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This paper uses a new indicator to track poverty from 2001 to 2006 in small areas in Great Britain. The indicator, called Unadjusted Means-tested Benefits Rate (UMBR), was devised by Fenton (2013) and is the ratio of claimants of means tested benefits to the number of households in a small area....
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This paper addresses the problem of measuring neighbourhood characteristics and change when working with individual level datasets to understand the effects of residential mobility. Currently available measures in Britain are in various respects unsuitable for this purpose. The paper explores a...
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Teachers play a vital role in the lives of their students. They impart knowledge, provide pastoral care, act as role models and, above all, create an environment that’s conducive to learning. But teaching is fraught with numerous challenges that could lead to dissatisfaction; some teachers...
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Les enseignants jouent un rôle déterminant dans la vie de leurs élèves. Ils leur transmettent le savoir, veillent sur eux, leur servent de modèles et, surtout, créent un environnement propice à l’apprentissage. L’enseignement comporte toutefois de nombreux défis susceptibles...
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Much ink has been spilled debating the merits of different science-teaching practices. Proponents of enquiry-based science teaching argue that this approach exposes students to the procedures used by professional scientists, while the proponents of traditional practices emphasise the role of...
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Chaque nouvelle publication de données PISA est l’occasion pour des chercheurs du monde entier de se lancer dans de nouvelles analyses afin d’apporter un nouvel éclairage sur des questions de toutes sortes. Parmi celles-ci, l’une reste pour l’instant sans réponse : comment expliquer...
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Many education systems seek to create an open, diverse and tolerant society, as education can play a significant role in countering racial, ethnic and national prejudice among children and adolescents. Education for living in an interconnected and diverse world could also contribute to forming...
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Le débat sur les mérites des différentes pratiques pédagogiques en sciences, qui s’inscrit dans le cadre d’une réflexion plus large sur la nature de l’apprentissage, a fait couler beaucoup d’encre et souvent suscité des réactions passionnées chez les différentes parties...
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Les tests standardisés aident à évaluer les progrès des élèves à l’école et permettent d’éclairer les politiques d’éducation sur les lacunes existantes. Toutefois, l’excès de tests pourrait faire peser une forte pression sur les élèves et les enseignants si l’apprentissage...
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