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Constructivist Learning in University Undergraduate Programmes. Has Constructivism been Fully Embraced? Is there Clear Evidence that Constructivist Principles have been Applied to all Aspects of Contemporary University Undergraduate Study? (2019)
Journal Article
Holmes, A. G. D. (2019). Constructivist Learning in University Undergraduate Programmes. Has Constructivism been Fully Embraced? Is there Clear Evidence that Constructivist Principles have been Applied to all Aspects of Contemporary University Undergraduate Study?. Shanlax International Journal of Education, 8(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.34293/education.v8i1.819

This conceptual paper provides an overview of constructivist education and the development and use of constructivist principles in contemporary higher education, outlining constructivism and some specific facets of student-centred learning. Drawing f... Read More about Constructivist Learning in University Undergraduate Programmes. Has Constructivism been Fully Embraced? Is there Clear Evidence that Constructivist Principles have been Applied to all Aspects of Contemporary University Undergraduate Study?.

Muddy knees and muddy needs: parents' perceptions of outdoor learning (2019)
Journal Article
Parsons, K. J., & Traunter, J. (2020). Muddy knees and muddy needs: parents' perceptions of outdoor learning. Children's Geographies, 18(6), 699-711. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2019.1694637

Research highlights that children across the UK access the outdoors less than previous generations, often at levels below that prescribed by the United Nations as a basic level of outdoor access for prisoners. School staff and parents are intrinsic p... Read More about Muddy knees and muddy needs: parents' perceptions of outdoor learning.

Learning Outcomes -A Good Idea, Yet with Problems and Lost Opportunities (2019)
Journal Article
Holmes, A. G. (2019). Learning Outcomes -A Good Idea, Yet with Problems and Lost Opportunities. Educational Process: International Journal, 8(3), 159-169. https://doi.org/10.22521/edupij.2019.83.1

Learning outcomes are used throughout assessment processes in higher education. In many countries their use is mandatory, with a frequent assumption that they bring many positive benefits to educational processes. Yet, there are tensions associated w... Read More about Learning Outcomes -A Good Idea, Yet with Problems and Lost Opportunities.

Principles underpinning innovative mobile learning: Stakeholders’ priorities (2019)
Journal Article
Burden, K., Kearney, M., Schuck, S., & Burke, P. (2019). Principles underpinning innovative mobile learning: Stakeholders’ priorities. TechTrends, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-019-00415-0

This article discusses the results of a survey that measured school teachers’ and mobile learning (m-learning) experts’ perceptions of the relative importance and effectiveness of various pedagogical principles underpinning m-learning designs. A scan... Read More about Principles underpinning innovative mobile learning: Stakeholders’ priorities.

Educating young people about society in China, England, Mexico and Spain: similar approaches to values education from different contexts (2019)
Journal Article
Brown, E., Chen, D., Davies, I., Urbina Garcia, A., & Munguia Godinez, I. (2019). Educating young people about society in China, England, Mexico and Spain: similar approaches to values education from different contexts. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2019.1647513

Following remarks about the nature and significance of values and values education, generally and more specifically in China, England, Mexico and Spain, we explain the methods used to analyse official policies that apply to moral education, citizensh... Read More about Educating young people about society in China, England, Mexico and Spain: similar approaches to values education from different contexts.

Preschool transition in Mexico: Exploring teachers' perceptions and practices (2019)
Journal Article
Urbina-Garcia, A. (2019). Preschool transition in Mexico: Exploring teachers' perceptions and practices. Teaching and Teacher Education, 85, 226-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2019.06.012

This study explored the perceptions of preschool and first grade teachers regarding preschool to first grade transition practices in public schools in Mexico City. A survey was administered to a sample of 15 preschool and 15 primary school teachers,... Read More about Preschool transition in Mexico: Exploring teachers' perceptions and practices.

Learning to belong? ‘culture’ and ‘place making’ among children and young people in Hull, UK City of Culture 2017 (2019)
Journal Article
Ploner, J., & Jones, L. (2020). Learning to belong? ‘culture’ and ‘place making’ among children and young people in Hull, UK City of Culture 2017. Children's Geographies, 18(3), 269-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2019.1634245

Despite the rise of ‘child-friendly cities’ internationally, and a growing interest in youth engagement in urban planning, the role of children and young people in culture-led regeneration and ‘place making’ schemes, remains under-researched. Notwith... Read More about Learning to belong? ‘culture’ and ‘place making’ among children and young people in Hull, UK City of Culture 2017.

Reconceptualising early years teacher training: policy, professionalism and integrity (2019)
Journal Article
Traunter, J. (2019). Reconceptualising early years teacher training: policy, professionalism and integrity. Education 3-13, 47(7), 831-841. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2019.1622498

This paper seeks to identify the impact of the undergraduate Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) qualification on the emerging professional identity of a group of undergraduate students. The research explored the practical and academic self-... Read More about Reconceptualising early years teacher training: policy, professionalism and integrity.

Staying afloat via guanxi : student networks, social capital and inequality in Chinese adult higher education (2019)
Journal Article
Guan, S., & James, F. (2020). Staying afloat via guanxi : student networks, social capital and inequality in Chinese adult higher education. British journal of educational studies, 68(3), 349-364. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2019.1618788

This study illuminates students’ purposive cultivation of guanxi, or social networks based on continuous exchange of resources, in the context of China’s Adult Higher Education (HE) system. Interviews with 30 students reveal the motivations underpinn... Read More about Staying afloat via guanxi : student networks, social capital and inequality in Chinese adult higher education.

Engaging with young children’s voices: implications for practitioners’ pedagogical practice (2019)
Journal Article
Shaw, P. A. (2019). Engaging with young children’s voices: implications for practitioners’ pedagogical practice. Education 3-13, 49(7), 806-818. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2019.1622496

The paper seeks to extend the knowledge and understanding of how engaging with young children’s voices in a meaningful way, can alter practitioners’ pedagogical practice and thus create environments for learning that are more inclusive. It draws on t... Read More about Engaging with young children’s voices: implications for practitioners’ pedagogical practice.

Investigating the use of innovative mobile pedagogies for school-aged students: A systematic literature review (2019)
Journal Article
Burden, K., Kearney, M., Schuck, S., & Hall, T. (2019). Investigating the use of innovative mobile pedagogies for school-aged students: A systematic literature review. Computers & education, 138, 83-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2019.04.008

© 2019 The empirical evidence surrounding innovative technology-enhanced-learning practices in K-12 education is at best patchy. This study seeks to address this problem by investigating innovative mobile learning pedagogies for school-aged learners,... Read More about Investigating the use of innovative mobile pedagogies for school-aged students: A systematic literature review.

Analysing and presenting your research data (2019)
Book Chapter
Opie, C., & Fallin, L. (2019). Analysing and presenting your research data. In C. Opie, & D. Brown (Eds.), Getting started in your educational research: Design, data production and analysis (191-220). London: SAGE Publications

Using NVivo in your research (2019)
Book Chapter
Fallin, L. (2019). Using NVivo in your research. In C. Opie, & D. Brown (Eds.), Getting started in your educational research: Design, data production and analysis (243-274). London: SAGE Publications

Literature review (2019)
Book Chapter
Brown, D., & Fallin, L. (2019). Literature review. In C. Opie, & D. Brown (Eds.), Getting Started in Your Educational Research: Design, Data Production and Analysis (55-76). London: SAGE Publications

The ‘C-Word’: novice teachers, class identities and class strategising (2019)
Journal Article
Jones, L. (2019). The ‘C-Word’: novice teachers, class identities and class strategising. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 27(4), 595-611. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2019.1566161

This paper draws on a longitudinal qualitative study exploring the influence of the social class identities of novice teachers on their emerging teacher identities. The paper focuses on the ways in which, even at an implicit level, many novice teache... Read More about The ‘C-Word’: novice teachers, class identities and class strategising.

Illuminating young children’s perceived notions of inclusion in pedagogical activities (2019)
Journal Article
Shaw, P. A., Messiou, K., & Voutsina, C. (in press). Illuminating young children’s perceived notions of inclusion in pedagogical activities. International Journal of Inclusive Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2018.1563642

This paper presents findings from a research study, which sought to illuminate the perceived notions of inclusion of four to five year old children in pedagogical activities, in the early years classes of two schools in the North of England. It empl... Read More about Illuminating young children’s perceived notions of inclusion in pedagogical activities.