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Reflections on School Direct (2014)
Journal Article

Following on from her article in the summer 2014 issue of Teaching Geography, Rebecca reflects on her year as a School Direct trainee teacher. Her PGCE tutor, Mark, adds his reflections on this Initial Teacher Training route.

Degrees of masculinity: Working and middle-class undergraduate students’ constructions of masculine identities (2014)
Book Chapter

Exploring the current perceived ‘crisis of masculinity’ and what might be seen as its opposing stance, that society now facilitates more inclusive forms of masculinity, this chapter considers research with young undergraduate men from working-class a... Read More about Degrees of masculinity: Working and middle-class undergraduate students’ constructions of masculine identities.

Room to breathe: Insights from pre-service teachers and NQTs on professional development through informal complementary placements overseas (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Teaching is a complex affair in which teachers manage a range of classroom variables and dynamics in the pursuit of pupil learning. Teacher education and NQT probationary monitoring tends to focus attention on systems and protocols such as planning,... Read More about Room to breathe: Insights from pre-service teachers and NQTs on professional development through informal complementary placements overseas.

An evaluation of an intervention progamme in support of development of social-interaction skills for secondary aged students with high functioning autistic spectrum disorder (2014)
Thesis

people who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder are characterised by a restricted ability to develop effective language, communication and social skillls. The pathways in the brain which allow for an intuitive understanding of social-interaction and the... Read More about An evaluation of an intervention progamme in support of development of social-interaction skills for secondary aged students with high functioning autistic spectrum disorder.

Between the margins (2014)
Report

Non-conventional education exists in all communities. Community education, also known as Community learning & development refers to an individuals or organization's programs to promote learning and
social development work with individuals and group... Read More about Between the margins.

Youth work (2014)
Book Chapter

This chapter presents the aims and purpose of youth work- what it is, where it happens and who does it. It outlines the roles of youth workers and how they work illustrated with case studies from practice. It offers a flavour of debates and issues fa... Read More about Youth work.