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Children and young people’s concerns and needs relating to their use of health technology to self-manage long-term conditions: a scoping review (2020)
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Blower, S., Swallow, V., Maturana, C., Stones, S., Phillips, R., Dimitri, P., …Martin-Kerry, J. (2020). Children and young people’s concerns and needs relating to their use of health technology to self-manage long-term conditions: a scoping review. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105(11), 1093-1104. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-319103

Background: The use of patient-facing health technologies to manage long-term conditions is increasing; however, children and young people may have particular concerns or needs before deciding to use different health technologies. Aims: To identify c... Read More about Children and young people’s concerns and needs relating to their use of health technology to self-manage long-term conditions: a scoping review.

Education at the End of History: A Response to Francis Fukuyama (2020)
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Ward, S. (2021). Education at the End of History: A Response to Francis Fukuyama. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 53(2), 160-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2020.1767073

By 1989, fascism had long been defeated in Europe, and reforms in the Soviet Union appeared to signify the collapse of communist ideology, prompting Francis Fukuyama to famously declare the ‘end of history’. Since then, neoliberalism has been rolled... Read More about Education at the End of History: A Response to Francis Fukuyama.

Education Research and Educational Practice: The Qualities of a Close Relationship (2020)
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Wyse, D., Brown, C., Oliver, S., & Poblete, X. (2021). Education Research and Educational Practice: The Qualities of a Close Relationship. British Educational Research Journal, 47(6), 1466-1489. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3626

The relationship between education practice and education research has a long history. In modern times, education practice and its relation to education research has been central to debates about the nature and quality of education as an academic dis... Read More about Education Research and Educational Practice: The Qualities of a Close Relationship.

A limit on Planck-scale froth with ESPRESSO (2020)
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Pettini, M., Fumagalli, M., Welsh, L., & Cooke, R. (2020). A limit on Planck-scale froth with ESPRESSO. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 494(4), 4884-4890. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa440

Some models of quantum gravity predict that the very structure of space–time is ‘frothy’ due to quantum fluctuations. Although the effect is expected to be tiny, if these space–time fluctuations grow over a large distance, the initial state of a phot... Read More about A limit on Planck-scale froth with ESPRESSO.

Can models of distributed leadership be used to mobilise networked generated innovation in schools? A case study from England (2020)
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Brown, C., Flood, J., & MacGregor, S. (2020). Can models of distributed leadership be used to mobilise networked generated innovation in schools? A case study from England. Teaching and Teacher Education, 94, Article 103101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2020.103101

There is now an increased focus on using networks to drive school improvement. Achieving the benefits of engaging in networks requires leaders to think and act differently; specifically, to benefit all teachers and students, the leaders of schools pa... Read More about Can models of distributed leadership be used to mobilise networked generated innovation in schools? A case study from England.

Exploring rurality and ethnicity in globalised higher education: ideologies, intersections and narratives in doctoral research theses (2020)
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Montgomery, C. (online). Exploring rurality and ethnicity in globalised higher education: ideologies, intersections and narratives in doctoral research theses. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 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.

A global history in a global world? Human rights in History Education in the Global North and South (2020)
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Nolgard, O., Nygren, T., Tibbits, F., Anamika, A., Bentrovato, D., Enright, P., …Welply, O. (2020). A global history in a global world? Human rights in History Education in the Global North and South. Historical encounters, 7(1), 24-49

In this study, we analyze similarities and differences in 957 students’ perceptions of the history of human rights in six countries: England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden and the United States of America. This is investigated through the... Read More about A global history in a global world? Human rights in History Education in the Global North and South.

Within and between heteronormativity and diversity: narratives of LGB teachers and coming and being out in schools (2020)
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Llewellyn, A., & Reynolds, K. (2020). Within and between heteronormativity and diversity: narratives of LGB teachers and coming and being out in schools. Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 21(1), 13-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2020.1749040

Many schools are taking action to become inclusive of gender and sexual diversity, however, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer teachers (LGBTQ) continue to exist at the margins of both schools and research. This study reports on interviews... Read More about Within and between heteronormativity and diversity: narratives of LGB teachers and coming and being out in schools.

The Responsibilities of Language Teachers when Teaching Intercultural Competence and Citizenship - An Essay (2020)
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Byram, M. (2020). The Responsibilities of Language Teachers when Teaching Intercultural Competence and Citizenship - An Essay. China media research, 16(2), 77-84

All teachers have responsibilities towards their learners, especially if their learners are children. They make decisions about what to teach, how to teach and what kind of person they expect their learners to become as a result. Language teachers ar... Read More about The Responsibilities of Language Teachers when Teaching Intercultural Competence and Citizenship - An Essay.

Mathematics Motivation in Students with Low Cognitive Ability: A Longitudinal Study of Motivation and Relations with Effort, Self-Regulation, and Grades (2020)
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Tracey, D., Morin, A. J. S., Pekrun, R., Arens, A. K., Marayama, K., Litchenfeld, S., Frenzel, A. C., Goetz, T., & Maiano, C. (2020). Mathematics Motivation in Students with Low Cognitive Ability: A Longitudinal Study of Motivation and Relations with Effort, Self-Regulation, and Grades. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 125(2), 125-147. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-125.2.125

Expectancy-value theory (EVT) is a popular framework to understand and improve students’ motivation. Unfortunately, limited research has verified whether EVT predictions generalize to students with low levels of cognitive ability. This study relies o... Read More about Mathematics Motivation in Students with Low Cognitive Ability: A Longitudinal Study of Motivation and Relations with Effort, Self-Regulation, and Grades.

A bound on the 12C/13C ratio in near-pristine gas with ESPRESSO (2020)
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Pettini, M., Fumagalli, M., Cooke, R., & Welsh, L. (2020). A bound on the 12C/13C ratio in near-pristine gas with ESPRESSO. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 494(1), 1411-1423. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa807

Using science verification observations obtained with ESPRESSO at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in 4UT mode, we report the first bound on the carbon isotope ratio 12C/13C of a quiescent, near-pristine damped Lyα (DLA) system at z = 2.34. We infer a... Read More about A bound on the 12C/13C ratio in near-pristine gas with ESPRESSO.

What is the evidence on the best way to get evidence into use in education? (2020)
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Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N,, B., & See, B. (2020). What is the evidence on the best way to get evidence into use in education?. Review of Education, 8(2), 570-610. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3200

For decades there have been calls by concerned stakeholders to improve the quality of education research, and some progress has been made towards creating a more secure evidence base in some areas. More programmes and approaches that have a reasonabl... Read More about What is the evidence on the best way to get evidence into use in education?.

C.O.A.C.H: A cross-national study of coach training for teachers across 5 countries (2020)
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McCusker, S., & Welply, O. (2021). C.O.A.C.H: A cross-national study of coach training for teachers across 5 countries. Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 14(1), 39-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/17521882.2020.1735463

The purpose of the current study is to examine stakeholder perceptions of coaching principles and practice within a coach training programme with experienced teachers across 5 countries. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with professionals... Read More about C.O.A.C.H: A cross-national study of coach training for teachers across 5 countries.

Conquering the Professional Learning Network labyrinth: what is required from the networked school leader if schools are to benefit from engaging in Professional Learning Networks (2020)
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Brown, C., & Flood, J. (2020). Conquering the Professional Learning Network labyrinth: what is required from the networked school leader if schools are to benefit from engaging in Professional Learning Networks. School Leadership and Management, 40(2-3), 128 -145. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2020.1731684

Increasingly, policymakers, school and school system leaders are turning to Professional Learning Networks (PLNs) as a means to achieve bottom-up educational improvement at scale (Brown and Poortman, 2018). Likening the leadership challenges of estab... Read More about Conquering the Professional Learning Network labyrinth: what is required from the networked school leader if schools are to benefit from engaging in Professional Learning Networks.

Research studies on dyslexia: participant inclusion and exclusion criteria (2020)
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Lopes, J., Gomes, C., Oliveira, C., & Elliott, J. (2020). Research studies on dyslexia: participant inclusion and exclusion criteria. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 35(5), 587-602. https://doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2020.1732108

Dyslexia is a term widely used to describe reading characterised by problems with the fluent and accurate letter or word recognition. Nevertheless, there is no consensus about the definition, origin, and diagnosis of dyslexia and the term is often us... Read More about Research studies on dyslexia: participant inclusion and exclusion criteria.