A Panic about School Choice     

Steven Carroll  Geoffrey Walford 《Educational studies》1996,22(3):393-407

It is now widely recognised that Britain's comprehensive system was never truly comprehensive. Families with sufficient financial capital were always able to ensure the entry of their children to particularly prestigious ‘comprehensive’ schools by purchasing a home within the appropriate catchment areas. According to government rhetoric, recent legislation established a market of schools, removed catchment areas and gave parents greater choice of school. This case‐study examines the workings of the local quasi‐market of schools within a prosperous town (Sutton Coldfield, England) which is part of the larger metropolitan area of the West Midlands. Because of a change in the age of entry to secondary education, Sutton Coldfield was first plunged into the market in 1992. This case‐study shows that the new situation initially caused confusion and anger. Some Sutton Coldfield residents were denied places for their children within the town and were instead offered places for their children in Birmingham working‐class estate schools. The article describes the formation and activities of a local pressure group which opposed these changes, and reports the results of a small‐scale study of a sample of parents’ choice‐making processes in 1993. It is shown that access to financial and cultural capital had become more, rather than less, important in the process of allocating children to secondary schools.  相似文献   

Four requirements for digital case study libraries     

Hao Jiang  Craig Ganoe  John M. Carroll 《Education and Information Technologies》2010,15(3):219-236

In education, case studies have been employed as a major pedagogical means to engage students with realistic materials and practical problems. The usefulness and success of case studies have been documented in literature. In this paper, we move the case study and its technical affordance a step further toward more authentic or realistic learning and toward communities of practice. Drawing on current intellectual achievement in education, developmental psychology and computer-supported collaborative learning, this paper proposes four requirements for interactive case study libraries, focusing on authentic learning, social interaction, resource accumulation, and communities of practice. With a usability engineering case study library as an example, we discuss design concerns derived from these requirements as well as its use in practice.  相似文献   

Letter from the editors     

Peter Bentley  Carroll Graham 《Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management》2018,40(1):1-2

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The Metabolic Cost of Two Ranges of Arm Position Height with and without Hand Weights during Low Impact Aerobic Dance     

Maureen W. Carroll  Robert M. Otto  John Wygand 《Research quarterly for exercise and sport》2013,84(4):420-423

Abstract

To determine the energy cost of low impact aerobic dance while varying arm movement height and the use of hand weights, 10 adults volunteered to participate in four choreographed trials. All trials consisted of identical leg movements. Arm movements, however, were performed above shoulder level both with and without 0.9-kg hand weights and below shoulder level both with and without 0.9-kg hand weights. Open circuit spirometry was employed throughout the 10-min videotape guided trials, and heart rate was measured by telemetry. Neither the use of hand weights nor the change in arm position height significantly altered the energy cost of low impact aerobic dance. However, heart rate responses were significantly different. Caution should be observed by aerobics instructors and participants as to the use of heart rate as an indicator of intensity for low impact aerobic dance.  相似文献   

Exploring the Impact of Reform Mathematics on Entry-Level Pre-service Primary Teachers Attitudes Towards Mathematics     

Aisling Leavy  Mairead Hourigan  Claire Carroll 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2017,15(3):509-526

This study reports entry-level mathematics attitudes of pre-service primary teachers entering an initial teacher education (ITE) program one decade apart. Attitudes of 360 pre-service primary teachers were compared to 419 pre-service teachers entering the same college of education almost one decade later. The latter experienced reform school mathematics curricula compared to the earlier cohort who experienced traditional curricula. Attitudes were determined by administering Aiken’s Revised Mathematics Attitude Scale (Aiken, 1974). Analyses indicate generally positive attitudes on entry to ITE. The earlier cohort demonstrated greater Enjoyment of Mathematics while the later cohort exhibited higher scores on the Value of Mathematics scale.  相似文献   

Internationalism in education for librarianship     

Frances Laverne Carroll 《International Information and Library Review》2013,45(1):103-126

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Production Guides     

Martin Clifford  James Carroll  Ronald Sherriffs  Harry Kybett  Dave Ingram  G. Paul Smeyak 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(1)

Martin Clifford's Microphones: How They Work and How to Use Them (Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.: TAB Books, 1977—$8.95/ 5.95)

James Carroll and Ronald Sherriffs, TV Lighting Handbook ($12.95, 226 pp.)

Harry Kybett, The Complete Handbook of Videocassette Recorders ($9.95/5.95, 280 pp.)

Dave Ingram, The Complete Handbook of Slow-Scan TV ($14.95/9.95, 304 pp.)

G. Paul Smeyak's Broadcast News Writing (Columbus, Ohio: Grid Publishing, 1977—$7.95, paper)  相似文献   

Preview of the Los Angeles meetings     

John B. Carroll 《教育心理学家》2013,48(3):1-5

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Striving for equity: An update from the Journal of the Medical Library Association     

Katherine G. Akers  Ellen M. Aaronson  Kathleen Amos  Kelsa Bartley  Alexander J. Carroll  Thane Chambers  John W. Cyrus  Erin R. B. Eldermire  Brenda Linares  Beverly Murphy  Melanie J. Norton  JJ Pionke  Amy Reyes 《Journal of the Medical Library Association》2021,109(3):359

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Book reviews     

Richard Hunt  David R. Spencer  Mark Carroll  Walter Zacharius  Mary Summerfield  Steven Schragis  John F. Thornton  Tom Bonn 《Publishing Research Quarterly》2000,16(3):79-87

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