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Insights into inclusive education through a small Finnish case study of an inclusive school context (2012)
Journal Article
Takkunen, U. M., Tarr, J. M., & Tsokova, D. (2012). Insights into inclusive education through a small Finnish case study of an inclusive school context. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 16(7), 691-704. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2010.502947

This study seeks to present data and discussion arising from a case study of a school in Finland renowned for its practice in the inclusion of learners with additional support requirements due to cognitive and physical disabilities. It aims to establ... Read More about Insights into inclusive education through a small Finnish case study of an inclusive school context.

Higher education in further education: Capturing and promoting HEness (2012)
Journal Article
Lea, J., & Simmons, J. (2012). Higher education in further education: Capturing and promoting HEness. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 17(2), 179-193. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2012.673888

This article discusses the implications of continuing to support the delivery of higher education (HE) in further education (FE) settings. Although a critical mass of students studying HE in Further Education Colleges (FECs) is significant in sustain... Read More about Higher education in further education: Capturing and promoting HEness.

Investigating the impact of personality and early life experiences on intercultural interaction in internationalised universities (2012)
Journal Article
Harrison, N. (2012). Investigating the impact of personality and early life experiences on intercultural interaction in internationalised universities. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 36(2), 224-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2011.03.007

Qualitative studies from a range of nations suggest that students studying in their own country exhibit a range of responses towards the international students with whom they share social and academic spaces, although the tendency is towards passive... Read More about Investigating the impact of personality and early life experiences on intercultural interaction in internationalised universities.

The essence of the art of a midwife: Holistic, multidimensional meanings and experiences explored through creative inquiry (2012)
Thesis
Hall, J. The essence of the art of a midwife: Holistic, multidimensional meanings and experiences explored through creative inquiry. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/949092

Abstract In the United Kingdom midwives have a key role in caring for women and their families throughout the childbirth continuum. Midwifery is assumed by many to be both an ‘art’ and a ‘science’. The term ‘midwife’ comes from an Old English phra... Read More about The essence of the art of a midwife: Holistic, multidimensional meanings and experiences explored through creative inquiry.

Assessment in action: A study of lecturers' and students' constructions of BTEC national assessment practice in a college engineering programme area (2012)
Thesis
Carter, A. Assessment in action: A study of lecturers' and students' constructions of BTEC national assessment practice in a college engineering programme area. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/949201

This research examines the nature and form of Edexcel’s BTEC National assessment policy and practice, as found within a small college Engineering Programme Area. The study investigated the salient influences and considerations underpinning both the... Read More about Assessment in action: A study of lecturers' and students' constructions of BTEC national assessment practice in a college engineering programme area.

Neoliberal Globalization and Trade Unionism: Toward Radical Political Unionism? (2012)
Journal Article
Upchurch, M., & Mathers, A. (2012). Neoliberal Globalization and Trade Unionism: Toward Radical Political Unionism?. Critical Sociology, 38(2), 265-280. https://doi.org/10.1177/0896920510396384

This article revisits the question of changing forms of trade unionism within the context of neoliberal globalization. While broadly accepting the argument that globalization might encourage the development of more radical forms of unionism as surviv... Read More about Neoliberal Globalization and Trade Unionism: Toward Radical Political Unionism?.