On Monday January 20th, we’ll examine four methods of inquiry — interviewing students, surveying students, observing students and using reflections as research data — and decide how they might be used to inform a case study of how students in a diverse group (a) relate to the knowledge and skills a teacher thinks they are […]
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Russell Group record on free school meal pupils revealed
‘…For the 24 institutions now in the Russell Group, the number of free school meal pupils “in HE by age 19” was 1,580 in 2009-10 and 1,540 in 2010-11, the most recent figures available. For 2010-11, that works out at an average of 64 for each university. For the University of Cambridge the total of […]
Theoretical perspectives on ‘achievement gaps’ in education
This will be the focus for our seminar on January 13th. Every attempt to ‘close an achievement gap’ is rooted in a range of theories which frame what the statistical difference between measurable educational outcomes is and means, why it appears to exist, what if anything can be done to change it, who can have […]
How can we challenge persistent gender and racial inequalities?
Although these infographics are not directly connected to the discussions we have been having about unequal distributions of achievement in school (the ‘achievement gap’), I was made aware of them today and thought they offered, among other things, an alternative perspective….and some provocation about the imperative of challenging inequalities in and through education. They were produced by a […]
Academic referencing style guide
The University of Lincoln has published a very useful, and free, guide to referencing academic papers in the Harvard style. If you’re searching for a style, or need help remembering some details, download the book! Different academic disciplines have habits of using particular styles; for MLA (modern languages), APA (psychology) and Chicago (social sciences and humanities) […]