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Animal-Computer Interaction and dogs
Digital & Computing

Animal-Computer Interaction and dogs

...centred approach to the design of technology for animals (visit the Centre for Research in Computing website). As dogs have co-evolved with humans for thousands of years and share a very special relationship with us, not only as companions but also as working partners, much ACI research and design has naturally been focussing on them. For example, researchers have ......
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Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list
Education & Development

Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list

...children eligible for Free School Meals not receive them? In 2012, research suggested that as more than one in four children who could be receiving Free School Meals were not taking advantage of the benefit. Angus Holford of the University of Essex carried out research into the peer effect. He found that encouraging a small number of children to take the meals had a...
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The experts who put storytelling, language and better paid teachers at the heart of early education
Education & Development

The experts who put storytelling, language and better paid teachers at the heart of early education

...research combining linguistics and psychology to revolutionise the way we understand children’s language learning. Back in 1977, she challenged Noam Chomsky’s idea that children’s understanding of language grammar is innate. Snow’s research noted that parents tend to speak very differently to their children as opposed to other adults. Parents’ speech is often...
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Reading communities: why, what and how?
Education & Development

Reading communities: why, what and how?

...centre of classroom practice. This research reveals that children’s pleasure in reading is strongly influenced by reading networks and relationships: between teachers; between teachers and children; between children and children; and in some cases, between children, teachers, families and communities. In schools where staff and ......
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Jury Hub Conversation: Hannah Fawcett, Matt Brooks, Hayley Ness
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub Conversation: Hannah Fawcett, Matt Brooks, Hayley Ness

...as posttraumatic growth, which is his core research area. He is a member of the MMU Health Psychology and Communities Research Centre, the Stress, Health and Performance Cluster in the Faculty of Health and Education, and the Life Paths Research Centre in the United States. He supervises Ph.D. students in areas relating to posttraumatic growth, stress, and ......
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Home education: levelling the playing field or increasing inequalities?
Education & Development

Home education: levelling the playing field or increasing inequalities?

...education, parents tended to view home education as young person-led and described themselves as ‘facilitators’ not teachers. Further research on this underrepresented community is needed to understand the wider experiences of the different communities within home education. Research carried out/funded by the Centre for Social Mobility at the University of Exeter....
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What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?

...centre in Sri Lanka that supported autistic children and learned about physical and sensory therapies. I struggled to manage my caring role during my third year of university, as my parents were unwell. My sister’s autism meant she followed a strict daily routine but this clashed with my studies and made it difficult for me to attend university lectures. As I had little...
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Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast

...Centre), as they explore the practice of FGM and its’ injurious impact on women and girls across their life course. SENSITIVITY STATEMENT We appreciate that FGM is a highly sensitive subject area, and that this podcast contains content about the practice and impact of FGM that some listeners might find emotionally challenging and distressing. Please do prioritise your...
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