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EDITORIAL
Get PDFThis second edition, of the well-received, Buckingham Journal of Education, gathers a series of articles around the educational legacy of the Rt. Hon. Michael Gove MP. This eclectic range of articles seeks to explore some of the facets of his influence, intention and policy from the period of 2010 through to 2014 when he was the Secretary of State for Education in the Conservative / Liberal Coalition
iGaming versus Banking: Differences and Similarities
Get PDFThis work compares existing and emerging risks of the banking and iGaming industries. Moreover, whilst a solvency framework is established in the banking industry, this study researches the potential implementation of a solvency regime in the iGaming industry.
Our literature review is complemented with semi-structured interviews held with 23 stakeholders working in risk management in Malta.
The common risks identified were compliance with regulations, money laundering, liquidity and solvency risks. The banking industry highlighted credit, market and jurisdiction risks as specific risks faced by their industry – the latter being potential worry specific to the Maltese jurisdiction. iGaming experts highlighted financial, responsible gaming and market changes as specific risks for their industry. A formalised solvency framework would be beneficial to the iGaming industry by further enhancing its reputation. Finally, we find that more focus should be given to risk management in banks and iGaming operators to improve the relationship between both industries
Crowd-sourced Manipulation and Fraud Detection: An Action Design Research Study in Prediction Markets
No full textPrediction markets are a common tool of companies for idea management and evaluation during the innovation process, which enables them to include expectations and opinions of stakeholders across organizational boundaries. However, prediction markets are also known for their susceptibility to manipulation in theory and practice. The irregular and multifaceted occurrence of these phenomena, with sometimes very creative strategies, makes it difficult to detect manipulation and fraud based on algorithms. To ensure robust and reliable forecasts, which are of utmost importance for a focused and successful digital innovation process, there is a need for a monitoring approach capable of dealing with these specific problems. In an Action Design Research project, we address this problem by developing a crowd-sourced manipulation and fraud detection tool. The artifact enables the crowd to successfully decompose the large set of trading data and successfully find even creative strategies without guidance. The artifact is implemented and evaluated in the field in the prediction market [blinded for review]. We conclude, that a crowd-sourced approach can be suggested to monitor ambiguous and rare events with a varying character in our context and presumably other contexts as well
Who are the most important players in team sports
No full textWe present a statistical model using box scores from games as data to develop a theory to determine which players are the most important to success in team sports. We apply this to NBA basketball, NFL football and NHL hockey. The results show that the most important players for team success are not necessarily the most outstanding players. Moreover, its generally much more successful to have several good players rather than a single outstanding player. In NBA basketball, NFL football, and NHL hockey defensive players often stand out. The results are useful for good team construction, game strategy and recruiting of players
Predicting In-Play Match Decisions: Evidence from a Closed-Door Environment
No full textWe investigate the effect of the crowd on the decisions of match officials within a professional sports environment. We do this using data from 9,835 football (soccer) matches, comparing matches played behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic with those played before a crowd. We find that home advantage in terms of in-play decisions by match officials is significantly reduced in the absence of crowds. Examining the decisions of football referees, we find that away teams receive fewer yellow and red cards when playing in an empty stadium compared to matches with a crowd. This suggests the decisions of officials are influenced by the social pressure on match officials of a crowd, and that forecasts of match-related events and outcomes should be adjusted accordingly
Voices from Beyond the School Gates: Students’ and Their Parents’ Lived Experience of School Exclusion
Get PDFThere have been growing concerns in England about increasing numbers of students, many of whom have Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) or come from disadvantaged backgrounds, who experience education disaffection and failure (Farouk 2017; DfE 2017; Perraudin and McIntyre 2018; Edwards 2018). Moreover, there have been increasing calls for research that works collaboratively with students and other stakeholders (ie parents and school leaders) to address these issues (see Edwards and Brown 2020). This article explores students’ and their parents’ experiences in relation to school exclusion. Drawing on participant action research methods three former excluded students and their parents who successfully re-engaged their education were trained to carry out interviews with five recently excluded secondary school students and their parents. Findings from the interviews stand juxtaposed to political discourses that view exclusion as being influenced by poor parenting or student deviance. Rather, our findings illustrate a spiral of disillusionment, educational disengagement, fractured relationships between students, parents and teachers that emerges as our participants encountered a series of life events that coincided with the educational processes in schools. We consider these findings and, in line with Freire (1972; 2005), we propose a dialogic and relational intervention that enables excluded students to collaborate with their parents and school leaders to make meaningful changes to their own and their schools’ practices in order to help them re-engage with their education
Mainland Chinese Casino Visitors to Macau: Linking Service, Brand Image, Satisfaction and Loyalty
No full textFew studies have investigated the moderating influence of brand image on customer satisfaction and loyalty. The purpose of this study was to examine the link from casino service to satisfaction (affective and cognitive satisfaction) and loyalty (revisit intention and intention to recommend). The influence of brand image as a moderator was also proposed. A quantitative survey was conducted with 240 casino visitors in Macau. The findings demonstrate that cognitively and affectively satisfied customers were more inclined to revisit and recommend a casino. These relations were stronger for customers who scored higher in brand image than for those who scored lower. The moderating influence of brand image was supported for revisit intention but was not supported for recommendation. The study provides promotional marketing strategies for the casino industry and theoretical suggestions for future study
A Qualitative Teacher-Student Oriented Approach to Translation Teaching
Get PDFThis article proposes a move away from the traditional methodologies of teaching translation that focus on text-typologies to an eclectic teacher and student oriented approach that involves a set of interdisciplinary skills with a view to improving students’ translation quality. Here, a combination of the minimalist approach, revision vs. editing and discourse analysis is the proposed alternative in translation teaching. This combination brings together both teacher- and student-centred approaches. As the validity of the approach proposed relies partially on instructors’ competences and skills in teaching translation, universities, particularly in the Arab world, need to invest in recruiting expert practitioners instead of depending mainly on bilingual teachers to teach translation
Arthur Ransome the Stylist: A Structural Analysis of Coot Club (1934)
Get PDFThis paper breaks new ground in the field of Ransome criticism and presents new findings. It is the first to examine Arthur Ransome’s use of signals in his novels for children, here Coot Club (1934). Structural analysis of the novel has revealed a carefully concealed three-tier structure, and shows Arthur Ransome to be a consummate stylist. 
Who is King in Factor Zoo? Case of the Chinese Stock Market
No full textThis paper aimed to evaluate and compare individual performances and contributions of seven well-known factors, selected from four widely cited asset pricing models: (1) the capital asset pricing model of Sharpe (1964), (2) the three-factor model of Fama and French (1993) the augmented four-factor model of Carhart (1997), (3) the five-factor model of Fama and French (2015), and (4) the illiquidity model of Amihud, et al. (2015) in capturing the time-series variation of stock returns and absorbing the 12 prominent anomalies. The anomalies were constructed by forming long-short portfolios, and regressions were run to examine their monthly returns from 2000 to 2019. We found that there is no definite and absolute “king” in the factor zoo in the Chinese stock market, and size is the relative “king” that can absorb the maximum number of anomalies. Evidence also indicates that the three-factor model of Fama and French may still play an important role in pricing assets in the Chinese stock market. The results can provide investors with a reliable risk factor and help investors form an effective investment strategy. This paper contributes to asset pricing literature in the Chinese market.G