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Learning-Centred Leadership in Higher Education: Sustainable Approaches to the Challenges and Responsibilities by St. Clair, Ralf

“…This book explores the implications of centering learning in university leadership. While a range of external and internal factors push contemporary higher…”
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Performing desires: The dilemma of aspirations and educational attainment by Clair, Ralf St, Benjamin, Amanda

“…The authors critique the mechanistic notion of aspirations running through much research and policy-making on educational and vocational outcomes. They present…”
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The limits of levels: Understanding the International Adult Literacy Surveys (IALS) by St Clair, Ralf

“…The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), an initiative of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), was carried out in the early…”
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Alley or Autobahn? Assessing 50 Years of the Andragogical Project by St. Clair, Ralf, Käpplinger, Bernd

“…Fifty years after the publication of “The Modern Practice of Adult Education,” andragogy has significant presence in English-language adult education and…”
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Adult Education as a Human Right/Adult Education for Human Rights by Ramdeholl, Dianne, Gnanadass, Edith, Merriweather, Lisa, St. Clair, Ralf

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Silver bullet or red herring? New evidence on the place of aspirations in education by St. Clair, Ralf, Kintrea, Keith, Houston, Muir

“…This article reports on a longitudinal study of student aspirations at the ages of 13 and 15 in three schools in the United Kingdom, where there has been a…”
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Welcome From the New Editorial Team by Merriweather, Lisa R., Gnanadass, Edith, Ramdeholl, Dianne, St. Clair, Ralf, Frankovich, Jacob

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In the market for ideas: how reforms in the political economy of educational research in the US and UK promote market managerialism by St. Clair, Ralf, Belzer, Alisa

“…Transformations in educational research structures in the United States and UK over the past decade are examined, and it is argued that these changes are…”
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Vacant or viable?: Niche as metaphor for understanding the status of German and Canadian research approaches in adult education by Käpplinger, Bernd, St. Clair, Ralf

“…Beginning with Boeren’s (2018) or Rubenson & Elfert’s (2019) claims of under-recognition of quantitative methodology in adult education, authors use the…”
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Terra incognita: how research can help to chart unexplored terrain in adult literacy by St Clair, Ralf

“…Dieser Artikel gibt erste Hinweise darauf, in welcher Weise die Ergebnisse der Forschung für bestimmte Aspekte der Ausbildung Erwachsener in Lesen, Schreiben…”
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Similarity and superunknowns: An essay on the challenges of educational research by Saint Clair, Ralf

“…In this article, the author makes the argument that induction - the process of applying research findings from one setting to another - is logically…”
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Ludic Literacies at the Intersections of Cultures: An Interview with James Paul Gee by Clair, Ralf St, Phipps, Alison

“…Professor James Gee addresses issues of linguistics, literacies and cultures. Gee emphasises the importance of Discourses, and argues that the future of…”
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Building knowledge, building community: reflecting on the value of a national research programme in adult literacy by St Clair, Ralf

“…In 2003 the National Literacy Secretariat (NLS) of Canada, at that time a branch of the Department of Human Resources and Development Canada, decided to review…”
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Big Hat and No Cattle? The Implications of MOOCs for the Adult Learning Landscape by St. Clair, Ralf, Winer, Laura, Finkelstein, Adam, Fuentes-Steeves, Alex, Wald, Sylvie

“…Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are a relatively new form of education, offered by some of the best-known universities and attracting many hundreds of…”
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No More Classes? Framing Pedagogy in a Self-Paced Secondary School by St. Clair, Ralf

“…Analysis of an outcome-based, self-paced high school in Canada demonstrates the difficulty of changing the "grammar of schooling" even through extensive…”
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The limits of levels: Understanding the International Adult Literacy Surveys (IALS) by Clair, Ralf St

“…The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), an initiative of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), was carried out in the early…”
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Intercultural Literacies by Phipps, Alison, Clair, Ralf St

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Shaping Their Own Destiny: Understanding Scotland's Approach to Adult Literacy Education by Goulet, Gail, Clair, Ralf St

“…Scotland has a strong learner‐centred system of adult literacy and numeracy education. Examination of the Scottish system can usefully highlight the issues…”
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Family literacy in the educational marketplace: a cultural perspective by Tett, Lyn, St Clair, Ralf

“…Suggests that the competitive economy of education has led to particular ways of implementing family literacy and a view of families as education consumers…”
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Vacant or viable? Niche as metaphor for understanding the status of German and Canadian research approaches in adult education by Käpplinger, Bernd, St. Clair, Ralf

“…Beginning with Boeren's (2018) or Rubenson and Elfert's (2019) claims of under-recognition of quantitative methodology in adult education, authors use the…”
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