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Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...To help do this, it is useful to keep in mind the student experience. Maldrez et al. (2007), through their large sample of student teachers, identified four key themes that underpin the process of learning to be a teacher: the concept of teacher identity or sense of self as teacher the importance of potential and actual relationships with a number of ‘significant others’ the role of emotion in student teachers’ ......
Harry Potter and death and bereavement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Harry Potter and death and bereavement

...et al., 1996)– a popular theory of grief which posits that us Muggles retain connections with the dead long after they have died. via GIPHY In some ways, Harry Potter’s first experience of bereavement is the polar opposite of the bereavement that is the focus of my own research. Harry loses his parents when he is a mere baby – the focus of my interest is in parents...
Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology
Education & Development

Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology

...mode of subjective identification that crossed national borders and shaped global politics. It has only relatively recently lost its voice and come to be seen as the defining characteristic of political extremism, the atavistic trademark of the political fringe. This political laryngitis silences its historical and political ubiquity and removes the conceptual handles...
Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic

...et al (2021) Impacts of COVID-19 on sexual behaviour in Britain: findings from a large, quasi-representative survey (Natsal-COVID). Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2021; 10.1136/sextrans-2021-055210 https://www.relate.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/uploads/relate_eharmony_twwan21_report_final.pdf Kirstin R Mitchell et al (2022) Initial Impacts of COVID-19 on Sex...
Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection
Science, Maths & Technology

Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection

...et al., 1968). She had discovered a Neutron Star. This is the crushed core of a massive star that ran out of fuel. Imagine a star heavier than our Sun squeezed into a ball the size of a city (about 20km wide). Because it is so small, it spins incredibly fast—much like an ice skater pulling in their arms to spin faster. As it spins, it sweeps a beam of energy across...
The birth of (synthetic) dyeing
History & The Arts

The birth of (synthetic) dyeing

...et al. (eds.), ‘Dyestuffs in the 19th Century’, Chapter 12, A History of Technology, vol. V, p. 257, Oxford University Press, 1958. FURTHER GENERAL READING Here are some books and articles that you may want to try and get hold of: Barrow J. D., The Artful Universe, Oxford University Press, 1995 ISBN 0 1985 3996 7. A quite remarkable book that will change the way you...
Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing

...et al. (2017) review of 214 engagement studies, plus Gifford and Young (2021) engagement evidence review for the CIPD, suggest that organisations need to pay attention to: each employee’s self-efficacy (belief in being able to succeed in the workplace, based on skills they have and circumstances they face), resilience (ability to recover quickly from difficulties) and...
Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics
Science, Maths & Technology

Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics

...et al., 2021). At Christmas, this issue worsens with the increased use of plastics in decorations, wrapping, and toys, many of which are discarded after short use. These plastics often cannot be recycled due to additives or coatings, leading to landfill waste. Additionally, plastic production contributes to climate change by releasing greenhouse gases unless powered...