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View article: Thomas Coram: the life and times of a research unit at the Institute of Education (London)
Thomas Coram: the life and times of a research unit at the Institute of Education (London) Open
For nearly 50 years, the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) has been integral to the IOE (Institute of Education), UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society (University College London, UK). This article is written from the perspectives of four…
View article: Financialisation and private equity in early childhood care and education in England
Financialisation and private equity in early childhood care and education in England Open
The Government in England contributes an estimated £3.9 billion funding to support childcare and education for three- and four-year olds and for some two-year olds. A significant proportion of this money is spent on private sector childcar…
View article: Online Assessment of Applied Anatomy Knowledge: The Effect of Images on Medical Students' Performance
Online Assessment of Applied Anatomy Knowledge: The Effect of Images on Medical Students' Performance Open
Anatomical examinations have been designed to assess topographical and/or applied knowledge of anatomy with or without the inclusion of visual resources such as cadaveric specimens or images, radiological images, and/or clinical photograph…
View article: Closing the research-practice gap in emergency services organisations
Closing the research-practice gap in emergency services organisations Open
The National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) was established in 2000 by the Australian government toimprove health care by closing evidence-practice gaps. Improving emergency care through use of evidenceis a priority area of work for …
View article: ‘Actually There is a Brain in There’: Uncovering Complexity in Pathways Through Education for Young Adults Who Have Been in Care
‘Actually There is a Brain in There’: Uncovering Complexity in Pathways Through Education for Young Adults Who Have Been in Care Open
Internationally, research has highlighted disruption to the educational trajectories of young people in care, documenting concern about upheaval and poor educational outcomes. We present findings from English data arising from qualitative …
View article: Which Types of Family are at Risk of Food Poverty in the UK? A Relative Deprivation Approach
Which Types of Family are at Risk of Food Poverty in the UK? A Relative Deprivation Approach Open
Not enough is known in the UK about how economic phenomena and policy changes have impacted families’ ability to feed themselves. This article employs a novel way of identifying the types of UK families at risk of food poverty over time. A…
View article: Is Targeting Formal Childcare the Best Way to Meet the Needs of Families in Britain
Is Targeting Formal Childcare the Best Way to Meet the Needs of Families in Britain Open
The overall aim of this paper is to examine the types and combinations of childcare being used by parents in Britain, and to compare how this childcare usage may vary between families, in order to critically examine parental childcare need…
View article: Video evidence that parenting methods predict which infants develop long night-time sleep periods by three months of age
Video evidence that parenting methods predict which infants develop long night-time sleep periods by three months of age Open
Aim To examine two hypotheses about the longitudinal relationship between night-time parenting behaviours in the first few postnatal weeks and infant night-time sleep-waking at five weeks, three months and six months of age in normal Londo…
View article: Descriptive figures for differences in parenting and infant night-time distress in the first three months of age
Descriptive figures for differences in parenting and infant night-time distress in the first three months of age Open
Aim To provide descriptive figures for infant distress and associated parenting at night in normal London home environments during the first three months of age. Background Most western infants develop long night-time sleep periods by four…
View article: Is the 'quality' of Preschool Childcare, Measured by the Qualifications and Pay of the Childcare Workforce, Improving in Britain?
Is the 'quality' of Preschool Childcare, Measured by the Qualifications and Pay of the Childcare Workforce, Improving in Britain? Open
The purpose of this paper is to report on the changing qualifications, pay and working conditions of the British childcare workforce between 2005 and 2014. This is in order to contribute to current debates on the ‘quality’ of childcare pro…
View article: Provision and use of preschool childcare in Britain
Provision and use of preschool childcare in Britain Open
Policy Context Access to childcare matters because it has been shown to be an important vehicle for increasing female employment which in turn helps reduce family poverty. Additionally, studies have concluded that it is only high quality c…
View article: Video Evidence That London Infants Can Resettle Themselves Back to Sleep After Waking in the Night, as well as Sleep for Long Periods, by 3 Months of Age
Video Evidence That London Infants Can Resettle Themselves Back to Sleep After Waking in the Night, as well as Sleep for Long Periods, by 3 Months of Age Open
Infants are capable of resettling themselves back to sleep in the first 3 months of age; both autonomous resettling and prolonged sleeping are involved in "sleeping through the night" at an early age. Findings indicate the need for physiol…