives of four university providers in England. The start of the pandem... Read More about Initial teacher education in England and the Covid-19 pandemic: challenges and opportunities.

Reassembling teachers' professional practice: an ethnography of intertextual hierarchies in primary mathematics (2020)
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Unsworth, R., & Tummons, J. (2021). Reassembling teachers' professional practice: an ethnography of intertextual hierarchies in primary mathematics. Ethnography and Education, 16(1), 109-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457823.2020.1788405

The formation of teachers’ professional practice has been discussed in relation to a wide variety of influences, with government prescription of practice often criticised as oppressing professional agency. Set within an ethnographic study within one... Read More about Reassembling teachers' professional practice: an ethnography of intertextual hierarchies in primary mathematics.

Student estrangement in higher education: identity formation and the struggle against stigma (2020)
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Costa, C., Taylor, Y., Goodfellow, C., & Ecochard, S. (2020). Student estrangement in higher education: identity formation and the struggle against stigma. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 41(5), 685-700. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2020.1770575

While investigation on family estrangement is growing within academic circles, research regarding the interconnection between experiences of estrangement and higher education (HE) is still limited. Sociological understandings of these issues are even... Read More about Student estrangement in higher education: identity formation and the struggle against stigma.

Ontological pluralism, modes of existence, and actor-network theory: upgrading Latour with Latour (2020)
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Tummons, J. (2021). Ontological pluralism, modes of existence, and actor-network theory: upgrading Latour with Latour. Social Epistemology, 35(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/02691728.2020.1774815

Bruno Latour, one of the architects of actor-network theory, has now enfolded this approach within a larger project: An Inquiry into Modes of Existence. Framed as an empirical inquiry into the ontological and epistemological conditions of modernity,... Read More about Ontological pluralism, modes of existence, and actor-network theory: upgrading Latour with Latour.

A critical social perspective on deep sea mining: Lessons from the emergent industry in Japan (2020)
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Carver, R., Childs, J., Steinberg, P., Mabon, L., Matsuda, H., Squire, R., McLellan, B., & Esteban, M. (2020). A critical social perspective on deep sea mining: Lessons from the emergent industry in Japan. Ocean & Coastal Management, 193, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105242

In 2017 the Japanese government reported that its state-owned mining company had successfully extracted zinc from the seabed off the coast of Okinawa. This piloting of technology is currently the world's only example of large-scale extractive activit... Read More about A critical social perspective on deep sea mining: Lessons from the emergent industry in Japan.

Nature-based Solutions for Urban Biodiversity Governance (2020)
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Xie, L., & Bulkeley, H. (2020). Nature-based Solutions for Urban Biodiversity Governance. Environmental Science and Policy, 110, 77-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.04.002

In this paper, we examine how cities are working with nature-based solutions for biodiversity. Drawing on a sample of 199 nature-based solutions across Europe, we identify how cities work with nature-based solutions to conserve nature, restore nature... Read More about Nature-based Solutions for Urban Biodiversity Governance.

Exploring rurality and ethnicity in globalised higher education: ideologies, intersections and narratives in doctoral research theses (2020)
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Montgomery, C. (2020). Exploring rurality and ethnicity in globalised higher education: ideologies, intersections and narratives in doctoral research theses. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 50(7), 978-994. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2020.1756744

The concept of rurality is at the centre of complex geopolitical, geosocial and cultural debates and research which foregrounds the concept of rurality is scarce. This paper seeks alternative perspectives on rurality through a secondary analysis of i... Read More about Exploring rurality and ethnicity in globalised higher education: ideologies, intersections and narratives in doctoral research theses.

Diversity in complex systems: measuring parts of the distribution to the whole (2020)
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Rajaram, R., & Castellani, B. (2020). Diversity in complex systems: measuring parts of the distribution to the whole. Journal of Physics Communications, 4(4), Article 045008. https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-6528/ab8488

Despite the utility of the Hill numbers, measuring diversity within complex systems and complex datasets, particularly regarding parts of a distribution to the whole—that is, different portions of diversity types to the entire system or dataset—is a... Read More about Diversity in complex systems: measuring parts of the distribution to the whole.

Stakeholders' perceptions and experiences of the National Health Service diabetes prevention programme in England: qualitative study with service users, intervention providers and deliverers, commissioners and referrers (2020)
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Rodrigues, A., Haste, A., Penn, L., Bell, R., Summerbell, C., White, M., Adamson, A., & Sniehotta, F. (2020). Stakeholders' perceptions and experiences of the National Health Service diabetes prevention programme in England: qualitative study with service users, intervention providers and deliverers, commissioners and referrers. BMC Health Services Research, 20, Article 307. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05160-2

Background: The National Health Service diabetes prevention programme in England, (NHS DPP) aims to identify people at high risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and offer them a face-to-face, group-based, behaviour change intervention for at least 9 months.... Read More about Stakeholders' perceptions and experiences of the National Health Service diabetes prevention programme in England: qualitative study with service users, intervention providers and deliverers, commissioners and referrers.

Obesity in young children and its relationship with diagnosis of asthma, vitamin D deficiency, iron deficiency, specific allergies and flat‐footedness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis (2020)
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Malden, S., Gillespie, J., Hughes, A., Gibson, A., Farooq, A., Martin, A., Summerbell, C., & Reilly, J. J. (2020). Obesity in young children and its relationship with diagnosis of asthma, vitamin D deficiency, iron deficiency, specific allergies and flat‐footedness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews, 22(3), Article e13129. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13129

There is evidence that a number of medical conditions and co‐morbidities are associated with obesity in young children. This review explored whether there is evidence of associations with other conditions or co‐morbidities. Observational studies of y... Read More about Obesity in young children and its relationship with diagnosis of asthma, vitamin D deficiency, iron deficiency, specific allergies and flat‐footedness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis.

What guidance is there on portion size for feeding preschool-aged children (1 to 5 years) in the United Kingdom and Ireland? A systematic grey literature review (2020)
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Porter, A., Kipping, R., Summerbell, C., Dobrescu, A., & Johnson, L. (2020). What guidance is there on portion size for feeding preschool-aged children (1 to 5 years) in the United Kingdom and Ireland? A systematic grey literature review. Obesity Reviews, 21(7), Article e13021. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13021

Large portion sizes of food can lead to excessive energy intake and weight gain in young children. Although portion size guidance is available, parents are often unaware it exists. Our systematic grey literature review aimed to identify the portion s... Read More about What guidance is there on portion size for feeding preschool-aged children (1 to 5 years) in the United Kingdom and Ireland? A systematic grey literature review.

Development of online activities to support PGCE students’ academic writing (2020)
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Sequera, J., Bruce, M., Gill, A., & Simpson, R. (2020). Development of online activities to support PGCE students’ academic writing. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 14(1), 18-36

This article outlines a collaboration between the Foundation Centre and the Education PGCE department at Durham University to support student teachers on a particular academic writing assignment (the Self Directed Study assignment). This project invo... Read More about Development of online activities to support PGCE students’ academic writing.

Assessing the acceptability of an adapted preschool obesity prevention programme: ToyBox‐Scotland (2020)
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Malden, S., Reilly, J. J., Hughes, A., Bardid, F., Summerbell, C., De Craemer, M., Cardon, G., Androutsos, O., Manios, Y., & Gibson, A. (2020). Assessing the acceptability of an adapted preschool obesity prevention programme: ToyBox‐Scotland. Child: Care, Health and Development, 46(2), 213-222. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12736

Background: Childhood obesity is a global public health issue. Interventions to prevent the onset of obesity in the early years are often implemented in preschool settings. The ToyBox intervention was delivered across Europe and targeted energy balan... Read More about Assessing the acceptability of an adapted preschool obesity prevention programme: ToyBox‐Scotland.

Planning and Public Health professionals’ experiences of using the planning system to regulate hot food takeaway outlets in England: A qualitative study (2020)
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Keeble, M., Burgoine, T., White, M., Summerbell, C., Cummins, S., & Adams, J. (2020). Planning and Public Health professionals’ experiences of using the planning system to regulate hot food takeaway outlets in England: A qualitative study. Health & Place, 67, Article 102305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102305

Takeaway food outlets offer limited seating and sell hot food to be consumed away from their premises. They typically serve energy-dense, nutrient-poor food. National planning guidelines in England offer the potential for local planning policies to p... Read More about Planning and Public Health professionals’ experiences of using the planning system to regulate hot food takeaway outlets in England: A qualitative study.