Leaving Northern Ireland: youth mobility field,habitus and recession among undergraduates in Belfast

This article explores the dichotomy between the high prevalence and low incidence of youth mobility intentions, utilising the results of quantitative and qualitative research conducted with 400 students during 2010 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Comparisons with results from a prior study on student mobility also show that the recent recession had made relatively little impact upon the prevalence of mobility intentions. Following a theoretical perspective influenced by Bourdieu, these findings are explained through an appreciation of habitus in transmitting the appropriate values and necessary social and economic resources to enable entry to what we have termed the mobility field. This conclusion also helps account for the disparity between the high prevalence of intentions to leave and the low incidence of concrete plans to leave Northern Ireland, as only a small number of respondents have learnt how to mobile via an informal process of family and peer socialisation.     

Daniel,John & Uvalić‐Trumbić, Stamenka ed (2013) A guide to quality in online learning. Contact North (Ontario,Canada) No isbn 28 pp Free download http://www.contactnorth.ca/tips‐tools/guide‐quality‐online‐learning

This guide to the quality of online learning is an extremely readable and useful publication which anyone interested in the field should read in order to refresh or enhance their understanding of this complex and evolving learning environment. This is a highly recommended resource for all educators and managers of learning and teaching. If the content of this book is likely to be at all relevant to you, I recommend you download your own copy. Robyn Smyth     

The effects of governmental policies on foreign students in Japan: a brief statement of general policy trends

The effects of governmental policies on foreign students in Japan: a brief statement of general policy trendsCountry report on Japan