Correction to: “Children Learning to Explain Daily Celestial Motion: Understanding astronomy across moving frames of reference”     

Julia Plummer 《International Journal of Science Education》2013,35(15)

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Exit,choice and loyalty: the impact of parental choice on admissions to secondary schools in Edinburgh and Dundee     

Michael Adler  Gillian M. Raab 《教育政策杂志》2013,28(2):155-179

This paper analyses the effects of parental choice on first‐year admissions to 20 non‐denominational secondary schools in Edinburgh and ten in Dundee. Although Dundee is a more working‐class city than Edinburgh, the take‐up of placing requests in Dundee was somewhat higher than in Edinburgh. There was a substantial increase in the take‐up of placing requests in both cities over the period 1982‐85 (from 13.5% to 21.0% of the S1 intake in Edinburgh and from 14.0% to 23.7% in Dundee). In each city, there was evidence of bandwagon effects ‐ some schools gained an increasing proportion of their S1 intakes through parental choice while others lost an increasing proportion of their intakes for this reason. However, the imposition of intake limits on three of the ‘most popular’ secondary schools in Edinburgh not only decreased the number of requests for those schools but also reduced the outflows from the ‘least popular’ schools. The paper uses logistic regression to calculate the effects of extra travelling distance and a variety of school and catchment area variables on the odds of moving between all possible pairs of schools in the two cities. Distance was the best predictor of movement and few pupils moved to schools which would have entailed much extra travelling; after distance, school attainment measures were most highly correlated with movement. However, stepwise multiple regression indicated that, for schools which were a given distance apart and similar in terms of attainment, moves were towards schools in more working‐class areas. Thus, there was some evidence to suggest that parents were choosing more effective schools. Finally, the paper uses spatial methods to show how placing requests have resulted in large flows out of secondary schools serving the least prosperous local authority housing schemes into adjacent, often previously selective, schools with much more mixed catchment areas, and points to the growth of substantial inequalities among secondary schools which are formally equal in status.  相似文献   

Book reviews     

Sue Clegg  Gillian Plummer  Charly Ryan 《Educational Action Research》2013,21(1):205-215

The following books are reviewed.

Research Method in the Postmodern JAMES J. SCHEURICH (1997) Qualitative Studies Series 3 London: Falmer Press. 190 pp., ISBN 0 7507 0709 7, hardback, £58.00, ISBN 0 7507 0645 7, paperback, £16.99

Digital Diversions: youth culture in the age of multimedia JULIAN SEFTON-GREEN (Ed.) (1998) London: UCL Press. ISBN 1 85728 856 4, hardback, £48.00, ISBN 1 85728 857 2, paperback, £14.99

Reflective Teacher Development in Primary Science PETER OVENS (2000) London, Falmer Press. 230 pp., ISBN 0 750 70863 8, hardback, £50.00, ISBN 0 750 70862 X, paperback, £15.99  相似文献   

Joe L. Kincheloe: Embracing criticality in science education     

Gillian U. Bayne 《Cultural Studies of Science Education》2009,4(3):559-567

This article reviews significant contributions made by Joe L. Kincheloe to critical research in science education, especially through a multimethodological, multitheoretical, and multidisciplinary informed lens that incorporates social, cultural, political, economic, and cognitive dynamics—the bricolage. Kincheloe’s ideas provide for a compelling understanding of, and insights into, the forces that shape the intricacies of teaching and learning science and science education. They have implications in improving science education policies, in developing actions that challenge and cultivate the intellect while operating in ways that are more understanding of difference and are socially just.

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Gillian U. Bayne   is an assistant professor of science education at Lehman College, City University of New York. Having also completed a master’s degree in secondary science education at New York University, she has taught science both in New York City’s public school system and in independent schools for over 10 years. Gillian’s research interests are focused on the utilization of cogenerative dialogues with high school and college students, their teachers and other stakeholders to improve science teaching and learning.  相似文献   

Self-actualization: The Heart and Soul of a Potential-based Life Skills Program for a Child with Multiple Disabilities     

Gillian Croft  Wanda Boyer  Geoffrey Hett 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2009,37(1):43-49

Although every child with disabilities may come to self-actualization by different means and measurements it is, nevertheless, an important goal. The child with disabilities may be guided toward her goal of self-actualization by being encouraged to find her individual strengths and capacities, and by being assisted to successfully interact with her environment. This article explores the use of the scientific method to support the development of a potential-based program that has nurtured self-actualization and the joy of learning for a child with multiple disabilities and chronic illness.  相似文献   

Learning to write in the university after the writing course is over: what helps second language writers?     

Gillian Skyrme 《高等教育研究与发展》2018,37(6):1274-1286

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Retention in a Bachelor of Education (Early childhood studies) course: students say why they stay and others leave     

Gillian Kirk 《高等教育研究与发展》2018,37(4):773-787

The literature suggests that student attrition at the university level has been of growing concern in many countries. Student attrition has a number of implications for universities, chief amongst them are losses to revenue and investment in higher education. While many studies have examined causes for attrition from an institutional perspective, this study examines how the Bachelor of Education (Early childhood studies) that sits within the School of Education can support the retention of students from the students’ perspectives. Using a qualitative methodology that recorded up to 40 hours of interviews with 20 students provided insights into why they stay at university and what aspects of the Early childhood studies degree support them in staying. Conversely, the students also comment on those aspects that are not supportive and could impact on retention. The data revealed that a sense of belonging was very important and that particular course-specific activities at certain times supported developing this belonging. The students identified the importance of a mentorship program and how this program needs to be made available from the commencement of their course. Other factors contributing to retention included well-placed practicums, career choice, designated study times, as well as study groups and supportive and responsive lecturers.  相似文献   

Libraries, Immigrants, and the American Experience. Jones, Plummer Alston, Jr. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999: 236 pp. $59.95 (paperback). ISBN 0-313-30769-5.     

Jones  Plummer Alston  Jr. 《Library & information science research》1999,21(4):561

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“I just do what the boys tell me”: Exploring small group student interactions in an integrated STEM unit     

Jeanna R. Wieselmann  Emily A. Dare  Elizabeth A. Ring-Whalen  Gillian H. Roehrig 《科学教学研究杂志》2020,57(1):112-144

Gender equity issues remain a challenge in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, where women are highly underrepresented. As integrated STEM instruction becomes increasingly popular in elementary and middle school classrooms, it is important to consider whether the small group activities that are commonplace in STEM instruction support the equitable participation of young girls. This study builds on the existing body of literature to better understand how gender is related to student participation in small group STEM activities and whether students participate differently in science and engineering activities. A single embedded case study was used to explore the experiences of four students aged 10–11 years as they participated in small group work within an integrated STEM unit in their fifth-grade classroom. Two girls and two boys worked together throughout the unit to explore science content related to electromagnetism and apply their content knowledge to an engineering design challenge. Video and audio of students' small group interactions were analyzed using an observation protocol to code their participation in each 3-min segment of STEM activity. Student- and case-level analyses were used to identify patterns of interaction based on gender and type of activity (science vs. engineering). Findings suggest that boys and girls participate in small group STEM activities in different ways, adopting distinct roles within their group. In addition, students displayed divergent patterns of interaction in science- and engineering-focused lessons, suggesting that students need additional practice and support in navigating between science and engineering in integrated STEM units.  相似文献   

Socioeconomic status,mental wellbeing and transition to secondary school: Analysis of the School Health Research Network/Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey in Wales     

Graham F. Moore  Rebecca E. Anthony  Jemma Hawkins  Jordan Van Godwin  Simon Murphy  Gillian Hewitt  G. J. Melendez-Torres 《British Educational Research Journal》2020,46(5):1111-1130

Young people's wellbeing is often lowest where they assume a relatively low position within their school's socioeconomic hierarchy, for example, among poorer children attending more affluent schools. Transition to secondary school is a period during which young people typically enter an environment which is more socioeconomically diverse than their primary school. Young people joining a school with a higher socioeconomic status intake relative to their primary school may assume a relatively lowered position within their school’s socioeconomic hierarchy, experiencing a detriment to their wellbeing as a consequence. This article draws on data from 45,055 pupils in Years 7 and 8, from 193 secondary schools in Wales, who completed the 2017 Student Health Research Network (SHRN) Student Health and Wellbeing (SHW) survey. Pupils reported which primary school they previously attended, and survey data on wellbeing were linked to publicly available data on the free school meal entitlement of schools attended. In cross-classified linear mixed-effects models, with primary and secondary school as levels, mental wellbeing varied significantly according to both primary and secondary school attended. A higher school-level deprivation was associated with worse mental wellbeing in both cases. Mental wellbeing was significantly predicted by the relative affluence of a child's primary and secondary school, with movement to a secondary school of higher overall socioeconomic status associated with lowered wellbeing. These findings highlight transition to secondary school as a key point in which socioeconomic inequality in wellbeing may widen, and thus as an important focal point for intervention to reduce health inequalities.  相似文献