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Experiencing fairness at school: An international study
Stephen Gorard
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 53, No. 1 (2012) pp. 127–137
This paper uses survey responses from around 13,000 grade 9 pupils in French-speaking Belgium, the Czech Republic, England, France and Italy to examine their experiences of fairness in schools. Can differences between countries, types of schools or...
Language: English
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Comparing government and private schools in Pakistan: The way forward for universal education
Nadia Siddiqui; Stephen Gorard
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 82, No. 1 (2017) pp. 159–169
This paper presents an analysis of children’s proficiency in English, reading and maths on the basis of a citizen-led household survey run by the Annual Statistics of Education Report (ASER) in Pakistan in 2014. Our main analysis involves a sub...
Language: English
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Exploring the "New" Imperatives of Technology-Based Lifelong Learning
Neil Selwyn; Stephen Gorard
Research in Post-Compulsory Education Vol. 8, No. 1 (2003) pp. 73–92
Policy discourse about lifelong learning has shifted from economic imperative to social and moral pursuit and intrinsic good. Despite this, the emphasis on technological solutions in Information Age discourse subjugates social, civic, and political...
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Towards a Le@rning Society? The Impact of Technology on Patterns of Participation in Lifelong Learning
Stephen Gorard; Neil Selwyn
British Journal of Sociology of Education Vol. 26, No. 1 (February 2005) pp. 71–89
This paper is based on 1001 home-based interviews with UK adults. It describes their varying patterns of participation in lifelong learning and their use of technology for learning and leisure. It finds that 37% of all adults report no further...
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Students' use of Wikipedia as an academic resource — Patterns of use and perceptions of usefulness
Neil Selwyn; Stephen Gorard
Internet and Higher Education Vol. 28, No. 1 (January 2016) pp. 28–34
Wikipedia is now an established information source in contemporary society. With initial fears over its detrimental influence on scholarship and study habits now subsiding, this paper investigates what part Wikipedia plays in the academic lives of...
Language: English
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A Randomised Controlled Trial of the Use of a Piece of Commercial Software for the Acquisition of Reading Skills
Muhammad Ahmad Khan; Stephen Gorard
Educational Review Vol. 64, No. 1 (2012) pp. 21–35
We report here the overall results of a cluster randomised controlled trial of the use of computer-aided instruction with 672 Year 7 pupils in 23 secondary school classes in the north of England. A new piece of commercial software, claimed on the...
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"We Are Guinea Pigs Really": Examining the Realities of ICT-based Adult Learning
Neil Selwyn; Stephen Gorard; Sara Williams
Studies in the Education of Adults Vol. 34, No. 1 (2002) pp. 23–41
Interviews with 36 adult learners in information-communications technology (ICT) settings, using the concept of learning trajectories, revealed barriers to widening participation through ICT. In addition to technical shortcomings, social, economic,...
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Adults' Use of ICTs for Learning: Reducing or Increasing Educational Inequalities?
Neil Selwyn; Stephen Gorard; John Furlong
Journal of Vocational Education and Training Vol. 56, No. 2 (June 2004) pp. 269–290
Within the hyperbole surrounding information and communications technologies (ICTs) and lifelong learning, our understanding of what learning activities ICTs are actually being used for throughout the adult population remains under-developed. Based...
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Adults' Use of Computers and the Internet for Self-Education
Neil Selwyn; Stephen Gorard; John Furlong
Studies in the Education of Adults Vol. 38, No. 2 (2006) pp. 141–159
This paper explores the varied use of information technologies (ITs) such as the computer and Internet for self-education, highlighting how these technologies can facilitate and suppress such learning opportunities throughout the adult population....
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What are the problems with teacher supply?
Patrick White; Stephen Gorard; Beng Huat See
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 22, No. 3 (April 2006) pp. 315–326
This paper is based on our studies of teacher recruitment and retention. Using official statistics from a variety of secondary sources, it builds on our previous work on the changing demand for teachers by exploring issues of teacher supply in the...
Language: English
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Logged on to Learning? Assessing the Impact of Technology on Participation in Lifelong Learning
Stephen Gorard; Neil Selwyn; Louise Madden
International Journal of Lifelong Education Vol. 22, No. 3 (2003) pp. 281–96
Analysis of British survey data on 5,885 adults showed that 42% reported learning participation in the last 3 years; 36% reported none since leaving school. Access to information/communications technology was associated with age, class, and...
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'E-stablishing a Learning Society': the Use of the Internet To Attract Adults to Lifelong Learning in Wales
Neil Selwyn; Sara Williams; Stephen Gorard
Innovations in Education and Teaching International Vol. 38, No. 3 (2001) pp. 205–19
Concentrates on longer-established efforts made in Wales to use the Internet as a gateway for opportunities for adult learners. Focusing on a Web-based Welsh language program over a 12-month period, this paper empirically examines the role of the...
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The Role of the "Technical Fix" in UK Lifelong Education Policy
Neil Selwyn; Stephen Gorard; Sara Williams
International Journal of Lifelong Education Vol. 20, No. 4 (2001) pp. 255–71
Public policy rhetoric depicts information/communications technologies as a means of transforming lifelong education, freeing individual learners, broadening social inclusion, and improving competitiveness. However, concerns about social exclusion...
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Accelerated Reader: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary
Stephen Gorard; Nadia Siddiqui; Beng Huat See
Accelerated Reader (AR) is a whole-group reading management and monitoring program that aims to foster the habit of independent reading among primary and early secondary age pupils. The internet-based software initially screens pupils according to...
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How effective is a summer school for catch-up attainment in English and maths?
Stephen Gorard; Nadia Siddiqui; Beng Huat See
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 73, No. 1 (2015) pp. 1–11
The current study is an efficacy trial of a summer school programme, targeted at literacy and numeracy catch-up for pupils in years 5 and 6. During the summer holidays the intervention provided extra schooling in English and maths along with a wide...
Language: English
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Does participation in uniformed group activities in school improve young people’s non-cognitive outcomes?
Beng Huat See; Stephen Gorard; Nadia Siddiqui
International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 85, No. 1 (2017) pp. 109–120
Recent concerns about extremism, and young people’s vulnerability to exposure of radicalisation and such negative influences, have increased interest in young people’s participation in civic activities. There is some evidence that such activities at ...
Language: English