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Atkinson, Catherine – Gender and Education, 2021
Of the increasing number of initiatives setting out to challenge heteronormativity in education, the "No Outsiders" project has arguably been one of the most influential. Conducted across 15 primary schools in England, "No Outsiders" sought to disrupt heteronormativity through critical pedagogy, gaining widespread academic and…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Sexual Orientation, Foreign Countries, Elementary Education
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Kember, David; Hong, Celina; Ho, Amaly – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2013
The study looks at issues around the power of the hidden curriculum of assessment and its effects on student behaviour. The assessment regime at school level has an impact on study approaches at university level, and if we are to help students to make the transition from school to university, then it is important that we understand the beliefs and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Barrett, Sarah Elizabeth; Solomon, R. Patrick; Singer, Jordan; Portelli, John P.; Mujuwamariya, Donatille – Canadian Journal of Education, 2009
This article investigates the hidden curriculum of Ontario's New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP). The study involved interviews with 47 teacher educators from eight faculties of education. Responses revealed concerns about (a) who chooses the mentors, (b) the probationary status of new teachers, and (c) the evaluation of new teachers' competence.…
Descriptors: Mentors, Hidden Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Beginning Teacher Induction
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Power, Martin – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2008
This article critically appraises the success of the Back To Education Allowance (BTEA) in removing barriers to participation in 3rd level education for welfare recipients in Ireland. The paper is based on empirical data from focus group and in-depth qualitative interviews with 3rd level students on the BTEA. This study argues that it is…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Welfare Recipients, Policy Analysis
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Graham, Jim; Barnett, Ronald – Oxford Review of Education, 1996
Attempts to make some sense of the Byzantine matrix of governing agencies, accreditation boards, and the objectives and goals of teacher education programs in England. Significant ideological differences exist between the academic accrediting boards and the governing agencies. Discusses the implications of this for higher education and educational…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accrediting Agencies, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment
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James, David; Diment, Kim – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2003
This article offers three interrelated arguments for the adoption of a cultural approach to the study of learning. It then presents some early analyses of data from a case study of one learning site, concerned with the assessment of learning in the workplace. These analyses show how the shape of the learning site--for example, the nature of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Tutors, Organizational Climate, Data Analysis