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Brokering Britain, Educating Citizens: Exploring ESOL and Citizenship
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Cooke, Melanie, Ed.; Peutrell, Rob, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
This book addresses the politically charged issue of citizenship and English language learning among adult migrants in the UK. Whilst citizenship learning is inherent in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), the book argues that top-down approaches and externally-designed curricula are not a productive or useful approach. Meaningful…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Political Attitudes
"Eye Know": Translating Needs from Annual Health Checks for People with Learning Disabilities to Demand
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Codling, Mary – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
Annual health checks for people with learning disabilities are a concept that was introduced by the Government in 2001 as a catalyst to improve access to health services and identify health needs that have previously gone undetected. Nonetheless, to date, there has been little evidence of the effectiveness of these health checks. This study seeks…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Optometry, Vision, Mental Retardation
Partnerships and Work-Based Learning: An Evaluation of an Opportunity to Pioneer New Ways to Care for the Older People in the Community
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Moore, Lesley J. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2007
The following British case study illustrates how a group of Primary Health Care Trusts expanded partnerships with a university to support the development of 12 new advanced primary nurses (APNs). The cohort of APNs were undertaking new roles and were part of the national pilot of the Department of Health adapted Evercare programme for the "at…
Descriptors: Primary Health Care, Nurses, Health Needs, Experiential Learning