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Victoria Cross heroes (2007)
Other
Smart, D. (2007). Victoria Cross heroes. London

Sponsored educational resources provided free to all UK secondary Schools.

From policy to practice: Pupils' responses to widening participation initiatives (2007)
Journal Article
Baxter, A., Tate, J., & Hatt, S. (2007). From policy to practice: Pupils' responses to widening participation initiatives. Higher Education Quarterly, 61(3), 266-283. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2273.2007.00355.x

Recent widening participation policies have been subject to a number of criticisms; they focus on aspirations rather than differences in performance; they place less value on the aspirations of the ‘disadvantaged’ comparing them to a middle class nor... Read More about From policy to practice: Pupils' responses to widening participation initiatives.

Experiencing and evidencing learning through self-study: New ways of working with mentors and trainees in a training school partnership (2007)
Journal Article
Whitehead, J., & Fitzgerald, B. (2007). Experiencing and evidencing learning through self-study: New ways of working with mentors and trainees in a training school partnership. Teaching and Teacher Education, 23(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2006.04.007

This paper uses self-study to analyse the development of a generative, research-based approach to mentoring initial teacher training students in a Training School/university partnership and its contribution to redefining teacher education practice. I... Read More about Experiencing and evidencing learning through self-study: New ways of working with mentors and trainees in a training school partnership.

Treading lightly (2007)
Journal Article
Clough, N., & Munro, F. (2007). Treading lightly. Rsa Journal -London-,

The new public management and evaluation (2007)
Book Chapter
Norris, N., & Kushner, S. (2007). The new public management and evaluation. In S. Kushner, & N. Norris (Eds.), Dilemmas of Engagement: Evaluation and the New Public Management (1-16). Oxford: Elsevier

From opportunity to OFFA: The implementation of discretionary bursaries and their impact on student finance, academic success and institutional attachment (2007)
Journal Article
Harrison, N., Baxter, A., & Hatt, S. (2007). From opportunity to OFFA: The implementation of discretionary bursaries and their impact on student finance, academic success and institutional attachment. Journal of Access Policy and Practice, 5(1), 3-21

This paper presents a summary of findings from a five-year longitudinal study of a cohort of full-time students from low income backgrounds holding the national Excellence Challenge Opportunity Bursaries and similar institutional bursaries at a post-... Read More about From opportunity to OFFA: The implementation of discretionary bursaries and their impact on student finance, academic success and institutional attachment.

Alternative assessment for learner engagement in a climate of performativity: Lessons from an English case study (2007)
Journal Article
James, D., & Simmons, J. (2007). Alternative assessment for learner engagement in a climate of performativity: Lessons from an English case study. Assessment in Education, 14(3), 353-371. https://doi.org/10.1080/09695940701592022

In many education systems, young peoples’ ‘disaffection’ is increasingly equated with non-participation in education, training and employment. There is also an expectation that educational activity can provide a key response to this situation. Drawin... Read More about Alternative assessment for learner engagement in a climate of performativity: Lessons from an English case study.

Landscapes of language: Geography across the curriculum (2007)
Journal Article
Jones, M., & Fitzgerald, B. (2007). Landscapes of language: Geography across the curriculum. Teaching Geography, 32(1), 22-28

Mark Jones and Bernadette Fitzgerald report their initial findings from research into year 9 and PGCE students' perceptions of the links between learning in geography and English

Animated discussion in geography (2007)
Journal Article
Jones, M., & Rycraft, P. (2007). Animated discussion in geography. Teaching Geography, 32(2), 93-96

In this article we first explain the process of how to create animations in Windows Movie Maker 2, then discuss how such animations can be used effectively in learning and teaching across the age range and within different subjects. We offer some p... Read More about Animated discussion in geography.