'She just got me’: supporting care experienced young people negotiating relationships and identities at school

In this article we examine the complex relationship between care experience, mental health and exclusion from school and how young people (YP) negotiate these different experiences and identities. The study is a secondary analysis, informed by symbolic interactionist theory, of interviews conducted with 19 care experienced YP in Scotland. Not all of the YP were excluded and not all had a formal mental health diagnosis, as such our study design allows interrogation of the contexts and relationships which not only facilitate but also disrupt pathways to exclusion. It also allows reconsideration of assumptions of vulnerability which are often applied to care experienced YP. Our findings suggest that these YP are moving beyond ‘role playing’ the identities ascribed to them and actively seek out relationships which enable them to construct alternative identities.     

The RIX Wiki: the use of multimedia advocacy to support person-centred planning in a special needs secondary school – implications for current policy and practice

The article documents findings from a pilot study undertaken in 2012–2013 in a special needs secondary school in the England, that trialled the use of a multimedia advocacy tool, “The RIX Wiki”. The trial was part of the pathfinder programme, which aimed to reform existing Special Education Needs provision, from the system of statementing to one of developing education health care plans. The reforms became enshrined in the Children and Families Act (2014). The findings were overall positive and helped with person-centred planning processes. The discussion is framed within current and future policy directives. We argue that multimedia advocacy approaches and software tools, like the “RIX Wiki” will have a continued role to play in ensuring the needs, aspirations and choices of children and young people with learning disabilities remain central.     

The Mystery Room: discovering the flexibility of an information literacy-based educational escape room

Abstract

The Mystery Room is an educational escape room based on information literacy and applied to multiple audiences, including first-year students and library student employees. In this article, we explain how we developed the game, its theoretical underpinnings, and why it’s a flexible workshop for a variety of audiences.     

A meta-cognitive approach to doping in sports: The effects of thought validation on attitudes related to doping

ABSTRACT

To better understand doping-related attitude change, it is important to consider not only the amount of thinking (i.e., elaboration) done by message recipients, but also the favourability of their thoughts in response to the proposal, as well as the perceived validity in their thoughts. The main goal of the present study was to analyse the effects of a meta-cognitive process (i.e., thought validation) on attitudes related to doping. Thus, we randomly assigned participants to read a message either against or in favour of legalising several doping behaviours. Participants listed their thoughts regarding the proposal and indicated the perceived validity in their thoughts, then reported their attitudes. As hypothesised, the message against legalisation elicited more unfavourable thoughts and attitudes than the message in favour of legalisation. Most relevantly, the effects of the message direction on attitudes were greater for participants with higher (vs. lower) levels of thought validity. Furthermore, consistent with the thought validation process, results revealed that thought favourability was a better predictor of attitudes for participants with higher (vs. lower) perceived thought validity, indicating that perceiving one’s thoughts as valid plays an important role in persuasion. These findings provide novel insights for research and interventions regarding doping in sports.     

The effect of number of siblings and birth order on educational attainment: Empirical Evidence from Chinese General Social Survey

Data from China demonstrate that the effect of the number of siblings on education is restricted by many factors, such as children’s gender, urban or rural household registration, whether there is only one child, the birth order of children within the family, and parents’ status. Chinese families have significant preferences for the eldest son and the youngest son. Moreover, research based on the natural experiment and instrumental variable approach suggests that market-oriented reform of education has increased the cost of family education expenditures since China’s reform and opening up, which further aggravates the negative impact on education of having many siblings in an urban setting.     

普通高校体育课编班教学改革实验研究

体育课教学是高等学校体育工作的核心。教学质量的好坏直接影响学生的体质。但是 ,现行的班级体育授课制仍然是沿袭以智力、高考分数为核心 ,方便文化课教学的编班制进行体育课教学 ,这无疑影响学生体质的发展和终身体育思想的形成 ,而且给体育课教学带来许多困难。因此 ,从发展学生体质和培养终身锻炼习惯的实际需要出发 ,打破单纯按智力、分数的分班制是当前高校体育教学工作中亟待解决的问题。     

论奥林匹克运动的教育价值

从现代奥林匹克运动的复兴 ,奥林匹克主义、理想 ,到现代奥林匹克运动所出现的“人文危机”等方面对奥林匹克运动的教育价值进行了深入的探讨 ,旨在加强对奥林匹克精神的理解 ,为 2 0 0 8年北京举办奥运会创造良好的社会体育环境。     

体育教学与体育态度学习关系的综述

体育态度在学校范围内是一种学科态度,学生通过有效途径可以获得这种态度.体育态度学习包括态度的形式和改变,体育态度的获得要经过顺从、认同、内化三个阶段.体育态度学习是在一定条件下发生的,它是内、外条件共同作用的结果.内部条件包括:学习信念、学习心向、认知失衡、知觉判断.外部条件包括:和谐人际环境、能够获得强化、能够体验成功、树立成功榜样.     

20世纪二三十年代"乡村教育运动"的特点及其现实启迪

“乡村教育运动”具有实施主体民间性、教育对象全民化和教育内容适用性的特点。它对当今农村教育改革的借鉴和启示在于:民间力量应该以多种形式积极参与农村教育的改革和发展;农村教育的对象应该包括以成人为主体的农村社会的全体成员;农村教育的内容必须适合当前农民多元化的教育需求。     

高等师范院校学生体育态度变化的实证研究

体育态度是指个体对体育活动所持的评价、体验和行为倾向的综合表现。体育态度调节着人对体育参与的行为选择和行为反应，影响着体育学习和锻炼的效果和效率。高师学生的职业定向是教师，重视和加强高师学生体育态度的形成与培养．对推动中小学校体育与健康活动广泛与深入地开展及提高未来教师队伍的健康水平等，都具有特殊意义。本文在调查研究的基础上，就不同年级学生对体育课教学所持的态度及参加体育锻炼的行为表现等问题展开探讨。