Experiences of e-safety within primary school education

This research aims to establish what the current e-safety teaching strategies are within primary schools in England in relation to the National Curriculum and current office for standards in education (OFSTED) guidelines. The project focuses on up to three primary schools in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire where relationships have been established to identify how e-safety is approached and where it is adequately addressed and/or taught. During the initial stage of the project teachers will be interviewed and observed at the heart of this environment within their primary school setting. The intention of the initial study is to inform and direct subsequent research involving children within each particular school. The second stage of the project will establish what impact the current teaching strategies have on the children and the messages that are being received, interpreted and understood by them. The results of both studies will establish how effective the current teaching strategies are and their impact on young children to provide the necessary evidence to influence key stakeholders and make recommendations and support for an improved strategy and consistent approach to e-safety in primary schools in England

"Challenge Current Practice and Assumptions! Make waves!!” : What Works Scotland Collaborative Learning Event 23 & 24 February 2016 Queens Hotel, Perth

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Collaborative Action Retreat Report: Summary of Retreat Held in June 2015

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Comeback city? Lessons from revitalising a diverse place like Dandenong

In the 1990s, central Dandenong in Melbourne’s southeast was in decline. But, over the past decade and a half, this trend has been halted and in some areas reversed. Our research has identified key elements in this revitalisation, including strong roles for both public sector and non-government participants. Importantly, the approach has delivered new opportunities for the culturally diverse local community. At the time these efforts began, a shrinking manufacturing sector and poor urban planning decisions had drained vitality from the centre. New shopping malls and suburban estates enticed people to live and shop elsewhere. Public spaces were dilapidated. Many retail buildings were vacant. Unsurprisingly, local population levels were stagnating. Affordable rents and a community with strong networks of support attracted some new residents, most from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. However, once settled, many people faced barriers to employment, training and adequate public facilities.Fil: Henderson, Hayley. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Regionales; Argentina. The Australian National University; AustraliaFil: Gleeson, Brendan. University of Melbourne; AustraliaFil: Sullivan, Helen. The Australian National University; Australi

Cultural diversity and collaborative governance in central Dandenong

This paper reports preliminary findings from a study sponsored by the ESRC about collaborative governance under austerity. While the study involved the comparison of experiences of ‘austerity’ and ‘collaboration’ between eight Western cities, the focus of this paper is the unique experience of collaboration in urban governance in Dandenong, Melbourne. In particular, our research examined distinct forms of collaboration that have occurred under recent conditions of urban policy and funding reprioritisations (2005-2017). In addition to uncovering general details about collaborative structures and stresses, we have discovered that cultural diversity has played a unique role in both defining modes of collaboration as well as the direction of urban revitalisation. Cultural diversity may be typical of many Australian cities since World War Two, where scholarship has long noted the dynamism, fluidity and positivity of new cultural inflows within expansive urbanisation. However, less is known about the ways in which cultural diversity influences collaborative modes of urban governance. Working with recent scholarship on hybridity in urban governance this paper elucidates the specific ways cultural diversity is supported locally in Dandenong and, in turn, used in collaboration. Specifically, it describes a starting position of widespread support for multiculturalism and mutual understanding in the community linked to the distinctive morphology and socio-ethnic functioning of the city. It also describes the multiple forms of engagement and collaboration between actors in revitalisation, such as more traditional forms of engagement between government and non-government actors as well as new forms of political action led by cultural groups to influence the trajectory of urban policy

Stakeholder perspectives towards online safeguarding of children with special educational needs (SEN).

This thesis explores stakeholder perspectives in relation to children’s online behavior and safeguarding with a specific focus on children with a special educational need (SEN). The research aims to explore key stakeholder perspectives in relation to safeguarding SEN children online in order to inform and guide stakeholders towards sensibly balancing risk and opportunities online. SEN children are identified as having been largely ignored over previous years within the field of online safeguarding, with the focus predominantly on children within mainstream schools without a learning need or disability. There are some unique challenges for SEN children that place them at a greater risk than mainstream children and which can have a significant and long-lasting effect on mental health, self-esteem and development. The interaction and engagement of stakeholders is a central theme in examining how to effectively safeguard SEN children online and support a system which places the child at the center. An ecosystems theory approach, which considers child development as a system of interrelated relationships affected by multiple levels of surrounding environment (Bronfenbrenner, 1979) positions the thesis within the field of education and facilitates an analysis of stakeholder engagement which proposes that a multi-stakeholder approach is central and key to supporting SEN children. Bronfenbrenner (1979) proposes that a child’s development is affected by their immediate environment and their larger external environment, which subsequently consists of a number of different stakeholders. One-to-one interviews with 18 stakeholders were included as part of the study, comprising of 14 adults and four children aged between 12 and 14. Adults included as part of the study were all key stakeholders within the field of safeguarding SEN children online whilst all children involved in the study had been previously identified as having a learning need and/or complex emotional and social need. The study revealed a range of perceptions around online safeguarding and SEN children and revealed that there more commonly exists stakeholders working fragmentedly, in isolation or with a limited number of other stakeholders within the field. It was revealed through thematic analysis adopted as part of the study that support, resources and specialist training are difficult to find or are non-existent and frequently cause frustration and challenges for all stakeholders. Children as stakeholders were interviewed as part of the study and their views and experiences considered alongside other stakeholders including teachers, parents, headteachers, SENCO, mental health practitioners, social care, external education consultants, enhanced SEN inspector and the police. Analysis revealed that a holistic multi-stakeholder and multi-agency approach is required. As a result, the outcomes of this study have produced a framework for SEN online safety which supports a multi-stakeholder approach and provides guiding principles for all stakeholders to support SEN children online and to sensibly balance the risk and opportunities online

Understanding inclusion in collaborative governance: a mixed methods approach

Who should be included in collaborative governance and how they should be included is an important topic, though the dynamics of inclusion are not yet well understood. We propose a conceptual model to shape the empirical analysis of what contributes to inclusion in collaborative processes. We propose that incentives, mutual interdependence and trust are important preconditions of inclusion, but that active inclusion management also matters a great deal. We also hypothesize that inclusion is strategic, with ‘selective activation’ of participants depending on functional and pragmatic choices. Drawing on cases from the Collaborative Governance Case Databank, we used a mixed method approach to analyse our model. We found support for the model, and particularly for the central importance of active inclusion management.Fil: Ansell, Christopher. University of California at Berkeley; Estados UnidosFil: Doberstein, Carey. University of British Columbia; CanadáFil: Henderson, Hayley. The Australian National University; Australia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Regionales; ArgentinaFil: Siddiki, Saba. Syracuse University; Estados UnidosFil: ‘t Hart, Paul. Utrecht University; Países Bajo

Blue-green infrastructure (BGI) in dense urban watersheds. The case of the Medrano stream basin (MSB) in Buenos Aires

Conventional urban drainage approaches have historically focused on the volume of stormwater to be displaced with the aim of moving it as fast and as far as possible from the city. They have also been negligent regarding water quality and the inherent value of watercourses to distinct forms of life in cities, from maintaining biodiversity to providing recreational space for residents. Contemporary responses to these issues point to a paradigm change: They seek to replicate the natural mechanisms of absorption and retention, with the aim of addressing pluvial drainage needs closer to the site of origin. This article aims to explore the extent to which such an approach could be accommodated in one dense and highly impervious setting in the Global South. Specifically, it compares urban morphology, land value, hydraulic performance, and politico-institutional conditions of grey and Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) scenarios in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The findings suggest that even in very dense and impervious urban basins it is possible to implement BGI with a significant effect in achieving urban-sustainability goals. Furthermore, the results demonstrate that it is possible to deculvert watercourses in line with Compact City principles through the development of hybrid BGI/grey-infrastructure systems.Fil: Kozak, Daniel Matias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Centro de Investigación Hábitat y Energía; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Regionales; ArgentinaFil: Henderson, Hayley. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Saavedra 15. Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Regionales; Argentina. Australian National University; AustraliaFil: de Castro Mazarro, Alejandro. Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development,; AlemaniaFil: Rotbart, Demián. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo; ArgentinaFil: Aradas, Rodolfo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentin

Collaborative Action Research and public services:Insights into methods, findings and implications for public service reform

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