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Developing active citizenship in schools : a case study of democracy in practice (2015)
Book Chapter
Hope, M. (2015). Developing active citizenship in schools : a case study of democracy in practice. In International handbook of progressive education (325 - 336). Peter Lang Publishing

This chapter offers a critique of current definitions of active citizenship and argues that children and young people need to be seen as citizens within their school communities and not just citizens of the future. Pedagogy and school decision-making... Read More about Developing active citizenship in schools : a case study of democracy in practice.

The complexities, contradictions and consequences of being 'anti-social' in Northern Ireland (2014)
Book Chapter
Gormally, S. (2014). The complexities, contradictions and consequences of being 'anti-social' in Northern Ireland. In Anti-social Behaviour in Britain (179-191). https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137399311_15

Anti-social behaviour as a concept has numerous complexities. The definitional slippages and lack of clarity often lead to a range of contextually specific consequences. Although Northern Ireland is in the process of working through and moving away f... Read More about The complexities, contradictions and consequences of being 'anti-social' in Northern Ireland.

Lessons from the Great Underground Empire: Pedagogy, computers and False Dawn (2014)
Book Chapter
Martin, S. (2014). Lessons from the Great Underground Empire: Pedagogy, computers and False Dawn. In A. Tatnall, & B. Davey (Eds.), Reflections on the history of computers in education (1-25). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55119-2_1

The educational use of computers in the UK coincided with growing tensions between educators and government policy. This led to the imposition of a National Curriculum and policy that took scant account of research evidence or the views of profession... Read More about Lessons from the Great Underground Empire: Pedagogy, computers and False Dawn.

Mobile technologies and authentic learning in the primary school classroom (2014)
Book Chapter
Burden, K., & Maher, D. (2014). Mobile technologies and authentic learning in the primary school classroom. In S. Younie, M. Leask, & K. Burden (Eds.), Teaching and Learning with ICT in the Primary School (171-182). (2nd ed.). Routledge

The use of mobile technologies, often referred to as m-learning, is increasing in many primary schools across the developed and developing world. In the developed world mobile devices such as iPads, tablets and smartphones are being used whilst in so... Read More about Mobile technologies and authentic learning in the primary school classroom.

Leadership, sustainability and ethics (2014)
Book Chapter
Bottery, M. (2014). Leadership, sustainability and ethics. In C. M. Branson, & S. Gross (Eds.), Handbook of ethical educational leadership (81 - 92). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203747582-12

This chapter is concerned with what educational leaders can lear about the ethics of their practice from a study of environmental systems. It examiners three sources for such learning. One source is from an understanding of the epistemology of these... Read More about Leadership, sustainability and ethics.

ICT Tools for Professional Development (2013)
Book Chapter
Jones, S.-L., & Younie, S. (2013). ICT Tools for Professional Development. In M. Leask, & N. Pachler (Eds.), Learning to Teach Using ICT in the Secondary School (40-54). (3rd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203124208

This chapter covers key considerations in the use of ICT tools for the continual professional development of teachers. Both professional development and ICT tools are first defined before looking at specific tools. The use of ePortfolios is discussed... Read More about ICT Tools for Professional Development.

Private companies, culture and place in the development of Hull's maritime business sector, c.1860-1914 (2012)
Book Chapter
Barnard, M. G., & Starkey, D. J. (2012). Private companies, culture and place in the development of Hull's maritime business sector, c.1860-1914. In G. Harlaftis, S. Tenold, & J. M. Valdaliso (Eds.), The World’s Key Industry : History and Economics of International Shipping (200-219). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137003751_12

Skip Fischer has suggested that maritime historians often fail to situate their studies ‘within the broader debates that animate discussion and research in the larger [historical] profession’. While this may be true of many branches of the history di... Read More about Private companies, culture and place in the development of Hull's maritime business sector, c.1860-1914.

Using the 3V model to explore virtuality, veracity and values in liminal spaces (2011)
Book Chapter
Burden, K., & Atkinson, S. (2011). Using the 3V model to explore virtuality, veracity and values in liminal spaces. In S. D'Agustino (Ed.), Adaption, resistance and access to instructional technologies: assessing future trends in education (199-215). The University of Hull. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61692-854-4

Adaptation and adoption of immature emergent technologies for instruction fails to account for the challenge to, and creation of, new concepts of self, identity and community both in real and virtual spaces. New insight is necessary to develop social... Read More about Using the 3V model to explore virtuality, veracity and values in liminal spaces.

Lifelong learning: A language game in search of its rules (2011)
Book Chapter
Gilroy, P., & Gilroy, P. (2012). Lifelong learning: A language game in search of its rules. In D. N. Aspin, R. Bagnall, K. Evans, J. Chapman, D. N. Aspin, J. D. Chapman, K. Evans, & R. Bagnall (Eds.), Second International Handbook of Lifelong Learning (51-59). Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2360-3_3

Any novice to the literature of lifelong learning cannot help but discern two threads that weave their way through the material. The first is what appears to be the inherent ambiguity of the term, and the second the focus on learning, however defined... Read More about Lifelong learning: A language game in search of its rules.