121 research outputs found
How childâcentred education favours some learners more than others
Debates on how best to educate young children have been raging over the last 100 yearsâmore often fuelled by ideological preferences rather than empirical evidence. To some extent this is hardly surprising given the difficulty of examining pupil progress in a systematic and comparative way. However, the introduction of a new childâcentred curriculum in Wales provides the opportunity to undertake just such an examination. The Foundation Phase curriculum, introduced in 2008, is designed to provide all 3â to 7âyearâolds with a developmental, experiential, playâbased approach to learning. Evidence from a major 3âyear evaluation of this intervention finds that, overall, pupil progress and wellâbeing is fostered in those settings where the principles of the Foundation Phase have been most closely followed. However, the evidence also suggests that even within these contexts, progress is uneven and that some kinds of children seem to gain more from this approach than others. The âlosersâ appear to be boys and those living in poverty. Drawing on the theories of Basil Bernstein, the paper explores why this may be the case and examines the relative significance of teacher dispositions, teacherâlearner dynamics and the availability of resources. The paper concludes by arguing that these issues will need to be addressed if the benefits of childâcentred approaches are to benefit all
The undebated issue of justice: silent discourses in Dutch flood risk management
Flood risk for all types of flooding is projected to increase based on climate change projections and increases in damage potential. These challenges are likely to aggravate issues of justice in flood risk management (henceforth FRM). Based on a discursive-institutionalist perspective, this paper explores justice in Dutch FRM: how do institutions allocate the responsibilities and costs for FRM for different types of flooding? What are the underlying conceptions of justice? What are the future challenges with regard to climate change? The research revealed that a dichotomy is visible in the Dutch approach to FRM: despite an abundance of rules, regulations and resources spent, flood risk or its management, are only marginally discussed in terms of justice. Despite that the current institutional arrangement has material outcomes that treat particular groups of citizens differently, depending on the type of flooding they are prone to, area they live in (unembanked/embanked) or category of user (e.g. household, industry, farmer). The paper argues that the debate on justice will (re)emerge, since the differences in distributional outcomes are likely to become increasingly uneven as a result of increasing flood risk. The Netherlands should be prepared for this debate by generating the relevant facts and figures. An inclusive debate on the distribution of burdens of FRM could contribute to more effective and legitimate FRM
Comments On The Proposed Designation Of Fonscolombia Graminis Lichtenstein, 1877 As The Type Species Of Fonscolombia Lichtenstein, 1877, With An Additional Proposal To Suppress The Names Tychea Koch, 1857 And T. Graminis Koch, 1857 (Insecta, Homoptera)
Volume: 47Start Page: 127End Page: 12
Comments on the proposal on Dactylopius and Pseudococcus, with additional proposal to use the plenary powers for suppression of Coccus adonidum Linnaeus, 1767 and Pediculus coffeae Linnaeus, 1767 and for validation of Dactylopius longispinus
Volume: 38Start Page: 79End Page: 8
Leucaspis Signoret, 1869 (Insecta, Homoptera, Diaspididae): proposed conservation by the suppression of Leucaspis Burmeister, 1835 (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Leucospidae). Z. N. (S.) 2448
Volume: 41Start Page: 101End Page: 10
Coccus Linnaeus, 1758 and Parthenolecanium Sulc, 1908 (Insecta, Homoptera, Coccidae): Proposed designation of type species under the plenary powers Z.N.(S) 2125
Volume: 38Start Page: 147End Page: 15
Reactions of Conjugated Fatty Acids. VII. Catalytic Cyclization and Aromatization of cis,trans-Octadecadienoic Acid with Selenium 1
Protective effect of loratadine on late phase reaction induced by conjunctival provocation test.
Mealybugs of the genus Fonscolombia Licht. (Homoptera, Pseudococcidae) of the fauna of Russia and adjacent countries
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