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Widening Participation in Higher Education: Constructions of "Going to University"
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Bradley, John; Miller, Andy – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2010
Progress towards the British Government's goal of 50% of young people undertaking higher education has been slow, particularly among pupils from working-class backgrounds. This study examines the range of viewpoints held by 53 Year 12 pupils in a former coalfield area, all of whom were eligible to apply for university. Each completed a Q-sort on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Aspiration, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
The Development of Solution Focused Multi-Agency Meetings in a Psychological Service
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Alexander, Shiona; Sked, Heather – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2010
This article outlines the successful development of multi-agency meetings as part of a staged approach aimed at supporting families and children within the Scottish Highland Council Area. Drawing on the research evidence for the factors which help to make meetings effective, a distinctive meeting structure was developed. This structure is…
Descriptors: Psychological Services, Educational Change, Languages, Foreign Countries
Cross-Age Peer Tutoring of Thinking Skills in the High School
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McKinstery, Janie; Topping, Keith J. – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2003
Teaching thinking skills has been characterised by the teacher-directed "embedded", "infusion" and "bolt-on" approaches, for which outcomes have been mixed. Peer tutoring in thinking skills offers a fourth way of wide applicability. This study evaluated such a method (Paired Thinking) in a high school setting. A…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Reading Comprehension, Peer Teaching, Tutoring