Author: Zeta Williams-Brown
The article reports on the key findings from a project that investigated children’s perspectives on their resilience, including whether they had a positive perception of themselves, whether they believed they were resilient and what support was available. The project formed...
This article reports on a programme designed to encourage young people who are currently in secondary school (age range 11-18) to apply to university. Explore University is a collaborative outreach programme provided by a small group of Higher Education Institutions...
University of Wolverhampton Symposium The Office of National Statistics Survey of the Mental Health of Children and Young People indicated as long ago as 2004 that about 1 in 10 children in Great Britain experiences mental health problems (Children’s Commissioner,...
The present paper emerged from a Q-method evaluation of the 2016-2017 Explore University programme which organised experiences for people of school age who might find value in studying higher education. The range of activities included campus visits, subject taster days,...
‘A Critical Companion to Early Childhood’ is an edited book by Michael Reed and Rosie Walker. The book effectively focuses on quality as an ongoing process in the early years. The sections of the book are divided into areas that...
This paper investigates students’ perspectives on the use of differing debate designs in Higher Education. Literature tells us that the use of debates provides students with a mastery of content and the development of skills such as critical thinking (Brown,...