A comparison of the governing of primary and secondary schools in England     

Chris James  Michael Connolly  Steve Brammer  Mike Fertig  Jane James  Jeff Jones 《School Leadership & Management》2014,34(2):104-119

In England, governing bodies continue to be responsible for the conduct of publicly funded schools. This article compares the governing of publicly funded primary schools (for 5–11 year olds) and secondary schools (for 11–18 year olds). The research analysed policy documents and the governing of 16 primary and 14 secondary schools. The main governance mode for both primary schools and secondary schools is hierarchical and similar in nature, and the governing bodies of primary and secondary schools use broadly similar governing instruments. However, they differ in significant ways. In primary schools, governing is smaller in scale and less complex. Primary school governing is closer to the school and children, and the images held by governors of the system to be governed are better developed in primary schools. Functional knowledge was more useful in primary school governing, and the use of informal meetings as instruments of governance was more widespread in primary school governing. The findings and their implications need to be taken into account in the analysis of and policy making for school governing.  相似文献   

Experiences of parents whose children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are starting primary school     

Micaela Connolly  Irvine Gersch 《Educational Psychology in Practice》2016,32(3):245-261

Starting school is a critical event in a child’s life and successful transitions to school have been posited as key indicators for future academic achievement. For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the process is complicated by difficulties in social communication and social interaction. Parents of children with ASD can experience their child’s transition to school as a stressful and challenging time. In this study a qualitative methodology, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), was used to elicit the experiences and perceptions of six parents whose children with ASD were starting school in Ireland. Semi-structured interviews were carried out and a cross-case analysis was conducted. Three common overarching themes were identified which reflected participants’ experiences of the transition process; these were (a) “I think they need to believe, believe what we’re telling them”, (b) “Experience of ASD/it’s a very labelling thing”, and (c) “Preparing for school and feelings about the future”. Implications from the research are discussed with reference to the role of the educational psychologist (EP) in supporting parents of children with ASD in the transition process.  相似文献   

Developmental trajectories of bullying and associated factors     

Pepler D  Jiang D  Craig W  Connolly J 《Child development》2008,79(2):325-338

Trajectories in bullying through adolescence were studied along with individual, family, and peer relationship factors. At the outset, participants' ages ranged from 10 to 14; 74% identified as European Canadian with the remainder from diverse backgrounds. With 8 waves of data over 7 years, 871 students (466 girls and 405 boys) were studied to reveal 4 trajectories: 9.9% reported consistently high levels of bullying, 13.4% reported early moderate levels desisting to almost no bullying at the end of high school, 35.1% reported consistently moderate levels, and 41.6% almost never reported bullying. Students who bullied had elevated risks in individual, parent, and peer relationship domains. Risk profiles and trajectories provide direction for interventions to curtail the development of power and aggression in relationships.  相似文献   

Corrections Education at the Nexus of Science and Practice: A History of Conscience and Convenience in Achieving Professionalization     

Faith E. Lutze 《Journal of Criminal Justice Education》2016,27(4):509-534

Education has long been viewed as a means to professionalize corrections work. Contemporary emphasis on using science to inform evidence-based corrections highlights the need for a professional, highly educated, and experienced workforce. Over time, colleges and universities have served at the nexus of science and practice with higher education helping span the boundaries between research and the implementation of evidence-based practice in corrections. The professionalization of corrections through higher education, however, has not been without serious challenges. Throughout history, the ideals of reformers to professionalize corrections through higher education have been molded to fit the social, economic, and political needs of both universities and corrections organizations, thus diminishing the full potential of education and practice to meet the contemporary demands of evidence-based corrections.  相似文献   

The provision of HIV/AIDS education in English colleges of further education     

Faith Hill 《Research in Science Education》1995,25(2):231-238

This paper focuses on the provision of HIV/AIDS education for 16–19 year olds in colleges of further education and offers both qualitative and quantitative insights into the English approach to HIV/AIDS education for this age group. It outlines the findings from two pieces of research conducted in England by the Health Education Authority 16–19 HIV/AIDS Project.  相似文献   

Influence of gender and expected competencies on access to and utilization of cyberspace resources and services for research by postgraduate students     

Mesagan  Faith O.  Eseadi  Chiedu  Omekwu  Charles O. 《Education and Information Technologies》2022,27(5):6157-6171

Education and Information Technologies - In this paper, the researchers’ goal was to examine the influence of gender on cyberspace resources and services use and the expected competencies for...  相似文献   

The impact of tracking by attainment on pupil self-confidence over time: demonstrating the accumulative impact of self-fulfilling prophecy     

Becky Francis  Nicole Craig  Jeremy Hodgen  Becky Taylor  Antonina Tereshchenko  Paul Connolly 《British Journal of Sociology of Education》2020,41(5):626-642

Abstract

The impact of self-fulfilling prophecy in education, and of attainment grouping on pupil self-perception, remain topics of longstanding debate, with important consequences for social in/justice. Focusing on self-confidence, this article draws on survey responses from 9,059 12-13 year olds who were tracked by subject (‘setting’). They provided survey responses when placed in ‘ability’ sets at the start of their secondary schooling, and again late the following year; enabling analysis of impact over time. After controlling for prior attainment, the gap in general self-confidence between students in the top and bottom sets for mathematics is shown to widen over time, and high set students’ self-confidence in English had also grown significantly; although there was not further widening in the cases of self-confidence in mathematics or in general self-confidence between students in the top and bottom sets for English. Implications of these findings for interventions directed at addressing educational disadvantage are discussed.  相似文献   

Group interactive learning with group process support technology     

Catherine Jones  Michael Connolly  Anthony Gear  & Martin Read 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2001,32(5):571-586

An effective seminar is about discussion, exchanges of ideas and developing understanding: but is this always achieved? This paper evaluates a pilot study into whether group process support technology has the potential to improve the learning experience of students in seminar groups by increasing participation and focusing debate. The trial involved 86 undergraduate students. The technology consists of wireless handsets, a PC and data projector. The use of the technology was varied to increase our understanding of how it could be used effectively. The Pilot Study received a positive evaluation by both the tutor and the student group. The results are encouraging, and the paper concludes by establishing further research issues, how this application of technology can be developed and briefly describes how the technology has been subsequently used in the University of Glamorgan Business School.  相似文献   

Feminist theory and collaborative learning in seminar contexts     

Anna H Lathrop  Maureen Connolly 《International Journal for Academic Development》2013,18(1):61-67

This paper describes the processes undertaken to construct more equitable and accountable evaluation procedures within seminars: that is, contexts where the salient modalities being evaluated are participation and oral expression. We describe the distinctive features of our model, including facilitation of the work of teaching assistants, ways to operationalize feminist pedagogy, and processes for evaluation. We articulate the specifics of these features as well as offering a comprehensive 'insider's' account of the actual seminar process we employ. We end by describing teaching, learning, evaluation and institutional outcomes.  相似文献   

Celebrating FID’s centennial     

Ifeanyichukwu Faith Njoku 《International Information and Library Review》2013,45(4):297-299

This research investigated the information needs and information seeking behaviour of fishermen in Lagos State, Nigeria. The survey was carried out in the rural fishing communities of the state. Using questionnaire supported with interviews, personal observation and examination of relevant records, data were collected from 500 fishermen in the different fishing communities in the state. The simple percentage was used to analyse the data. The study examined information needs, sources and information seeking behaviour as well as problems encountered by the fishermen in a bid to obtain information. Results show that the information needs of fishermen in Lagos state are mostly occupation directed. Their chief sources of information include colleagues, friends, neighbours and relatives. Results also show that the fishermen in Lagos State are mostly illiterate, married and male adults in their middle ages; where and how to obtain credit facilities remain the most important information need of the fishermen; lack of awareness about where to obtain information on modern fishing technology is the most common problem of the fishermen in their attempt to seek information. This shows that there is acute shortage of information and fisheries extension officers in the field of information dissemination. It was concluded that the means and sources of information seeking found in fishermen in Lagos State are no longer adequate to meet advanced technology in the field and this can be detrimental to the profession. Suggestions that would facilitate information seeking and use among fishermen in Lagos state were given.  相似文献