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Haycock, David; Smith, Andy – Sport, Education and Society, 2014
In view of the persistence of health inequalities and declines in leisure-sport participation over the life course, several quantitative investigations have explored the links between participation and other leisure activities, which have their foundations in childhood and youth, as a means of understanding adults' health behaviours. This paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Health Related Fitness, Participation
Alegre, Miquel Angel; Collet, Jordi; Gonzalez, Sheila – Educational Policy, 2011
This article aims to interpret how different policies of priority education deal with the notions of "educational needs" and "educational inequalities." Indeed, it is the processes and mechanisms embedded in the deployment of such policies that ultimately model a category of educational need that goes beyond the…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Equal Education, Educational Policy, Needs Assessment
School Leaders' Perspectives on Leadership Learning: The Case for Informal and Experiential Learning
Zhang, Wei; Brundrett, Mark – Management in Education, 2010
Recent years have seen a greatly enhanced focus on the learning needs of schools leaders. This paper examines the perceptions of such leaders about the best ways of enhancing leadership skills. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews with 34 headteacher respondents in 18 schools. Findings reveal that most respondents expressed a…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Experiential Learning, Interviews, Instructional Leadership
Orr, Kevin – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2012
This article examines what both in-service and pre-service trainee teachers learn from their early experience of teaching in further education (FE) colleges in England. Despite differences between in-service and pre-service trainees, that early experience is often characterised by isolation and lack of control over practice for both groups.…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Adult Education, Coping, Foreign Countries
Driscoll, Patricia; Rowe, Jan – Education 3-13, 2012
This paper presents the findings of an investigation of student teachers' changing perceptions of educational practice following a teaching placement in France, Germany, Spain and Italy. Up to 900 primary languages, student teachers annually have spent a 4-week teaching placement in a partner country as an integral part of their initial teacher…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Investigations, Student Teacher Attitudes, Educational Practices
Hammersley-Fletcher, Linda – Online Submission, 2007
Workforce Remodelling in England has been presented as a means to enhance the development of teachers and promote rising educational attainment. Through a re-examination of roles, schools are presented with an opportunity to review their ways of working to improve the quality of their practices. This paper looks at the ways in which the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Educational Change, Educational Development
Roberts, Steven – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2011
The current agenda for widening participation (WP) promotes equal access to higher education (HE), yet it also implicitly requires institutions to develop support strategies to ensure a successful learning experience and good retention for different groups of students. The objective of this article is predominantly reflected in the latter goal and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Learning Experience, Academic Persistence
Pedder, David; Opfer, V. Darleen – Professional Development in Education, 2011
The purpose of this article is to bring together findings developed from the Schools and Continuing Professional Development in England--State of the Nation Study. This large-scale national study, commissioned by the Training and Development Agency for Schools, investigated the range and kinds of continuing professional development (CPD)…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Educational Policy
Kudliskis, Voldis; Burden, Robert – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2009
The strengths and weaknesses of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) are described with reference to its origins, previous research and comments from critics and supporters. A case is made for this allegedly theoretical approach to provide the kind of outcomes focused intervention that psychology and psychologists can offer to schools. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychology, Secondary School Students, Models
Smyth, Jen; Smyth, Steve – Primary Science Review, 2006
London Metropolitan University in Islington, North London, is very much part of the local community. A very high proportion of the students come from the areas around the university, and an even higher proportion go on to take up posts in the immediate inner-city environment. The education department was therefore very keen to foster…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers, Clubs, Foreign Countries
Brockmann, Michaela; Clarke, Linda; Winch, Christopher – Journal of Education and Work, 2010
This paper highlights critical shortcomings in the approach to apprenticeship in England and argues that the proposed Apprenticeship Framework is unlikely to fulfil its stated aims of enhancing quality and quantity. The key weaknesses identified are a clear definition of what constitutes an apprenticeship framework, an educational component,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Comparative Education
Kalantaridis, Christos – Journal of Rural Studies, 2010
In-migration is a key influence in the process of rural economic development in England, Continental Europe and the US. New arrivals are often viewed in the literature as contributors in new venture creation, as well as catalysts in enhancing rural-urban interdependencies in the countryside. This paper sets out to explore the validity of this view…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Rural Economics, Foreign Countries, Migration
Harman, Grant; Harman, Kay – Higher Education Policy, 2008
Strategic mergers are formal combinations or amalgamations of higher education institutions with the aim of enhancing competitive advantage, or merging for "mutual growth". Recently, in a number of countries, there has been a decided shift from mergers initiated by governments, and dealing mainly with "problem" cases, towards…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Competition, Organizational Change, Change Strategies
Cranmer, Sue – Studies in Higher Education, 2006
This article reports on a study for the Higher Education Funding Council for England on the impact of employability skills teaching and learning on graduate labour market prospects. The findings of the study cast doubt on the assumption that these skills can be effectively developed within classrooms. Detailed information gathered at university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, Graduates, Labor Market
Garrick, Ros; Morgan, Anne – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2009
This study assessed the impact of the role of the teacher in two children's centres in England and identified some of the supporting and limiting factors that influenced outcomes. The teachers worked across several settings in the private, voluntary and independent (PVI) sector, with the aim of enhancing early years practice and practitioner…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Leadership Styles, Foreign Countries, Leadership