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Young, R.; Dagnan, D.; Jahoda, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2016
Background: Leaving school is an important time for adolescents, with increasing autonomy and developing adult identities. The present study sought to shed light on the content and emotional impact of worries amongst adolescents with and without intellectual disabilities (IDs) at this time of change. Methods: Twenty-five adolescents with mild to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Response, Anxiety, Mild Intellectual Disability
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Carse, Nicola – European Physical Education Review, 2015
There has been some exploration of the conceptualisation of teachers as change agents within educational change literature. While this body of work does consider how teachers understand, harness and influence the process of curriculum change, within the policy rhetoric and educational change literature there is limited reference made to how the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Physical Education, Change Agents, Teacher Role
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Sutton, Paul – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2012
In this paper I seek to reflect upon the process of becoming feedback literate. Feedback literacy is conceptualised as an integral component of a broader academic literacy that has three interrelated dimensions: the epistemological, the ontological and the practical. Learners experience and respond differentially to each of these dimensions which…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Epistemology, Information Literacy, Higher Education
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Macintyre, Janis – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2012
This paper explores learner progression for participants in community-based adult learning (CBAL) provision in Scotland. It focuses on learners' perceptions of progression drawn from analysis of life history interviews carried out with ten adults who had participated in community-based adult learning. The analysis of data was undertaken in three…
Descriptors: Females, Adult Learning, Foreign Countries, Biographies
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White, Jane; Connelly, Graham; Thompson, Lucy; Wilson, Phil – Educational Research, 2013
Background: Emotional and behavioural disorders in early childhood are related to poorer academic attainment and school engagement, and difficulties already evident at the point of starting school can affect a child's later social and academic development. Successful transfer from pre-school settings to primary education is helped by communication…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Teachers, Elementary Education, Teaching Methods
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Maitles, Henry; McAlpine, Colette – Education 3-13, 2012
In Scotland, A Curriculum for Excellence [Curriculum Review Group. 2004. A curriculum for excellence. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/11/20178/45862 (accessed January 6, 2010).] is being implemented in every school from August 2010. This gives teachers greater responsibility, flexibility and professional autonomy when planning and…
Descriptors: Students, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Staff Development
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Rayment, John; Smith, Jonathan – Education & Training, 2013
Purpose: Considerable debate since the global financial crisis has been evident concerning the role of business schools. This article aims to outline the authors' research on their role. Design/methodology/approach: The paper begins with an overview of the significant literature highlighting the current debates impacting on business schools and…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, School Role, Foreign Countries, Educational Objectives