Editorial
Articles
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Mapping Historical, Material and Affective Entanglements in a Sami Woman s Discriminatory Experiences in and beyond Finnish Boarding School
This paper draws on new feminist materialist and posthuman theories to explore discrimination experienced by Sámi attendees at Finnish boarding schools. The aim is to shift attention away from the human actor to a wider field of power relations, and consider discrimination as force relations, emerging dynamically through assemblages of,...
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Curriculum for Excellence: A cross-sector investigation of Scottish teachers' mathematical beliefs of problem solving
This paper explores Scottish primary and secondary teachers’ mathematical beliefs of problem solving. Curriculum for Excellence advocates the centrality of problem solving within the nucleus of learning and teaching of mathematics. This transformational change has reconceptualised problem solving as the panacea to raising attainment at all levels of school mathematics....
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Accessing the field: methodological difficulties of research in schools
This paper aims firstly to situate educational research in the current policy context and discuss the accounts of two early career researchers where accessing the research field has been problematic. Secondly it aims to explore the ‘relational ties’ of early career researchers as they attempt to gain access to the...
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Pre-service teachers views on civics and citizenship education in the social sciences curriculum at the teacher education level
The School of Education at the University of New England incorporates civics and citizenship education in the Social Science Education curriculum. While it is assumed that after their studies pre-service teachers will have acquired knowledge and skills to teach this subject in schools little is known about their experiences on...
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The Journey from Interested Spectator to Active Researcher. A Practice-based Case Study on the Development and Support of Early Career Researchers at the University of the Highlands and Islands
Helping new colleagues make the transition from PhD studies to being a fully-fledged research active academic is increasingly challenging in UK Higher Education, not least in the present day when research-related grants from the Funding Councils and the Research Councils will only normally be released if linked to the work...
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'I hope we can handle it': A study examining student ability beliefs and motivations before transition
This paper employs the ‘Expectancy-Value Model of Achievement Motivation’ (Wigfield and Eccles, 2000) to identify performance barriers and facilitators for further education students continuing their studies at university. Using this model to understand student ability beliefs and motivations prior to university study identifies potential performance challenges and informs strategies to...
Features
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Exploring research potential: Bologna reform and Europeanisation beyond the European Union in the case of Norway
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Organising a conference to facilitate interdisciplinary interaction
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Teachers' experiences of and responses to the recent socio-economic crisis in Greece and the new challenges that have stemmed from it
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Research engagement for the school teacher and its role in the education community
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The Road Less Travelled in Access to Higher Education
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A Work In Progress: Investigating the identity of the artist teacher/ freelance artist tutor and its implications for learning throughout the life course
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PhD Haiku Competition Winner
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PhD Haiku Competition 2nd Place
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PhD Haiku Competition Joint 3rd Place
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PhD Haiku Competition Joint 3rd Place
Reviews
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Writing Education Research. Guidelines for Publishable Scholarship
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Mixed Methods Research - A Guide to the Field
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Developing Effective Research Proposals (3rd Edition)
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Teacher Education in Times of Change
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The Wisdom of Not-Knowing: essays on psychotherapy, Buddhism and life experience
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Ability Grouping in Primary Schools: case studies and critical debates