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Higgins, Steve – Psychology of Education Review, 2020
In responding to John Raven's critique of the current situation in education and the role of evidence-based interventions, there are a number of observations that Steve Higgins makes, but he starts by supporting Raven's key argument about the damage that high stakes accountability has done to the system of teaching and assessment in schools. This…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, High Stakes Tests, Accountability
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Crawford, Andrea; Joseph, Stephen; Sellman, Edward – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2021
This article examines the potentiality, acceptability and ethical considerations of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for supporting pupils' mental well-being in a junior school. To date, research has predominantly focused on the psychological or behavioural benefits of MBIs rather than broader and more philosophical issues of implementation.…
Descriptors: Ethics, Metacognition, Well Being, Intervention
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Egan, Helen; O'Hara, Mark; Cook, Amy; Mantzios, Michail – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2022
Universities are facing a difficult challenge in supporting good mental health whilst striving to enhance academic performance. The present study aimed to specifically investigate the relationship between attitudinal and personality constructs that are associated with wellbeing and to explore their association with student academic outcomes.…
Descriptors: Universities, Metacognition, Mental Health, Resilience (Psychology)
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Gunter, Helen; Rayner, Steve; Thomas, Hywel; Fielding, Antony; Butt, Graham; Lance, Ann – Management in Education, 2004
load has been highlighted by recent studies, including work for the DfES by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC 2001) and by the Office for Manpower Economics (OME) for the School Teachers' Review Body (DfES 2000). The PwC report concluded that teachers and headteachers work more intensive weeks than other comparable managers and professionals. This heavy…
Descriptors: Criticism, Foreign Countries, Teachers, Instructional Leadership