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The Selection of Potential Undergraduate Students who Lack Customary Academic Qualifications: is a toolkit possible? (2017)
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Moreton, I., Newton, D., Newton, L., & Mathias, J. (2017). The Selection of Potential Undergraduate Students who Lack Customary Academic Qualifications: is a toolkit possible?. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 19(3), 64-84. https://doi.org/10.5456/wpll.19.3.64

Widening participation in higher education is now seen as desirable in much of the West, if only for its economic benefits. It can, however, present problems for admissions tutors as applicants can vary widely in age and experience, and may lack conv... Read More about The Selection of Potential Undergraduate Students who Lack Customary Academic Qualifications: is a toolkit possible?.

The ethics of Research Excellence (2017)
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Conroy, J., & Smith, R. (2017). The ethics of Research Excellence. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 51(4), 693-708. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.12249

We here analyse the ethical dimensions of the UK's ‘Research Excellence Framework’ (REF), the latest (2014) version of an exercise which assesses the quality of university research in the UK every seven or so years. We find many of the common objecti... Read More about The ethics of Research Excellence.

Learning, using and exchanging global competence in the context of international postgraduate mobility (2017)
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Moskal, M., & Schweisfurth, M. (2018). Learning, using and exchanging global competence in the context of international postgraduate mobility. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 16(1), 93-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2017.1387768

The paper offers a theoretically grounded analysis of international postgraduate students’ perspectives on the importance and development of global citizenship knowledge and competences while they are studying, and how these are valued and enacted af... Read More about Learning, using and exchanging global competence in the context of international postgraduate mobility.

Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England? (2017)
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Wakeling, P., Hampden-Thompson, G., & Hancock, S. (2017). Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England?. British Educational Research Journal, 43(6), 1149-1167. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3304

Changes to undergraduate student funding arrangements in England have prompted concerns that increased indebtedness will deter graduates from postgraduate study. While it is clear that student debt has increased substantially in recent years, interna... Read More about Is undergraduate debt an impediment to postgraduate enrolment in England?.

Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality (2017)
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Davies, L., Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2018). Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality. Education 3-13, 46(7), 879-891. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2017.1385641

Recently, creativity has begun to be talked about as a twenty-first-century competency [UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). 2006. The World Conference on Arts Education: Building Creative Capacities for the 21st... Read More about Creativity as a Twenty-First-Century Competence: An Exploratory Study of Provision and Reality.

Beyond psychometrics: the difference between difficult problem solving and complex problem solving (2017)
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Beckmann, J., Birney, D., & Goode, N. (2017). Beyond psychometrics: the difference between difficult problem solving and complex problem solving. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, Article 1739. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01739

In this paper we argue that a synthesis of findings across the various sub-areas of research in complex problem solving and consequently progress in theory building is hampered by an insufficient differentiation of complexity and difficulty. In the p... Read More about Beyond psychometrics: the difference between difficult problem solving and complex problem solving.

Primary School Entry Assessment in New Zealand (2017)
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Boereboom, J., & Cramman, H. (2018). Primary School Entry Assessment in New Zealand. NZ international research in early childhood education journal, 21(1), 47-61

There is a wide range of assessment tools used by schools to assess children at school entry in New Zealand. The lack of consistency of uptake and reporting of results leads to sporadic national data. This highlights a need for a national standardise... Read More about Primary School Entry Assessment in New Zealand.

Engaging the wider academic community in a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice: the issue of standards (2017)
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Reimann, N., & Allin, L. (2018). Engaging the wider academic community in a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice: the issue of standards. International Journal for Academic Development, 23(4), 286-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144x.2017.1381966

This paper critically reflects on the challenges associated with academic standards in a postgraduate certificate in academic practice, which involved the wider academic community of the institution. It is underpinned by a socio-cultural constructivi... Read More about Engaging the wider academic community in a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice: the issue of standards.

Transborder habitus in a within-country mobility context: A Bourdieusian analysis of mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong (2017)
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Xu, C. L. (2018). Transborder habitus in a within-country mobility context: A Bourdieusian analysis of mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong. Sociological Review, 66(6), 1128-1144. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038026117732669

This article contributes to the updating of Bourdieusian sociology by proposing the notion of ‘transborder habitus’, a necessary extension of ‘habitus’ in a transborder context. ‘Transborder contexts’ refer to spaces that belong politically to the sa... Read More about Transborder habitus in a within-country mobility context: A Bourdieusian analysis of mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong.

The unintended consequences of school inspection: the prevalence of inspection side-effects in Austria, the Czech Republic, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland (2017)
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Jones, K., Tymms, P., Kemethofer, D., O’Hara, J., McNamara, G., Huber, S., …Greger, D. (2017). The unintended consequences of school inspection: the prevalence of inspection side-effects in Austria, the Czech Republic, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. Oxford Review of Education, 43(6), 805-822. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2017.1352499

It has been widely documented that accountability systems, including school inspections, bring with them unintended side effects. These unintended effects are often negative and have the potential to undo the intended positive effects. However the em... Read More about The unintended consequences of school inspection: the prevalence of inspection side-effects in Austria, the Czech Republic, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Are researchers in Europe European researchers? A study of doctoral researchers at the University of Luxembourg (2017)
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Byram, M., Hu, A., & Rahman, M. (2019). Are researchers in Europe European researchers? A study of doctoral researchers at the University of Luxembourg. Studies in Higher Education, 44(3), 486-498. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2017.1378634

How doctoral researchers (and their supervisors) experience and conceptualise the process of becoming a researcher and the identifications that are enacted during the process has hitherto been researched only in terms of disciplinary and professional... Read More about Are researchers in Europe European researchers? A study of doctoral researchers at the University of Luxembourg.

Learning about assessment: the impact of two courses for higher education staff (2017)
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Reimann, N. (2018). Learning about assessment: the impact of two courses for higher education staff. International Journal for Academic Development, 23(2), 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144x.2017.1375413

This interview-based study investigated the impact of two academic development courses about assessment. Participants learnt concepts and terminology that enabled them to better understand and communicate about assessment. The courses also stimulated... Read More about Learning about assessment: the impact of two courses for higher education staff.

Emotional intelligence and individual differences in affective processes underlying task-contingent conscientiousness (2017)
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Minbashian, A., Beckmann, N., & Wood, R. (2018). Emotional intelligence and individual differences in affective processes underlying task-contingent conscientiousness. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 39(9), 1182-1196. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2233

Organisational researchers have recently begun to focus on the more dynamic aspects of personality in the workplace. The present study examines individual differences in the affective processes that underlie one such dynamic construct, task-contingen... Read More about Emotional intelligence and individual differences in affective processes underlying task-contingent conscientiousness.

Editorial: Dynamic personality science: Integrating between-person stability and within-person change (2017)
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Beckmann, N., & Wood, R. (2017). Editorial: Dynamic personality science: Integrating between-person stability and within-person change. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, Article 1486. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01486

Trait theorists and social-cognitive theorists have begun to integrate their respective descriptions and explanations of personality. The new framing of personality accommodates both between-person stability and within-person variability in personali... Read More about Editorial: Dynamic personality science: Integrating between-person stability and within-person change.

‘My language … I don’t know how to talk about it’: children’s views on language diversity in primary schools in France and England (2017)
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Welply, O. (2017). ‘My language … I don’t know how to talk about it’: children’s views on language diversity in primary schools in France and England. Language and Intercultural Communication, 17(4), 437-454. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2017.1368145

This article investigates the ways in which children from immigrant backgrounds view the place of ‘other’ languages in primary schools in France and England. This article draws on findings from a cross-national ethnographic study, which investigated... Read More about ‘My language … I don’t know how to talk about it’: children’s views on language diversity in primary schools in France and England.

'Peacekeepers’ and ‘machine factories’: tracing Graduate Teaching Assistant subjectivity in a neoliberalised university (2017)
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Raaper, R. (2018). 'Peacekeepers’ and ‘machine factories’: tracing Graduate Teaching Assistant subjectivity in a neoliberalised university. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 39(4), 421-435. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2017.1367269

Guided by a Foucauldian theorisation, this article explores Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) experiences of their work and subjectivity in a neoliberalised higher education environment. By drawing on a research project with GTAs from one UK universi... Read More about 'Peacekeepers’ and ‘machine factories’: tracing Graduate Teaching Assistant subjectivity in a neoliberalised university.

Using a Moot to Develop Students’ Understanding of Human Cloning and Statutory Interpretation (2017)
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Pattinson, S. D., & Kind, V. (2017). Using a Moot to Develop Students’ Understanding of Human Cloning and Statutory Interpretation. Medical Law International, 17(3), 111-133. https://doi.org/10.1177/0968533217726350

This article reports and analyses the method and findings from a 3-year interdisciplinary project investigating how the medium of law can support understanding of socio-scientific issues. Law represents one of the most important means by which societ... Read More about Using a Moot to Develop Students’ Understanding of Human Cloning and Statutory Interpretation.

Successful transition to secondary school in Tanzania: What are the barriers? (2017)
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Joyce-Gibbons, A., Galloway, D., Mollel, A., Mgoma, S., Pima, M., & Deogratias, E. (2018). Successful transition to secondary school in Tanzania: What are the barriers?. Journal of International Development, 30(7), 1142-1165. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3304

Transition to secondary school is a problem internationally. Tanzanian students face an additional challenge as the medium of instruction changes from Kiswahili to English. An 18-item questionnaire (N = 383) and focus groups (primary standard 7, seco... Read More about Successful transition to secondary school in Tanzania: What are the barriers?.

Parental education as a determinant of school choice: A comparative study of school types in Pakistan (2017)
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Siddiqui, N. (2017). Parental education as a determinant of school choice: A comparative study of school types in Pakistan. Research in Education, 99(1), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034523717725862

In Pakistan, school education is not compulsory for children and, therefore, sending a child to school is a matter of choice for parents. For those parents who choose school education for their children the options are government schools, private fee... Read More about Parental education as a determinant of school choice: A comparative study of school types in Pakistan.

PISA trends, social changes, and education reforms (2017)
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Aloisi, C., & Tymms, P. (2017). PISA trends, social changes, and education reforms. Educational Research and Evaluation, 23(5-6), 180-220. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2017.1455290

The stability of educational test results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) over 15 years was examined, and the influence of demographics and social capital was assessed, as was the impact of educational reforms. The test... Read More about PISA trends, social changes, and education reforms.