scholarly journals How We like Our School to Be … Pupils' Voices

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodora Papatheodorou
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Documentary Evidence ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Research Findings

Overall research findings have revealed that the school environment both immediate and in the wider sense of the community does play a role in pupils' academic and behavioural outcomes. The present article aims to discuss pupils' experiences of, and suggestions for, the physical environment of the school which they attend. A case study was conducted in the United Kingdom in a primary school located in an area that is characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation. Methods of collecting data included documentary evidence, interviews, observations, focus groups and pupils' drawings and designs. The study findings have shown that there are great concerns about pupils' learning and behavioural outcomes and that the school experiences overcrowding conditions as well as lack of space and facilities that provide opportunities for creative activities. The pupils themselves also showed awareness about the limitations of their school environment and their discussions revealed the physical environment to be of considerable importance to their experience of learning. The implications of the study findings for teachers, policy makers and budget holders will be highlighted.

Achieving Environmental Justice in the United Kingdom: A Case Study of Lockleaze, Bristol

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 203-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Bell
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
The United Kingdom

Hosting annual international sporting events and tourism: Formula 1, golf or tennis?

2021 ◽  
pp. 135481662110290
Author(s):  
Bala Ramasamy ◽  
Howei Wu ◽  
Matthew Yeung
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Monthly Data ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Mega Sports Events

Hosting sports events to attract international tourists is a common policy practised by many host governments. Hosting mega-sports events like the Olympics is said to leave a legacy that could impact the attractiveness of a country/city in the long term. However, the opportunity to host these mega-events is limited and expensive. This study considers the economic impact of hosting annual international sporting events, specifically the extent to which Formula 1, ATP Tennis and PGA Golf can attract international tourists. Using monthly data from 1998 to 2018, we show that the effect differs from one sport to another within a country and the same sport across countries. Hosting the Formula 1 is most effective for Canada but has no significant impact in Australia and the United Kingdom. ATP Tennis and PGA Golf have a significant impact on at least two countries. Policy-makers must consider carefully the sport that gives the best bang-for-the-buck.

Case Study of Two Capstone Student Projects from Canada and the United Kingdom

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo A. Ferlisi ◽  
Clément-François Mazzini ◽  
Eric Laurendeau ◽  
Danny R. Ramasawmy ◽  
Andrea Da Ronch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Student Projects

Case study involving using fluidised bed incinerator sludge ash as a partial clay substitute in brick manufacture

1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 507-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Anderson ◽  
R. Glynn Skerratt ◽  
Julian P. Thomas ◽  
Stephen D. Clay
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Ceramic Technology ◽  
Mix Design ◽  
Fluidised Bed ◽  
Sewage Sludge Ash ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Physical Testing ◽  
Sludge Ash

Earlier work at Staffordshire University revealed encouraging results when sewage sludge ash from a fluidised bed incinerator was added to a series of common commercial brickclays used in the United Kingdom. The results of this work led a United Kingdom brick manufacturer to the identification of this material as a possible replacement for the sand addition to the bricks produced at one of their factories. As a result, an experimental programme was formulated at Staffordshire University's Ceramic Technology Laboratory which used the factory's current mix-design as a control standard against a mix-design in which the sand component was replaced weight-for-weight with sewage sludge ash. Comparative bodies were fabricated and both laboratory and factory firings undertaken. Physical testing results have revealed that the experimental mix-design containing the sewage sludge ash contributes positively to the ceramic properties of the control product in both the unfired and fired condition. Moreover, the fired colour of this experimental product has also been found to be indistinguishable from the control.

scholarly journals Do FDI Firms Employ More Workers than Domestic Firms for Each Dollar of Assets?

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (56) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakai Ando ◽  
Mengxue Wang
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Structure Information ◽  
Ownership Structures ◽  
Domestic Firms ◽  
Technological Differences ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
To Come

This paper studies whether FDI firms employ more workers than domestic firms for each dollar of assets. Using the Orbis database and its ownership structure information, we show that, in most economies, domestic firms tend to employ more workers per asset than FDI firms. The result remains robust across individual industries in the case study of the United Kingdom. The analysis of the switchers (ownership changes from domestic to foreign or vice versa) suggests that ownership changes do not have an immediate impact on the employment per asset. This result suggests that different patterns of employment per asset seem to come from technological differences rather than from different ownership structures.

scholarly journals Renters Rising! Extending the analysis of housing activism in Europe to the UK

Araucaria ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 147-171
Author(s):  
Andrew Mathers
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Direct Action ◽  
Social Democracy ◽  
Party Politics ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Social Backgrounds

The material effects of austerity in the United Kingdom (UK) have generated a resurgence of activist initiatives in the field of housing central to which is ACORN that has developed into a federated organisation contesting housing practices and policies at both local and national levels. ACORN is used to expand the examination of housing activism in Europe beyond the cases in Spain and Germany to the UK (Ordonez et al, 2015). This article also utilises the qualitative methodology of a comparative case study and the framework of ideological and social backgrounds, political repertoires and political logics to present and analyse ACORN. While ACORN displays striking similarities to other cases, it also represents a different trajectory in housing activism that combines direct action with an engagement with party politics as social democracy seeks to return to its roots.

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