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View article: Psychological Science and Education
Psychological Science and Education Open
Schools in England (as elsewhere in Europe) have a duty to promote equality for disabled people and make reasonable adjustments for disabled children. This paper presents data drawn from a national questionnairedesigned for schools to use …
View article: What Counts as Evidence in the Understanding of School Exclusion in England?
What Counts as Evidence in the Understanding of School Exclusion in England? Open
Exclusion from school can be regarded as a seemingly simple but in fact a rather complex intervention in response to the “wicked problem” of behavior in schools. This manuscript will discuss what counts as evidence that may used to inform …
View article: Evaluating performance on a bespoke maths game with children with <scp>Down</scp> syndrome
Evaluating performance on a bespoke maths game with children with <span>Down</span> syndrome Open
Background Despite the interest and potential of multi touch devices, there are limited published studies researching their effectiveness and usability specifically with children with Down syndrome, one of the most common groups of childre…
View article: Learning lessons from the collaborative design of guidance for new build schools
Learning lessons from the collaborative design of guidance for new build schools Open
This article focusses on the lessons learnt from the collaborative design of guidance for new build schools in England about the processes of school design, construction and occupation. The study involved headteachers, school building comm…
View article: Feeling Part of the School and Feeling Safe: Further Development of a Tool for Investigating School Belonging
Feeling Part of the School and Feeling Safe: Further Development of a Tool for Investigating School Belonging Open
A sense of school belonging has been associated with a number of positive outcomes for young people Two core aspects are feeling part of the school, and feeling safe. This paper examines qualitative data from a mixed methods questionnaire …
View article: Use of Lean Management to Increase Efficiency and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in a Family Medicine Residency
Use of Lean Management to Increase Efficiency and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in a Family Medicine Residency Open
Objectives: To determine Lean management's ability to improve the efficiency of residents and increase osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in a family medicine residency clinic.
Methods: A Key Performance Indicator Board (KPI), a pr…
View article: Entering Aladdin's cave: Developing an app for children with Down syndrome
Entering Aladdin's cave: Developing an app for children with Down syndrome Open
Tablets have much to offer children with learning difficulties, but evidence of their effectiveness to teach academic skills is limited and cannot be easily separated from the quality of the software. This paper analyses data from 3 iterat…
View article: Educational Theories, Cultures and Learning: A Critical Perspective
Educational Theories, Cultures and Learning: A Critical Perspective Open
Introduction HARRY DANIELS, HUGH LAUDER AND JILL PORTER Section 1 How education is understood in different cultures Introduction to Section 1 HUGH LAUDER 1.1 Pedagogy, culture and the power of comparison ROBIN ALEXANDER 1.2 Pedagogy and Cu…
View article: Reflexivity and visual technology in research: young children’s perspectives of paternal engagement in the home environment
Reflexivity and visual technology in research: young children’s perspectives of paternal engagement in the home environment Open
Although existing notions of reflexivity address the positionality of researchers, they rarely consider the processes through which methods and methodologies can come about. This study builds children’s reflexivity into the research design…