The RIX Wiki: the use of multimedia advocacy to support person-centred planning in a special needs secondary school – implications for current policy and practice     

Gosia Kwiatkowska  Andy Minnion  Jo Finch 《Support for Learning》2021,36(4):512-531

The article documents findings from a pilot study undertaken in 2012–2013 in a special needs secondary school in the England, that trialled the use of a multimedia advocacy tool, “The RIX Wiki”. The trial was part of the pathfinder programme, which aimed to reform existing Special Education Needs provision, from the system of statementing to one of developing education health care plans. The reforms became enshrined in the Children and Families Act (2014). The findings were overall positive and helped with person-centred planning processes. The discussion is framed within current and future policy directives. We argue that multimedia advocacy approaches and software tools, like the “RIX Wiki” will have a continued role to play in ensuring the needs, aspirations and choices of children and young people with learning disabilities remain central.  相似文献   

Diversity in language: Outdoor terminology in the Czech Republic and Britain     

Ivana Tur   ov  Andy Martin  Jan Neuman 《Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning》2005,5(2):101-117

This paper reviews literature related to outdoor terminology as it is used within the languages of British English and Czech. It provides the background to the outdoors in the Czech Republic where terminology has adopted and adapted many English language outdoor terms. The paper analyses the differences and similarities between terms and deals with the problems associated with defining and explaining outdoor terms and translating the British English terms into Czech and vice versa. Semi structured interviews were conducted with British and Czech academic experts. The findings suggest that as the outdoor field develops there is a need for more understanding of the cultural, historical, and geographical differences between concepts and terminology used in both English and non-English speaking countries, for example, the specific indigenous nature of the Czech turistika activities.  相似文献   

Critical junctures in the development of university high-tech spinout companies   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Ajay Vohora  Andy Lockett 《Research Policy》2004,33(1):147-175

This paper investigates the development of university spinout companies (USOs). Employing a case-based research method, our study found that there are two important elements in their development. First, USOs go through a number of distinct phases of activity in their development. Each venture must pass through the previous phase in order to progress to the next one but each phase involves an iterative, non-linear process of development in which there may be a need to revisit some of the earlier decisions and activities. Second, at the interstices between the different phases of development we found that ventures face “critical junctures” in terms of the resources and capabilities they need to acquire to progress to the next phase. The different phases are critical as these ventures cannot develop into the next phase without overcoming each of the junctures. We identify four different critical junctures that spinout companies need to overcome if they are to succeed: opportunity recognition, entrepreneurial commitment, credibility and sustainability.  相似文献   

Conceptualising the heterogeneity of research-based spin-offs: A multi-dimensional taxonomy   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Philippe Mustar  Marie Renault  Evila Piva  Andy Lockett  Bart Clarysse  Nathalie Moray 《Research Policy》2006,35(2):289-308

Research-based spin-offs (RBSOs) have become an important aspect of the technology transfer process. Emanating from what is conventionally a non-commercial environment, RBSOs pose major challenges if they are to realise their potential to meet the objectives of their founders and the parent research organisations (PROs) from which they emerge. An important issue is to understand the heterogeneity of RBSOs. This paper reviews the literature on RBSO typologies to develop a taxonomy of RBSOs. We identify common themes in relation to these typologies in relation to (1) spin-off creation and (2) spin-off development. The dimensions that differentiate between firms are the type of resources, the business model and the institutional link. We identify gaps in current typologies in order to propose avenues for future conceptual and empirical research.  相似文献   

Factors that influence university students’ intention to use Moodle: a study in Macau     

Teo  Timothy  Zhou  Mingming  Fan  Andy Chun Wai  Huang  Fang 《Educational technology research and development : ETR & D》2019,67(3):749-766

Educational technology research and development - Moodle is widely used in higher education institutions in this digital age. With the growing popularity of Moodle use in education, this study...  相似文献   

British Humour     

Andy Keedwell 《英语沙龙》2011,(10):23-23

本专栏由英国大使馆文化处提供稿件,旨在让读者从中学习地道英文。体悟英文百味。本期介绍了别具风格的英式幽默。以“憨豆先生”为代表的英式幽默,有点冷峻,有点深沉,笑点还真是难以捉摸……  相似文献   

In the News     

Andy Baxter 《英语沙龙》2011,(12):13-13

编者按：本专栏由英国大使馆文化处提供稿件,旨在让读者从中学习地道英文,体悟英文百味。本期介绍了网络带给英国传统报刊业的冲击。网络时代到来,新闻实现了24小时实时播报,英国纸媒业的寒冬真要到来了吗？  相似文献   

Investigation of potential gender bias in the peer review system at Reproduction     

Marie Biolková  Tom Moore  Karen Schindler  Karl Swann  Andy Vail  Lindsay Flook  Helen Dick  Greg Fitzharris  Christopher A. Price  Norah Spears 《Learned Publishing》2023,36(1):25-30

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核心稳定性研究历史与现状          下载免费PDF全文

李立  Andy Walhelm 《体育科研》2011,32(5):1-9，28

核心稳定性是一个广泛应用于包括健康和医学领域在内的多领域的常见术语,科学文献中有关核心稳定性定义的表述各不相同。通过对“核心”的位置、核心稳定性中的稳定性的定义、核心稳定性的构成的分析,确定人体“核心”的位置,探讨“核心稳定性”中的“稳定性”的内涵,分析核心稳定性的生物力学原理。  相似文献   

Making sense of the development of inclusive practices     

Mel Ainscow  Andy Howes  Peter Farrell  Jo Frankham 《欧洲特需教育杂志》2013,28(2):227-242

Schools in England are currently being asked to pay greater attention to the issue of educational inclusion. This paper reports some of the findings of a collaborative action research Network that was set up to address the implications of this trend. The Network involves teams of university researchers in working with practitioners in order to encourage the development of inclusive practices. As a result of this work, it is argued that the development of such practices is not about adopting ‘recipes’ of the sort described in much of the existing literature. Rather, it involves social learning processes that occur within a given workplace. The paper attempts to provide deeper understandings of what these processes involve. To assist in this analysis use is made of the idea of ‘communities of practice’, as developed by Etienne Wenger, focusing specifically on the way he sees learning as a characteristic of practice. It is argued that the development of inclusive practices involves collaborative working arrangements; that they can be encouraged by engagement with various forms of evidence that interrupt ways of thinking; and that the space that is created through such interruptions can enable those involved to recognize overlooked or, indeed, new possibilities for moving practice forward.  相似文献