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educationUndergraduate: Journal of undergraduate research in education (Volume 5)
No full textEdited by Claire Taylor, John Sharp, Richard Woolley, Kate Adams, Karl Aubrey, Jean Wickham, Rachael Burnett and Ellie Foster.
Contents: It’s Good to Talk’: Does Paired Discussion Enhance Pupil’s Participation Within the Classroom? by Jeanette Cowan; Teachers Know Best…Or Do They? An Exploration of Year 8 Pupils’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of the Value of Self and Peer Assessment by Nikki Hurst; What Effects Does Outdoor Education Have on Children’s Behaviour? by Gemma Leigh; A Critical Evaluation of Strategies Used by Teachers to Assist Children with Dyslexia to Read by Vicki Moore; The Gr8 Txt Db8: Is Literacy Attainment Adversely Affected by Children’s Use of Text Abbreviations? by Cassandra Short; Should Religious Education be Taught to Children in the Foundation Stage in Faith Schools? by Megan Smith
Postmodern society and the individual: the structural characteristics of postmodern society and how they shape who we think we are
No full textThe notion that personality is pluralistic and not a rigid construct is widely acknowledged within the social sciences. However, factors affecting multiplicity outside of clinical enquiry are still poorly understood. The idea that postmodern society has influenced how the individual conceives of their self-concept is frequently discussed, however, seldom theorised and empirically inspected. This study tests a number of psycho-sociological hypotheses that being immersed within consumption and part of a technology-based culture are contributing factors to self-pluralism. Data is collected from 201 individuals living in postmodern societies. Results indicate that technology exposure and materialistic beliefs are related to levels of self-pluralism and that materialism plays a partial mediatory role in technology’s influence on multiplicity. These findings add support to postmodern understandings of the self and society and show everyday experiences associated with modern living influence how one conceives of their identity
Sundon Park, Lower Sundon, Bedfordshire: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment
No full textThis report describes the results of a desktop assessment of land south of Manor Farm at Lower Sundon, Bedfordshire, commonly known as Sundon Park. The study area formed part of the home park of the manor of Sundon during the medieval and post-medieval periods, before the house was demolished in the early 19th century. In medieval times this was joined on to a much larger deer park, the form of which can still be traced on early maps and to some extent observed on the ground. Surviving earthworks include hollow ways, ridge-and-furrow, close boundaries, large house platform, lake or pond, and a large polygonal feature of unknown date and function. Clues to the location of other parts of the manorial complex, such as windmill and dovecote, can be deduced from fieldname evidence. It is thought that in the early 17th century the landscape around the house was transformed into a formal landscape garden, while in the following century it was reworked again into a more natural-looking landscape. On demolition of the house, the landscape garden reverted back to farmland
Assessment of biomass consumption
No full textThis chapter deals in some detail with various methods for obtaining reliable data on biomass energy consumption. It is structured to have particular relevance for the field worker looking at the feasibility of smaller scale bioenergy projects. The emphasis is on community level consumption in rural areas of developing countries, with respect to the amount and type of biomass resource consumed and that available for project activities. Sections of this chapter examine suitable assessment methods, appropriate analysis and the assessment of availability of appropriate resources for satisfactory formulation of a bioenergy project. Indicators of changes in biomass consumption over time, which may alter the amount of biomass resource available for future project sustainability, are also examined. An example of a survey designed and implemented in the field (by the NGO Alofa Tuvalu)1 to assess biomass consumption in Tuvalu will be used to illustrate some of the issues discussed in this chapter
Agreement among physical educators, teachers and parents on children’s behaviors: A multitrait–multimethod design approach
No full textThe study examines the agreement among raters on children’s problematic behaviors. A multitrait–multimethod (MTMM) matrix was applied to a normative sample of elementary school-aged children (N = 841). The participants were rated by their physical educators, using the Motor Behavior Checklist for children (MBC; Efstratopoulou, Janssen,& Simons, 2012). Teachers and parents rated the same students using the Teacher Report
Form (TRF; Achenbach, 1991b), the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach, 1991a)and the ADHD Rating Scale-IV (DuPaul, Power, Anastopoulos, & Reid, 1998). The resulting matrix revealed significant correlations for the Rules Breaking, Lack of Attention, Hyperactivity/Impulsivity, Lack of Social interaction problem scale and for the Internalizing, Externalizing and Total scores. Convergent validity of the specific MBC subscales was supported by significant correlations with the corresponding subscales of TRF, CBCL and ADHD Rating Scale-IV. Findings underscore the importance of taking child’s settings and observer influences into account and suggest that MBC is a new promising instrument that can provide valid ratings on externalizing behavior and social problems in children when used by physical educators in school settings
Changing fashions: the coming of the Reformation to Iceland
No full textIn 1550 the last Catholic bishop in Iceland was executed by Icelandic Lutherans and the Danish governors. The country on the outer fringes of the Danish kingdom thus succumbed to a Reformation that had already been established in the other territories of Denmark and Norway. This article examines contemporary sources and modern scholarship in order to demonstrate that the success of the new movement was based largely on two factors. Firstly, this was a Reformation that was deliberately light on theology, a "changing of fashions" as it came to be known in Icelandic. Secondly, it was an inevitable consequence of the growing national strength of early modern Denmark that was keener to establish a firmer grip on its territories than it had ever had before
Learning in early childhood
No full textBy explaining the theoretical context and highlighting relevant research evidence, this book supports a whole child approach to learning in the early years. Drawing on case studies from a wide range of early years settings, the chapters consider how the different professions in education, health and social care can work together to achieve the best possible outcomes for all young children
Avoiding recolonisation in early childhood: promoting local values as mediators in the spread of globalisation
No full textThis article seeks to draw attention to ways in which culturally based values and practices can and should influence implementation of globalised approaches to early childhood education and care across diverse contexts. Recent discussions have drawn attention to complexities associated with assimilation of globalised notions across diverse cultural contexts. This article is situated within such discussions, highlighting patterns of differentiation in the spread of globalisation across aspects of
policy and practice. The article’s position is that wider promotion of such patterns, as processes through which local values might mediate the impact of globalisation on early childhood services, will support avoidance of global ‘recolonisation’ of policy and practice. To illustrate, the article draws on examples from Hong Kong, where wide-ranging educational reforms were implemented following
withdrawal of the British colonial government in 1997. A range of mixed responses to the reforms has prompted valuable discussions around challenges associated with framing educational development around globalised ideals. These responses are taken as a basis from which to suggest that, while governments across the globe may share a commitment to key goals for early childhood, local values
can and should inform approaches to achieving such goals at the level of everyday practice