Children's agency in England's primary schools: A case for structured freedom
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DOI: 10.1002/berj.4182
Abstract: This paper examines how children's agency operates within primary education in England through an in‐depth qualitative study of three contrasting schools over two years. While children's right to participate in decisions affecting their education is… read more here.
Keywords: agency england; children agency; england primary; primary schools ... See more keywords
Initial estimates of teacher value‐added in English primary schools
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DOI: 10.1002/berj.4207
Abstract: A sizeable literature investigating teacher test score value‐added—the extent to which pupils make different rates of progress under different teachers—has emerged in the United States. While there is much interest in estimating teacher value‐added in… read more here.
Keywords: value; value added; estimates teacher; teacher value ... See more keywords
‘They just want the perfect kids on show’: The illegal exclusion of children with special educational needs and disabilities from primary schools
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DOI: 10.1002/berj.70070
Abstract: Guidance from the Department for Education stipulates that permanent exclusions should only be used as a last resort and where there is potential for harm to come to anyone in the school setting. Suspensions are… read more here.
Keywords: want perfect; kids show; perfect kids; primary schools ... See more keywords
Engaging children in developing algorithmic thinking and debugging skills in primary schools: A mixed-methods multiple case study
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DOI: 10.1007/s10639-024-12448-x
Abstract: This study examined the developmental process of children’s computational thinking using block-based programming tools, specifically algorithmic thinking and debugging skills. With this aim, a group of children (N = 191) from two primary schools were studied for… read more here.
Keywords: thinking debugging; algorithmic thinking; primary schools; debugging skills ... See more keywords
A critical analysis of the national curriculum for nomadic primary schools in Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1007/s11159-020-09869-4
Abstract: Enrolment without attendance is a common problem among nomadic populations in Africa. This study examines the curricula, cultural diversity and learning environments of children enrolled in nomadic primary schools in Nigeria. The study sample comprised… read more here.
Keywords: schools nigeria; curriculum; analysis; nomadic children ... See more keywords
Quantifying indoor air quality determinants in urban and rural nursery and primary schools.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108534
Abstract: Poor indoor air quality can adversely affect children's health, comfort and school performance, but existing literature on quantifying indoor air pollutants (IAP) determinants' in nursery and primary schools is limited. Following previous studies, this study… read more here.
Keywords: nursery primary; indoor air; air quality; occupancy ... See more keywords
Exploring the use of school-based infrastructure in healthy and sustainable food education
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DOI: 10.1017/s0029665124000478
Abstract: Food-related infrastructure in primary schools can be used to deliver healthy and sustainable food education from a young age(1), though little is known about the presence and use of such infrastructure in primary schools. The… read more here.
Keywords: infrastructure; food; education; healthy sustainable ... See more keywords
Sintra Grows Healthy: Development and implementation of a food literacy curriculum for primary schools.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1368980022000180
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Describe the process of development and implementation of Health at the Table - a food literacy curriculum for primary school aged children. DESIGN Through a community-based research process, Health at the table development and… read more here.
Keywords: implementation; primary schools; health; food literacy ... See more keywords
Exploring the values of chaplains in government primary schools
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DOI: 10.1080/01416200.2017.1324945
Abstract: Abstract Minimal prior research has examined the school chaplaincy programme in Australia. This exploratory study sought to identify the values primary school chaplains feel are the most important to them personally, and in their role… read more here.
Keywords: exploring values; primary schools; school; government primary ... See more keywords
Comparing the attitudes of Muslim and Christian year 5 and 6 students within four Anglican primary schools in Wales
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DOI: 10.1080/01416200.2021.1877614
Abstract: This paper set out to explore and to compare the experiences and attitudes of self-identified Muslim students (N = 84) and self-identified Christian students (N = 87) attending the same Anglican primary schools in Wales… read more here.
Keywords: muslim christian; school; christian students; primary schools ... See more keywords
Racism and bullying in rural primary schools: protecting White identities post Macpherson
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DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2015.1073099
Abstract: This article examines how two primary schools in rural England with overwhelmingly White populations (of students and teachers) dealt with incidents of racist bullying in relation to their race equality policies. The data are drawn… read more here.
Keywords: bullying rural; racism bullying; racism; rural primary ... See more keywords