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The importance of internal conversations and reflexivity for work-based students in higher education: Valuing contextual continuity and 'giving something back' (2012)
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Bovill, H. (2012). The importance of internal conversations and reflexivity for work-based students in higher education: Valuing contextual continuity and 'giving something back'. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 31(6), 687-703. https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2012.723049

This paper utilises the theories of Archer to explore the impact of student 'internal conversations' upon the development of reflexive approaches employed by work-based students (WBS). The study informing this paper draws on the voices of a range of... Read More about The importance of internal conversations and reflexivity for work-based students in higher education: Valuing contextual continuity and 'giving something back'.

Governing the injecting drug user: Beyond needle fixation (2012)
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Walmsley, I. (2012). Governing the injecting drug user: Beyond needle fixation. History of the Human Sciences, 25(4), 90-107. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952695112459135

This article offers a critical contribution to the debate on a problematic 'type' of injecting drug use referred to as needle fixation. At the heart of this debate, is a questioning of the existence, prevalence and usefulness of the needle fixation c... Read More about Governing the injecting drug user: Beyond needle fixation.

Managing disagreement in problem solving meeting talk (2012)
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Angouri, J. (2012). Managing disagreement in problem solving meeting talk. Journal of Pragmatics, 44(12), 1565-1579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2012.06.010

Problem solving (PbS) talk has been associated with disagreement and conflict as interactants oppose each other's views and express diverse opinions. Although disagreement and conflict have been regarded in earlier work as potentially negative acts m... Read More about Managing disagreement in problem solving meeting talk.

Modeling the Computing Based Testing domain extending IMS QTI: Framework, models and exemplary implementations (2012)
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Santos, P., Hernández-Leo, D., Pérez-Sanagustín, M., & Blat, J. (2012). Modeling the Computing Based Testing domain extending IMS QTI: Framework, models and exemplary implementations. Computers in Human Behavior, 28(5), 1648-1662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2012.04.003

Using technology to create new types of questions is important, but also exploring new types of test representations or analyzing the most adequate technological device to support a specific assessment activity based on tests. This paper presents a c... Read More about Modeling the Computing Based Testing domain extending IMS QTI: Framework, models and exemplary implementations.

The impact of mathematics anxiety on primary school children's working memory (2012)
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Witt, M. (2012). The impact of mathematics anxiety on primary school children's working memory. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 8(2), 263-274. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v8i2.458

While there is little doubt that there is a connection between mathematics anxiety and poor mathematical performance, the direction and nature of this connection is less clear. Some researchers (e.g., Ma & Xu, 2004) have contended that poor mathemati... Read More about The impact of mathematics anxiety on primary school children's working memory.

Candidate Selection in British Second Order Elections: A Comparison of Electoral System and Party Strategy Effects (2012)
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Evans, E., & Harrison, L. (2012). Candidate Selection in British Second Order Elections: A Comparison of Electoral System and Party Strategy Effects. Journal of Legislative Studies, 18(2), 242-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2012.673067

Whilst most UK political parties have now accepted the need to increase the number of women representatives, the stark reality is that women remain under-represented. The under-representation of women in UK politics is not just evident in the nationa... Read More about Candidate Selection in British Second Order Elections: A Comparison of Electoral System and Party Strategy Effects.

Drawing on a dream (2012)
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Imperatore, L. M. (2012). Drawing on a dream

DRAWING OUT 2012 Paper Title: Drawing on a Dream Author: Lynn Imperatore Affiliations: • PhD Researcher/University of the West of England/Department of Art & Design, ACE • Co-Chair, HATCH Research Project,PLaCE Research Centre, UWE • R... Read More about Drawing on a dream.

Freedom of expression and hatred of religion (2012)
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Thompson, S. (2012). Freedom of expression and hatred of religion. Ethnicities, 12(2), 215-232. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468796811431298

The UK's Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 makes it an offence to deliberately stir up hatred against people on religious grounds. For its supporters, the Act offers necessary protection to a range of groups that are vulnerable to the harmful effe... Read More about Freedom of expression and hatred of religion.

"I'm a Greek Kiwi": Constructing Greekness in Discourse (2012)
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Angouri, J. (2012). "I'm a Greek Kiwi": Constructing Greekness in Discourse. Journal of Language, Identity and Education, 11(2), 96-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348458.2012.667303

The article reports on the preliminary findings of a project on the constructions of Greekness in modern diasporas. The discussion draws on data from the self-identified Greek community of Wellington, New Zealand. Interview data, ethnographic diaries... Read More about "I'm a Greek Kiwi": Constructing Greekness in Discourse.

Grammatical collocations and verb-particle constructions in Brussels French: A corpus-linguistic approach to transfer (2012)
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Treffers-Daller, J. (2012). Grammatical collocations and verb-particle constructions in Brussels French: A corpus-linguistic approach to transfer. International Journal of Bilingualism, 16(1), 53-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367006911403213

This article shows how a corpus-linguistic approach to transfer based on Jarvis (2000), Jarvis and Pavlenko (2008) and Mougeon, Nadasdi, and Rehner (2005) can help to disentangle internal and external explanations in language variation and change. Th... Read More about Grammatical collocations and verb-particle constructions in Brussels French: A corpus-linguistic approach to transfer.

Transfer and language contact: The case of Pirahã (2012)
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Sakel, J. (2012). Transfer and language contact: The case of Pirahã. International Journal of Bilingualism, 16(1), 37-52. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367006911403212

In this article the author argues that the language contact situation between Pirahã (Muran) and Portuguese can best be explained in a framework combining the theoretical approaches to language contact and transfer. In this contact situation, Portugu... Read More about Transfer and language contact: The case of Pirahã.

Funding for faience (2012)
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Hoskins, S. (2012). Funding for faience. Ceramic Review, 15

Professor Stephen Hoskins explains an exciting three-year Arts and Humanities Research Council project.