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From Aberfan to the "Canvey Factor": Schools, Children and Industrial Disasters
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Preston, John – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2016
Children, and schools, are potent symbols of victimhood in industrial disasters. In the case of historical industrial disasters such as Aberfan and Flixborough, and in terms of preparation for future industrial disasters under Control of Major Accident Hazard regulations, communities are seen as passive responders to accidents. Moreover, following…
Descriptors: Accidents, Industry, Victims, Working Class
The Impact of Mixing Modes on Reliability in Longitudinal Studies
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Cernat, Alexandru – Sociological Methods & Research, 2015
Mixed-mode designs are increasingly important in surveys, and large longitudinal studies are progressively moving to or considering such a design. In this context, our knowledge regarding the impact of mixing modes on data quality indicators in longitudinal studies is sparse. This study tries to ameliorate this situation by taking advantage of a…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Longitudinal Studies, Quasiexperimental Design, Surveys
Meeting the Challenge of Interdisciplinarity: Lessons and Issues from the Grey and Pleasant Land Project on Rural Ageing
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Hennessy, Catherine H.; Means, Robin – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2015
This article reflects on the experience of a large interdisciplinary research team that included geographers in a study of older people's participation in community life in areas of rural Britain. The mechanisms used for facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration around the development of a collective conceptual framework and associated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography, Human Geography, Older Adults
Up or Down and Out? A Systemic Analysis of Young People's Educational Pathways in the Youth Justice System in England and Wales
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Lanskey, Caroline – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2015
Many young people in the youth justice system in England and Wales are educationally marginalised and systemic barriers to their engagement with education persist. This article presents an analytical framework for understanding how education and youth justice practices shape young people's educational pathways during their time in the youth…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Juvenile Justice, Educational Practices, Case Studies
Assessment, Aim and Actuality: Insights from Teachers in England about the Validity of a New Language Assessment Model
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Johnson, Martin; Mehta, Sanjana; Rushton, Nicky – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2015
A new "controlled assessment" model was introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2009. This paper describes a research project that explores teachers' experiences of this new assessment model in General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) level modern foreign language (MFL) speaking assessment. Focusing on teachers'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Models, Evaluation Methods, Secondary School Teachers
Surviving or Thriving? Do Teachers Have Lower Perceived Control and Well-Being than Other Professions?
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Grenville-Cleave, Bridget; Boniwell, Ilona – Management in Education, 2012
Teaching is not what it used to be. The complexity and intensity of the pressures on teachers and the pace of education reform are unprecedented. The aim of this research was to explore perceived control and well-being in teachers and other professionals. A mixed methods design was selected. Phase 1 consisted of an online quantitative survey (298…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Conditions, Well Being, Mixed Methods Research