All Outputs (5)

Motivating students to achieve in a vocational services sector programme within further education (2016)
Thesis
George, D. J. Motivating students to achieve in a vocational services sector programme within further education. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/906409

This thesis explores learning motivation in a vocational further education setting, and investigates whether and why learners may not be achieving as highly as expected. The purpose of this study was to explore a learner’s transition into further edu... Read More about Motivating students to achieve in a vocational services sector programme within further education.

Emotion in UK primary schools: Silenced voices in a performance driven culture? (2016)
Thesis
Saunders, J. (in press). Emotion in UK primary schools: Silenced voices in a performance driven culture?. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/838681

The change in the education system over the last 30 years has altered what it means to be a teacher. Current literature suggests the present focus is on performance and targets (Ball, 2003) and the central remit is to produce desired outcomes in an i... Read More about Emotion in UK primary schools: Silenced voices in a performance driven culture?.

The isolation of collaboration: An exploration of the nature and extent of collaborative practice in a converter academy (2016)
Thesis
Bell, A. The isolation of collaboration: An exploration of the nature and extent of collaborative practice in a converter academy. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/909467

Policies promoting collaboration have been introduced to counteract the policies of autonomy and school Marketisation. This thesis sets out to find the implications and extent of practitioner collaborative practice within a converter academy in Engla... Read More about The isolation of collaboration: An exploration of the nature and extent of collaborative practice in a converter academy.

Students’ and their parents’ experiences of inclusion in mainstream schools. What does inclusion mean for parents with children that have special educational needs and what does it mean for the children themselves in today’s mainstream schooling system? (2016)
Thesis
What does inclusion mean for parents with children that have special educational needs and what does it mean for the children themselves in today’s mainstream schooling system?. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/914966

This thesis examines experiences and critical incidents that parents and their children with special educational needs encountered in mainstream school settings. Research was carried out within the methodological framework of autoethnography, re... Read More about Students’ and their parents’ experiences of inclusion in mainstream schools. What does inclusion mean for parents with children that have special educational needs and what does it mean for the children themselves in today’s mainstream schooling system?.

EFL listening comprehension, cognitive and metacognitive strategies and working memory (2016)
Thesis
Dimassi, A. EFL listening comprehension, cognitive and metacognitive strategies and working memory. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/918451

The purpose of this study is to compare the pedagogic efficiency of two methods for teaching listening comprehension: the cognitive strategy-based instruction method (CSBM) and the metacognitive strategy-based instruction method (MetSBM). Both instru... Read More about EFL listening comprehension, cognitive and metacognitive strategies and working memory.