The Plymouth Institute of Education Online Journal - Volume 1, No. 1 - 2020
Table of contents
Julie Anderson
Articles
Intra-Active ‘World-Making’: Hope, Education, Utopias and Potential Eco-Socially Just Futures. Rosamonde Birch.
A discussion on the Involvement of Somalia’s children in Armed Conflict. Matilda Nash
Work-based learning and an investigation into racial hostility, an autoethnographic study. Emma Jones
Childhood and Well-Being in Bangladesh: A Focus on Gender Inequalities, Child Marriage and Climate Change Issues. Zoe Durston
Recent Submissions
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A discussion on the Involvement of Somalia’s children in Armed Conflict
(University of Plymouth, 2020)This paper discusses the issue of children’s involvement in armed conflict across the historically war-torn country of Somalia. This serious breach of a child’s rights is often kept ‘under the radar’ and needs voice. Here, ... -
An investigation to evaluate the effectiveness of a primary school’s improvement plan focusing on maths attainment and progress through problem solving.
(University of Plymouth, 2020)Mathematics is a fundamental skill which is required throughout life; children need to develop a fluency to enable them to be confident in using maths (Myatt 2018), however, maths anxiety within the British adult population ... -
How confident are final year students with the speech and language interventions utilised for the educational and social development of children with autism in one mainstream school in South Devon?
(University of Plymouth, 2020)The aim of my research was to discover what speech and language intervention strategies are used in a mainstream school to assist children with autism, and how confident student teachers feel about these particular ... -
Editorial - summer 2020
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Intra-Active ‘World-Making’: Hope, Education, Utopias and Potential Eco-Socially Just Futures
(University of Plymouth, 2020)The paper is an edited extract from an MA Education Dissertation that researched the discernment of hope with young people through the Philosophy for/with Children (P4wC) process. Through the paper the role of hope in the ... -
Work-based learning and an investigation into racial hostility, an autoethnographic study
(University of Plymouth, 2020)The purpose of this research enquiry was to explore autoethnography as a useful and valid form of sociological research. To gain an understanding of its complex ethical considerations that differ from other methodologies ... -
Childhood and Well-Being in Bangladesh: A Focus on Gender Inequalities, Child Marriage and Climate Change Issues
(University of Plymouth, 2020)This paper uses literature to explore the gender inequalities, the issues of child marriage, and the struggles being faced as a result of climate change in Bangladesh. It highlights the key issues of each topic, and how ... -
Widening participation for women in Initial Teacher Education – it’s not a problem, is it? - What are the widening participation issues encountered by women as they embark on a Primary PGCE Initial Teacher Training course?
(University of Plymouth, 2020)This research explores widening participation in one university-led Post Graduate Primary initial teacher education course (PGCE) in England. Rooted in a social constructivist paradigm and utilising a mixed-method social ...