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Cross-curricular real-world sustainable dilemmas (2022)
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Dockerty, K., & Gleisinger, J. (2022). Cross-curricular real-world sustainable dilemmas. Primary Geography, 34-35

In this vignette of Initial Teacher Training, Kelly introduces the context and Jessie presents a project she devised in which pupils examined a problem-based scenario on a real-world sustainable development issue that was aligned to the National Curr... Read More about Cross-curricular real-world sustainable dilemmas.

A guide to pedagogical research for scientists from a biological sciences background (2022)
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Lacey, M. M., & Efthimiou, G. (2022). A guide to pedagogical research for scientists from a biological sciences background. Access Microbiology, 4(8), Article 416. https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000416

How we teach science and engage with the public, particularly in fast moving subjects such as microbiology, are constantly being reflected upon, improved and innovated. This has led to a significant increase of pedagogy publications by microbiology e... Read More about A guide to pedagogical research for scientists from a biological sciences background.

Global competence and teacher education programmes. A European perspective (2022)
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Parmigiani, D., Jones, S. L., Kunnari, I., & Nicchia, E. (2022). Global competence and teacher education programmes. A European perspective. Cogent Education, 9(1), Article 2022996. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2021.2022996

Global competence is an increasingly important disposition for today’s society. Prospective teachers will have to be able to teach effectively in multicultural classrooms as well as develop dispositions of global competence in their future students.... Read More about Global competence and teacher education programmes. A European perspective.

‘We'd never had to set up a virtual school before’: Opportunities and challenges for primary and secondary teachers during emergency remote education (2021)
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Gouseti, A. (2021). ‘We'd never had to set up a virtual school before’: Opportunities and challenges for primary and secondary teachers during emergency remote education. Review of Education, 9(3), Article e3305. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3305

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about the largest disruption to formal education in recent history and has resulted in school closures and the move to online teaching and learning across the globe. Using data from interviews with 25 teachers and he... Read More about ‘We'd never had to set up a virtual school before’: Opportunities and challenges for primary and secondary teachers during emergency remote education.

(Re)Assembling Anti-Oppressive Practice Teachings in Youth and Community Work through Collective Biography (2) (2021)
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Bowler, R., Green, S., Smith, C., & Woolley, L. (2021). (Re)Assembling Anti-Oppressive Practice Teachings in Youth and Community Work through Collective Biography (2). Education Sciences, 11(9), Article 497. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11090497

This article draws on research undertaken as part of a Collective Biography project generated by a group of activists and lecturers teaching and researching in youth and community work (YCW). Collective Biography (CB) is an approach to research in wh... Read More about (Re)Assembling Anti-Oppressive Practice Teachings in Youth and Community Work through Collective Biography (2).

COVID-19 and Remote Learning: Experiences of Parents supporting Children with Special Needs and Disability during the Pandemic (2021)
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Shaw, T., & Shaw, A. (2023). COVID-19 and Remote Learning: Experiences of Parents supporting Children with Special Needs and Disability during the Pandemic. Education 3-13, 51(3), 371-385. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2021.1960579

The closure of school buildings due to COVID-19 created a challenge for parents and teachers supporting children’s remote learning. This paper presents findings of a study that explored whether parents of children with special educational needs and d... Read More about COVID-19 and Remote Learning: Experiences of Parents supporting Children with Special Needs and Disability during the Pandemic.

Competence and competency in higher education, simple terms yet with complex meanings: Theoretical and practical issues for university teachers and assessors implementing Competency-Based Education (CBE) (2021)
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Holmes, A. G. D., Polman Tuin, M., & Turner, S. L. (2021). Competence and competency in higher education, simple terms yet with complex meanings: Theoretical and practical issues for university teachers and assessors implementing Competency-Based Education (CBE). Educational Process: International Journal, 10(3), 39-52. https://doi.org/10.22521/edupij.2021.103.3

There are different and conflicting definitions of competence, competency, and competency-based learning. Consequently, multiple interpretations and understandings are held by educators in respect of what these terms mean, when applied to their own t... Read More about Competence and competency in higher education, simple terms yet with complex meanings: Theoretical and practical issues for university teachers and assessors implementing Competency-Based Education (CBE).

Perfect Patterns: Exploring the Relationship between Young Children’s Schemas and Artmaking; Evidence and Implications for Practice (2021)
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Traunter, J., & Traunter, I. (in press). Perfect Patterns: Exploring the Relationship between Young Children’s Schemas and Artmaking; Evidence and Implications for Practice. The International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal, 2021(1),

Historically, the significance of visual art in early childhood education and the link to children’s cognitive development has been lacked consideration in the literature. The early years are widely acknowledged as critical in contributing to childre... Read More about Perfect Patterns: Exploring the Relationship between Young Children’s Schemas and Artmaking; Evidence and Implications for Practice.

Using video as a form of artistic communication: preparing for undergraduate assessment in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) (2021)
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Dockerty, K. (2021). Using video as a form of artistic communication: preparing for undergraduate assessment in Initial Teacher Education (ITE). Research on Education and Media, 12(1), 22-33. https://doi.org/10.2478/rem-2020-0004

In a fast-evolving Higher Education (HE) landscape amid the COVID-19 Pandemic the need for a Lecturer in Education to be dynamic and innovative with assessment pedagogy is no longer a desired skill but mandatory. In response to the demand from studen... Read More about Using video as a form of artistic communication: preparing for undergraduate assessment in Initial Teacher Education (ITE).

Can we actually assess learner autonomy? The problematic nature of assessing student autonomy. (2021)
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Holmes, A. (2021). Can we actually assess learner autonomy? The problematic nature of assessing student autonomy. Shanlax International Journal of Education, 9(3), 8-15. https://doi.org/10.34293/education.v9i3.3858

This paper explores, from a theoretical basis, the difficulty in defining and assessing learner autonomy in higher education. Despite the development of learner autonomy being a key aim of higher education, it is a vague and ill-defined term. As such... Read More about Can we actually assess learner autonomy? The problematic nature of assessing student autonomy..

Immersive-learning experiences in real-life contexts: deconstructing and reconstructing Vietnamese kindergarten teachers’ understanding of STEAM education (2021)
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Shaw, P. A., Traunter, J. E., Nguyen, N., Huong, T. T., & Thao-Do, T. P. (2021). Immersive-learning experiences in real-life contexts: deconstructing and reconstructing Vietnamese kindergarten teachers’ understanding of STEAM education. International Journal of Early Years Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/09669760.2021.1933920

This paper presents a unique perspective into challenges faced by kindergarten teachers in engaging children in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education in Vietnam. It reports on teachers’ perspectives of an adaptation... Read More about Immersive-learning experiences in real-life contexts: deconstructing and reconstructing Vietnamese kindergarten teachers’ understanding of STEAM education.

Why do some students opt out of fieldwork? Using expectancy-value theory to explore the hidden voices of non-participants (2021)
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Peasland, E. L., Henri, D. C., Morrell, L. J., & Scott, G. W. (in press). Why do some students opt out of fieldwork? Using expectancy-value theory to explore the hidden voices of non-participants. International journal of science education, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2021.1923080

Fieldwork is an important part of higher education programmes in geography, geology, environmental sciences and biosciences because it offers opportunities to enhance graduate employability alongside pedagogical and social benefits. However, not all... Read More about Why do some students opt out of fieldwork? Using expectancy-value theory to explore the hidden voices of non-participants.

An expert-led outdoor activity can have a lasting impact on the environmental knowledge of participating pupils and adults (2021)
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Boyd, M., & Scott, G. W. (in press). An expert-led outdoor activity can have a lasting impact on the environmental knowledge of participating pupils and adults. Education 3-13, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2021.1899261

Children, and the adults who are responsible for their education, demonstrate an increasing lack of environmental understanding and knowledge. This is important because the development of societal environmental literacy will be key to the responses t... Read More about An expert-led outdoor activity can have a lasting impact on the environmental knowledge of participating pupils and adults.

Disciplinary literacies in STEM: what do undergraduates read, how do they read it, and can we teach scientific reading more effectively? (2021)
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Hubbard, K. (2021). Disciplinary literacies in STEM: what do undergraduates read, how do they read it, and can we teach scientific reading more effectively?. Higher Education Pedagogies, 6(1), 41-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2021.1882326

There have been calls for Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education to become more interdisciplinary, reflecting the reality of contemporary research. However, communicating across disciplines is challenging. In this article, I... Read More about Disciplinary literacies in STEM: what do undergraduates read, how do they read it, and can we teach scientific reading more effectively?.

What are the barriers and facilitators to success for female academics in UK HEIs? A narrative review (2021)
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Westoby, C., Dyson, J., Cowdell, F., & Buescher, T. (in press). What are the barriers and facilitators to success for female academics in UK HEIs? A narrative review. Gender and Education, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2021.1884198

Gender inequality prevails in academia; there is currently no review on the barriers and facilitators to success for female academics in UK Higher Education. We conducted a systematic search identifying 32 papers addressing this issue. Narrative revi... Read More about What are the barriers and facilitators to success for female academics in UK HEIs? A narrative review.

Reflection From The Perspective Of New Reflectors (2021)
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Hunter, D. (2021). Reflection From The Perspective Of New Reflectors. Reflective practice, 22(2), 278-291. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2021.1875207

This paper aims to understand the experience of reflective activity from the perspective of Teacher Learners (TLs) encountering reflective ideas for the first time. By identifying elements of a pedagogic reflective task they found most valuable and p... Read More about Reflection From The Perspective Of New Reflectors.

Young Children's Well-being: Social Isolation During The COVID-19 Lockdown and Effective Strategies (2021)
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Urbina-Garcia, A. (2021). Young Children's Well-being: Social Isolation During The COVID-19 Lockdown and Effective Strategies. Diálogos sobre educación : temas actuales en investigación educativa, 22(12), 1-16

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has triggered a worldwide epidemic emergency which is an international concern that poses a number of challenges to the physical and mental health of humans across the globe. Like businesses and universities, schools arou... Read More about Young Children's Well-being: Social Isolation During The COVID-19 Lockdown and Effective Strategies.

2020-Vision: understanding climate (in)action through the emotional lens of loss (2021)
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Jones, L., Halstead, F., Parsons, K. J., Le, H., Bui, L. T. H., Hackney, C. R., & Parsons, D. R. (2021). 2020-Vision: understanding climate (in)action through the emotional lens of loss. Journal of the British Academy, 9(s5), 29-68. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s5.029

We are the midst of a climate emergency requiring urgent climate action that is as yet unforthcoming both on the scale and at the speed needed. This article considers this current state of inaction and how we might understand the processes of attitud... Read More about 2020-Vision: understanding climate (in)action through the emotional lens of loss.

Levelling the playing field: The effect of including widening participation in university league tables (2020)
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Hubbard, K., Nattrass, S., & O'Neill, M. (2021). Levelling the playing field: The effect of including widening participation in university league tables. International Review of Education, 67, 273–304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-020-09864-9

Universities are ranked in University League Tables (ULTs). Sustained academic criticism of the rationale and methodology of ULTs has not stopped these rankings exerting considerable pressure on the decisions of University managers. Widening Particip... Read More about Levelling the playing field: The effect of including widening participation in university league tables.

Adopting the use of a legacy digital artefact in formal educational settings: opportunities and challenges (2020)
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Gouseti, A., Abbott, D., Burden, K., & Jeffrey, S. (2020). Adopting the use of a legacy digital artefact in formal educational settings: opportunities and challenges. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 29(5), 613-629. https://doi.org/10.1080/1475939X.2020.1822435

This paper explores how a legacy digital artefact can be adopted within formal education settings and looks at the pedagogical and other opportunities created by its use within three primary and secondary classrooms in the UK. Through a comparative c... Read More about Adopting the use of a legacy digital artefact in formal educational settings: opportunities and challenges.