Contextualisation
This research note focuses on the assumptions made about the ways in which teachers work
with their colleagues. It further focuses on issues of inter-professional collaboration between
public service professionals involved in services targeted at supporting children and young

Contextualisation
This review attempts to set the stage for post-colonial theorising, in the light of alternative
representations of ‘whiteness’, on issues of gender, race and language within the discourse
of equality. In this paper Ireland and the Irish provide a…

Contextualisation
The Holocaust is a significant event in the history of twentieth century Europe and, as such,
is an important topic for pupils to encounter in classroom lessons. Aside from the acquisition
of skills helpful for historical enquiry and evaluation,…

Contextualisation
This paper reports a study looking at computer-based training in the field of post-graduate
medical education. The paper examines the apparent reluctance of a group of medical
practitioners to fully engage with post-graduate medical training produced on a CD-ROM;…

Contextualisation
This article reflects on the changing relationship between internationalisation and the
emergence of English as the common language in higher education (HE). With the help of
empirical data from Danish universities, the paper addresses the complexity of aligning the

Contextualisation
The significance of culture for the outcome of any reform can hardly be overemphasized. As
many commentators have pointed out, earlier studies tended to neglect the cultural aspect of
change in education (Fullan, 2001; Hargreaves, 1994; Stoll and Fink,…

Contextualisation
In this paper I have used questionnaire data to look at some of my colleagues’ conceptions
of collaboration, teaching and learning. I have also investigated the connections between the
various conceptions of this particular group of teachers. I felt…

Contextualisation

Evaluating one’s own teaching practice is a complex activity. The paper that follows draws on Aristotelian thinking to examine the value and the complexity of self-evaluation processes, and the effect on teaching, teacher learning and development. It considers…

Contextualisation

My research explores the relationships between the parent/carers of children with special educational needs and their teachers. The section of analysis detailed in this paper draws upon the interviews given by the mother as parent (P) and class…

Abstract: Whilst there has been significant progress towards gender equity in school enrolment, attendance and achievement in India since Independence in 1947, boys still out-perform girls in all these areas. Despite considerable social change and intervention in the last decade,…