How finance-based interventions can improve attainment at school for disadvantaged students: A review of international evidence

See, BH; Gorard, S.; Siddiqui, N.; Hitt, L.; el-Soufi, N.; Lu, B.

doi:10.1080/13803611.2023.2273540

A new mode of control: an actor–network theory account of effects of power and agency in establishing education policy (2024)
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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.

Enjoyment of music and GCSE uptake: Survey findings from three North East schools in England (2024)
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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.

An exploration of doctoral students’ resilience and coping strategies using Grounded Theory as the analytic lens (2023)
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Kokotsaki, D. (2023). An exploration of doctoral students’ resilience and coping strategies using Grounded Theory as the analytic lens. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 18, 173-198. https://doi.org/10.28945/5137

Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to explore doctoral students’ perceived resilience and the coping strategies they choose to employ to overcome challenging circumstances during their studies. Background: Doctoral students often experience barriers which... Read More about An exploration of doctoral students’ resilience and coping strategies using Grounded Theory as the analytic lens.

Emotions Matter in Learning: The Development of a Training Package for Teachers in Higher Education (2023)
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Irving-Walton, J., Newton, L., & Newton, D. (2023). Emotions Matter in Learning: The Development of a Training Package for Teachers in Higher Education. International journal for talent development and creativity, 11 & 12(1), 179-191

Emotions and the intellect interact and affect the quality of learning significantly, for better or for worse. This is often ignored or seen as irrelevant for teaching practices, A training package for teachers of older students was constructed to... Read More about Emotions Matter in Learning: The Development of a Training Package for Teachers in Higher Education.

Why Didn't the Pre-Arrival Intervention to Combat Maths Anxiety Work? (2023)
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Mathias, J., & Staddon, R. V. (2023). Why Didn't the Pre-Arrival Intervention to Combat Maths Anxiety Work?. Journal of the Foundation Year Network, 6, 99-112

There has been a growing demand for advanced quantitative skills in UK workplaces in the last twenty years. In response to this, the foundation programme in this study mandates social science, business and biology students to complete a 30-credit mat... Read More about Why Didn't the Pre-Arrival Intervention to Combat Maths Anxiety Work?.

Widening participation students’ experience and perception of flipped learning statistics compared with traditional teaching in higher education (2023)
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Mathias, J., Walczak, I., & Leech, S. (2023). Widening participation students’ experience and perception of flipped learning statistics compared with traditional teaching in higher education. MSOR Connections, 21(2), 4-14. https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v21i2.1390

This paper presents data from a study comparing student experience and attainment when teaching statistics using Traditional Teaching (TT) and Flipped Learning (FL) approaches on a Foundation level module at a UK university. A survey of students’ exp... Read More about Widening participation students’ experience and perception of flipped learning statistics compared with traditional teaching in higher education.

Students’ attitudes to school music and perceived barriers to GCSE music uptake: a phenomenographic approach (2023)
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Kokotsaki, D., & Whitford, H. (2024). Students’ attitudes to school music and perceived barriers to GCSE music uptake: a phenomenographic approach. British Journal of Music Education, 41, 31-50. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0265051723000426

The study aimed to investigate how students in lower secondary schools in England perceive the subject of music in terms of its importance and enjoyment. Following findings from the first survey phase of the project, it specifically sought to shed li... Read More about Students’ attitudes to school music and perceived barriers to GCSE music uptake: a phenomenographic approach.

Special issue: Gender equality and education (2023)
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Daniel, J., & Siddiqui, N. (2023). Special issue: Gender equality and education. Review of Education, 11(3), Article e3456. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3456

This special issue presents a compilation of scholarly articles on gender equality in education. This issue is particularly timely, aligning with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 5, which emphasises the importance of achieving gender... Read More about Special issue: Gender equality and education.

Nastiness in Groups (2023)
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Bauer, M., Cahlíková, J., Celik Katreniak, D., Chytilová, J., Cingl, L., & Želinský, T. (2023). Nastiness in Groups. Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023, Article jvad072. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvad072

This paper provides evidence showing that people are more prone to engage in nasty behavior, malevolently causing financial harm to other people at own costs, when they make decisions in a group context rather than when making choices individually on... Read More about Nastiness in Groups.

The effectiveness and acceptability of multimedia information when recruiting children and young people to trials: the TRECA meta-analysis of SWATs (2023)
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Knapp, P., Martin-Kerry, J., Moe-Byrne, T., Sheridan, R., Coleman, E., Roche, J., …Stones, C. (2023). The effectiveness and acceptability of multimedia information when recruiting children and young people to trials: the TRECA meta-analysis of SWATs. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 11(24), Article 24. https://doi.org/10.3310/HTPM3841

The information provided to potential trial participants plays a crucial role in their decision-making. Printed participant information sheets for trials have received recurrent criticism as being too long and technical, unappealing and hard to navig... Read More about The effectiveness and acceptability of multimedia information when recruiting children and young people to trials: the TRECA meta-analysis of SWATs.

Understanding the Patterns of Hate Incidents and Reporting Attitudes at a UK University (2023)
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Siddiqui, N., Towl, G., Matthewson, J., & Earnshaw, M. (online). Understanding the Patterns of Hate Incidents and Reporting Attitudes at a UK University. Qeios, https://doi.org/10.32388/D3PO6I

Widening participation, through diversity and inclusion, has become a major goal to achieve in UK Higher Education, with the potential of the most able, rather than simply the socially advantaged, attending university. Addressing challenges of racism... Read More about Understanding the Patterns of Hate Incidents and Reporting Attitudes at a UK University.

Multicomponent Reading Intervention: A Practitioner's Guide (2023)
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Daniel, J., Barth, A., & Ankrum, E. (2024). Multicomponent Reading Intervention: A Practitioner's Guide. The Reading Teacher, 77(4), 473-484. https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.2265

Reading comprehension is contingent upon the integration of various reading skills, including word reading, reading fluency, and comprehension strategies. Students who encounter challenges in both word reading and reading comprehension present an opp... Read More about Multicomponent Reading Intervention: A Practitioner's Guide.

Is the order of learning numerals universal? Evidence from eight countries and six languages (2023)
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Copping, L., Tymms, P., Aleksic, G., Bartholo, T., Howie, S. J., Campelo Koslinski, M., …Wildy, H. (2024). Is the order of learning numerals universal? Evidence from eight countries and six languages. Cognitive Development, 69, Article 101391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2023.101391

Reimagining the notion of Hong Kong as an education hub: National imperative for higher education policy (2023)
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Lo, W. Y. W., & Li, D. (2023). Reimagining the notion of Hong Kong as an education hub: National imperative for higher education policy. International Journal of Educational Development, 103, Article 102938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2023.102938

This article examines the evolving concept of Hong Kong as an education hub, with a focus on the influence of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) strategy on higher education development. It begins by reviewing the impacts of the policy of developing Hong Kon... Read More about Reimagining the notion of Hong Kong as an education hub: National imperative for higher education policy.

Young Love "Locked Down:" Adolescent and Young Adult Perspectives on Sexting During the Covid-19 Pandemic in England. (2023)
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Setty, E., & Dobson, E. (2024). Young Love "Locked Down:" Adolescent and Young Adult Perspectives on Sexting During the Covid-19 Pandemic in England. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53, 481-495. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02734-z

There were limited opportunities for in-person social, intimate, and sexual interactions in England during 2020-2021, due to restrictions imposed by the UK government in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. While previous studies examined the effects o... Read More about Young Love "Locked Down:" Adolescent and Young Adult Perspectives on Sexting During the Covid-19 Pandemic in England..

Gender differences in special educational needs identification (2023)
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Daniel, J., & Wang, H. (2023). Gender differences in special educational needs identification. Review of Education, 11(3), Article e3437. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3437

This study aims to investigate gender differences in the identification for special educational needs services within the context of England. Gender disparities in disability identification have long been of concern, impacting tailored support and op... Read More about Gender differences in special educational needs identification.

Analysis of linkage fluctuation in time series data of nickel futures price index (2023)
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Chen, X., Huo, G., & Cao, G. (2023). Analysis of linkage fluctuation in time series data of nickel futures price index. Journal of Business Economics & Management, 24(4), 712-731. https://doi.org/10.3846/jbem.2023.20191

This paper explores the variation pattern of nickel futures prices using the daily closing levels of the nickel futures price index of the London Futures Exchange and the Shanghai Futures Exchange. The data coarse-gra... Read More about Analysis of linkage fluctuation in time series data of nickel futures price index.

Learning for employability in contexts of economic despair: Empirical insight from the Gaza Strip (2023)
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Almassri, A. (2023). Learning for employability in contexts of economic despair: Empirical insight from the Gaza Strip. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 14(1), 220-236. https://doi.org/10.21153/jtlge2023vol14no1art1711

Literature on education for employment (EfE) predominantly focuses on the role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in preparing students for the workforce. This focus covers links between employability, on one hand, and teaching, curriculum, asse... Read More about Learning for employability in contexts of economic despair: Empirical insight from the Gaza Strip.

Locking and Unlocking: The potentialities for intra-storying-activism in “this” baglady collective. (2023)
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Albin-Clark, J., Ovington, J. A., Isom, P., Platt, L., Harding, L., Carley, F., …Smith, S. L. (2023). Locking and Unlocking: The potentialities for intra-storying-activism in “this” baglady collective. Journal of Posthumanism, 3(3), 251-268. https://doi.org/10.33182/joph.v3i3.3015

In this article we disrupt extractivist and privileged individualised knowledge production by decentering the human ‘I’ to ‘we’ through storying. By entangling more-than-human bodies, ‘we’ is re-configured through a posthuman praxis of an iterative... Read More about Locking and Unlocking: The potentialities for intra-storying-activism in “this” baglady collective..

How finance-based interventions can improve attainment at school for disadvantaged students: A review of international evidence (2023)
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See, B., Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N., Hitt, L., el-Soufi, N., & Lu, B. (2024). How finance-based interventions can improve attainment at school for disadvantaged students: A review of international evidence. Educational Research and Evaluation, 28(7-8), https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2023.2273540

The challenge of improving attainment in schools has been a longstanding issue, particularly in developing countries. This paper uses a structured review to examine the best causal evidence from research worldwide on the impact of various strategies,... Read More about How finance-based interventions can improve attainment at school for disadvantaged students: A review of international evidence.

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