Practice Portuguese: The Best Place to Learn European Portuguese Online
I can highly recommend Practice Portuguese as the best place to European Portuguese online. Many of the most commonly used […]
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Global development trends 2020
Is the world becoming a better place to live? What do the latest trends in global development suggest?
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Research Methods in Context: Experiments and Education
Experiments are the only method educational researchers can use if they wish observe the effects of one specific variable on
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Using Surveys to Research Education
Surveys are one of the most common research methods used in education studies. This post explores how and why sociologists
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Cross National Comparisons
Cross National Comparisons involve researching a specific social institution, trend, or phenomenon in two or more countries using the same
The Scottish Exam Results: The real losers are last year’s cohort, and the next!
Now they’ve had a day to do some basic analysis of the Scottish exam results the newspapers have had a
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Why do victims stay silent about Sexual Violence?
According to radical feminist theory, sexual violence is one of the main ways in which men control women in relationships,
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The PISA Global Education Tests – Arguments for and Against
The PISA international assessments are part of the globalisation of education. The OECD (which runs the tests) claims there are benefits to having a global system of assessment because we can learn what the best educational practices are and apply them globally. However, critics argue that these tests could be doing more harm than good, by focusing on a narrow range of educational outcomes, which reflect the biases of Western educationalists.
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Clapping for the NHS – Liquidarity, not Solidarity?
It’s quite a nice feeling heading outside at 20.00 every Thursday and banging on a saucepan for 5 minutes to
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The Celebrity Boat Race – Screamingly Upper Middle Class
The over-representation of the upper middle classes in charity sporting events