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Truancy in secondary school pupils: Prevalence, trajectories and pupil perspectives (2006)
Journal Article

School absenteeism and particularly unauthorized absenteeism or truancy has been the focus of a number of, so far largely unsuccessful, recent policy initiatives. The paper draws upon two sources of data, the British Household Panel Survey and detail... Read More about Truancy in secondary school pupils: Prevalence, trajectories and pupil perspectives.

Delimiting knowledge transfer from training (2006)
Journal Article

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to deepen the understanding of how and to whom knowledge is transferred from training to practice. Design/methodology/approach - Through recognising the interrelationship between knowledge, social network struct... Read More about Delimiting knowledge transfer from training.

Union learning representatives—a new source of professional support for scottish teachers (2006)
Journal Article

Union Learning Representatives (ULRs) are a relatively recent phenomenon and are a new category of lay representation within the workplace in the United Kingdom. They are part of the present New Labour administration’s drive to expand and improve lif... Read More about Union learning representatives—a new source of professional support for scottish teachers.

‘i don’t feel like ‘a student’, i feel like ‘me’!’: The over‐simplification of mature learners’ experience(s) (2006)
Journal Article

Many studies of mature students within further and higher education portray them as a distinct social category with particular shared characteristics. Such representations are sometimes sub‐divided further along lines of social division. For instance... Read More about ‘i don’t feel like ‘a student’, i feel like ‘me’!’: The over‐simplification of mature learners’ experience(s).

The everyday classificatory practices of selective schooling: A fifty-year retrospective (2006)
Journal Article

The fifty-year retrospective has led to recent media interest in the comprehensive school. Bristol, located in the south-west of England, is frequently portrayed as an early provider. This article draws on documentary evidence and life-history interv... Read More about The everyday classificatory practices of selective schooling: A fifty-year retrospective.

Professional learning through a generative approach to mentoring: Lessons from a training school partnership (2006)
Journal Article

Exploring the potential for history and citizenship eduation with primary children at the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol (2006)
Journal Article

Using diaries to stimulate children's understanding of the past (2006)
Journal Article

The impact of negative experiences, dissatisfaction and attachment on first year undergraduate withdrawal (2006)
Journal Article

This paper reports the results of a telephone survey of 151 undergraduates who withdrew in their first year of study at a post-1992 institution. It focuses on the negative experiences which they reported during their time at the university and the ul... Read More about The impact of negative experiences, dissatisfaction and attachment on first year undergraduate withdrawal.