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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"School ethos"”.
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The art school ethos across cultures: UK and China
… between British and Chinese independent art schools and art schools in multidisciplinary universities, and the cultural contexts behind these art schools in the two countries. The study employed a semi-structured and open-ended qualitative interview approach, and adopted cross-national …
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A Grounded Theory Study of the Experiences of Gender and Sexually Diverse High School Students: Balancing School Ethos
… campaigns and legislation are on the rise, and school districts are fighting in favor of and against various forms of support for gay and sexually diverse (GSD) students, creating very distinct experienced ethoses in their prospective schools. At times, these ethoses stand in direct opposition …
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The relationship between pupils’ spiritual development and school ethos: a survey of 10-11 year old children from a sample of primary schools in Northern Ireland
Using a conceptualisation of ethos as ‘experienced culture' this dissertation explores how school ethos is associated with the spiritual development of pupils. An ‘ethos scale’ is devised by mapping together theoretical models of school culture and spirituality. This new scale and an existing scale …
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“Just talk to us”: Exploring the lived experiences of young people who engage with a school-based counselling service, and the views of pastoral staff
… et al., 2022, 2023). In this context, schools are increasingly recognised as key sites for MH support. Evidence indicates that school-based counselling (SBC) can offer accessible, timely and effective intervention by providing young people with a confidential space within their everyday …
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Towards a curriculum for teaching the holocaust in a South African Jewish primary school : a case study
… the subject into the curriculum of its schools. Its place in the primary school has been unclear and its role undefined in contrast to the subjects central unit in the high school Jewish history curriculum. The research focused on the primary school level using Herzlia Weizmann Primary …
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Conspiracy, Controversy, and the Classroom: Exploring the Prevalence and Significance of Conspiracy Theories among Youth Cultures in London
… grounded qualitative study on two school sites with very different socioeconomic and ethnic mixes, I focused on the experiences of young people as they pertained to conspiracy theories, wider issues of controversy, and education. The ethnography, which employed thematic analysis …
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Independent Local Radio Drama: A Cultural, Historical And Regulatory Examination Of British Commercial Radio Drama.
… drama and light entertainment. The ‘Manchester School’ ethos in broadcasting was evidently resurgent among its dramatists, highlighting the dichotomy between oral and literary cultures and their spatial or temporal modes. New creative voices, often without a theatrical background and unbeholden …
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Bereavement in the Primary Classroom: The Perspectives of Widowed Parents
… they support their children through the primary school system in Ireland. It provides candid parental insights into how schools currently respond to, address and continue to educate children who are grieving the death of a parent. There is a paucity of empirically based research exploring widowed …
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Community Educators and the Struggle for Recognition Theorising meaning, educator and institution in Ireland’s community education field using a generative grounded theory approach.
… point to the tensions between a dominant school ethos and subordinate community education ethos in the VEC and proposes a critical coalition for the future. The findings suggest that community education facilitators have a role to play in occupying a critical space within the VECs. The …
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Opening dialogues between mindfulness and education: Exploring existing mindfulness-based activities in UK schools and perceptions of mindfulness in education with teachers, teacher trainers and mindfulness-based curricula developers
… extant literature pertaining to mindfulness in schools demonstrates a clear focus on the development and implementation of new MBIs, rather than consideration of any existing mindfulness-based activities that may already be taking place in educational settings, and how these are …
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Opening pandora's box? Desegregation and Transformation in Six Elite Public Schools in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
… were outlawed in South Africa, 204 white public schools opened their enrolments to learners from 'other' population groups. Their desegregatory actions differed from international desegregatory precedent, however, and the schools appeared to act against the traditions of their own racial …
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Contextualising youth emotional health and wellbeing: teachers’ experiences, perceptions and views about their role working with young people, who present with emotional difficulties
… specific action research, explores post primary school teachers’ professional experiences in their dealings with pupils’ emotional difficulties, in order to develop a conceptualised change for improved school practice, including what personal emotional support staff need, in order to meet the …
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Nature, autism, and COVID: Exploring perceptions of nature’s relationship with wellbeing in diverse groups
… of autistic children participating in Forest School at an autism specialist provision with practitioners trained in working with autistic children. Triangulating data from three months of participant observation, interviews with 10 parents, and interviews with nine autistic children and …
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An exploration of strategies used by Malaysian secondary school teachers to promote positive behaviour: professionals’ and pupils’ perspectives
… context and strategies used by secondary school teachers to promote positive behaviour. It also examines strategies that are perceived to be effective and possible factors that have influenced professionals’ attitudes towards positive behaviour. Mixed-method research design was used to …