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Enhancing Nature Connection and Positive Affect in Children through Mindful Engagement with Natural Environments
(MDPI, 2021-04-30)Nature connection, which describes a positive relationship between humans and the rest of nature, has been recognised as a worthwhile goal of all education. Given its association with wellbeing, as well as the fact that ... -
Collaboration in Times of Crisis: Leading UK Schools in the Early Stages of a Pandemic
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-04-28)This paper examines the political and relational dimensions of leading and managing schools in the early stages of pandemic-induced school closure in the four nations of the United Kingdom. It draws on in-depth interviews ... -
Transitions to further education: listening to voices of experience
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-05-07)Transition has an impact upon the emotional and social development of the individual as well as academically. This paper argues that transition is not a one-off event but is an ongoing process that is repeated over time. ... -
Whys and What Ifs: Writing and Anxiety Reduction in Individuals Bereaved by Addiction
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-05-13)Research has shown that writing can help reduce anxiety in individuals who have experienced trauma or complicated grief. This small case study asked if writing could also reduce anxiety in those bereaved by addiction. For ... -
Teacher Performance in Terms of Technopedagogical Content Knowledge Competencies
(DergiPark, 2021-01-15)Purpose: Technology can be quickly and effectively integrated into education processes due to its rapidly developing and changing nature. Technopedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) emerges as one of the important types ... -
A new model for the factors that affect interactive whiteboard usage of teachers and its effect on performance
(Springer, 2021-01-15)In this study, it was aimed to investigate teachers’ acceptance and use of interactive whiteboard (IWB), technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK), transition to use IWB effects on teacher performance. A causal ... -
‘People miss people’: A study of school leadership and management in the four nations of the United Kingdom in the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic
(Sage, 2021-01-22)The COVID-19 pandemic has confronted school leaders across the four devolved nations of the United Kingdom (UK) with a period of exceptional crisis. This responsive, small-scale, but UK-wide study focuses on headteacher ... -
Triple X superwomen: their post-compulsory education and employability
(Routledge, 2021-01-25)The further and higher educational experiences and consequent employability of women with the under-researched Triple X syndrome are arguably unknown. This research study examines their special educational needs (where ... -
Housing and justice in Wales
(Sweet & Maxwell, 2020)he Commission on Justice in Wales concluded that Welsh people are being let down by the England and Wales justicesystem.1 It found that the "jagged edged"2 reservation of courts, probation, prisons, etc alongside devolution ... -
Transition from blackboard to interactive whiteboard: Examining teachers' interactive whiteboard acceptance and use [Kara tahtadan etkilesimli tahtaya gecis: Ogretmenlerin etkilesimli tahta kabul ve kullanimlarinin incelenmesi]
(Esosder, 2020-10)FATİH Project is the most important reform implemented in our country in order to realize technology integration. Looking at the literature, it is seen that there are not sufficient studies in Turkey explaining the use of ... -
The impact of music-making outdoors on primary school aged pupils (aged 7-10 years) in the soundscape of nature from the perspective of their primary school teachers
(Springer, 2020-12-03)The benefits of taking pupils’ learning outdoors have been widely reported around the world. However, it is argued the simple act of stepping outside the classroom does not inevitably bring rewards. This study examines ... -
Well-being and outdoor learning
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'Oh no, the stick keeps falling!’: An analytical framework of young children’s interactions during free play in a woodland setting
(Sage, 2021-01-31)It is widely accepted that play and ‘free play’ in particular, is beneficial to young children’s holistic development. However, there is a lack of evidence of the role that the natural environment can have in relation to ... -
Tall trees; weak roots? A model of barriers to English language proficiency confronting displaced medical healthcare professionals
(Sage, 2020-11-11)Although language assessments for medical professionals in the UK are changing, there is still a need for them to demonstrate their proficiency in English before working in the National Health Service (NHS). When providing ... -
Triple X supergirls: their special educational needs and social experience
(Elsevier, 2020-05-25)Internationally, there appears to be a complete lack of research in education and special educational needs in relation to the Triple X syndrome. This original research is a case study in the form of twelve primary narrative ... -
Voices of Transition: sharing experiences from the primary school
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-08-19)Transition has long been acknowledged to have an impact upon the academic, social and emotional development of learners, which can be long lasting in effect. Using an interpretive methodology, the voices of the three key ... -
Mentoring PE Student Teachers in Wales: Lessons from a Systematic Review of the Literature
(University of Wales Press, 2020-09-01)This paper systematically reviews the contemporary research literature surrounding physical education (PE) mentors in initial teacher education (ITE). Using the ‘Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and ... -
Perceptions of the New Role of the Research Champion in Developing a New ITE Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities for Schools and Universities
(University of Wales Press, 2020-05-01)After a process of competitive tendering for the provision of initial teacher education in Wales, there is an opportunity to re-examine the relationship between schools and universities. With the growing importance of ...
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