W C Smith
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 103516 |
|---|---|
| NOME | W C Smith |
| PRENOMES | W C |
| SOBRENOME | Smith |
| ASSINATURA | SMITH W C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5396-9769 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 22 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 39 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1926 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Beyond the "Repeater" Label
This qualitative case study explores the lived experiences of students in Ghana who have repeated a grade, using labelling theory as a lens. Labelling theory posits that deviance arises from the social meanings and stigma attached to labels, rather than inherent characteristics. Through semi-structured interviews with 40 students who have repeated a grade, the study examines how the "repeater" label shapes students' selfperceptions, interactions,…
The relationship between propositional teacher knowledge and classroom teaching practice
Propositional teacher knowledge is recognised as valuable in classroom teaching practice, yet little attention has been paid to it relative to practical knowledge. This mixed-methods study aimed to understand the relationship between teachers’ propositional knowledge and their classroom teaching practice in the collaborative school context using the case of Chinese (Shanghai) novice secondary mathematics teachers. The first quantitative phase, an…
Where you place the stakes matter
Accountability is a nearly ubiquitous part of education systems around the world. However, often missing is an explicit discussion on who the stakes of accountability are placed and how directing high stakes to one group relative to another can lead to different outcomes. We provide an important contribution to by demonstrating that where you place the stakes matters. We identify the type of test-based accountability in 45 countries or areas, the…
Prioritisation of indicators in SDG 4
Voluntary national reviews (VNRs) are an important component of the follow-up and review process for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Presented by countries at the annual United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), VNRs detail a country’s self-reported progress to peers. This voluntary process has been criticised for its weak accountability. Global governance literature, however, points to an increase in …
Global governance of education
Building public trust in national assessment
After eight years of piloting, China's National Assessment of Education Quality (NAEQ) was administered for the first time in 2015. The NAEQ was introduced during the country's transition from exam‐oriented to quality‐oriented education. The public, in particular parents and students, were required to subscribe to this reorientation. To ensure public support, the government introduced a range of strategies to communicate the objective of the NAEQ…
Understanding grade repetition from the perspectives of teachers and principals in basic schools in Ghana
Grade repetition is a common educational practice in schools in Ghana and Africa, yet it is under researched. Using a qualitative case study approach this paper draws from interviews with teachers and principals in select schools in Accra, Ghana, to better understand the factors and outcomes associated with grade repetition. Findings show how students with irregular attendance, from poorer families, that are overage, or that are working domestica…
Consequences of school closure on access to education
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an unprecedented shutdown of society. Among the various safety measures taken, much attention has been given to school closure as a non-pharmaceutical mitigation tool to curb the spread of the disease through ensuring "social" (physical) distancing. Nearly 1.725 billion children in over 95% of countries worldwide have been affected by school closures implemented in April 2020 as the virus continued to spread. In the…
All means all
Global citizenship and the importance of education in a globally integrated world
As national borders dissipate and technology allows different cultures and nationalities to communicate on a regular basis, more individuals are self-identifying as a global citizen. Using Social Network Analysis and multi-level modelling, this study explores factors associated with global citizen affinity and finds that education plays an important, perhaps the most important, role in individual’s affinity towards this self-identification. Resul…
Public vs. private schooling as a route to universal basic education
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities
First published in 1842, this extensive reference work was edited and written in large part by the eminent lexicographer and classicist Sir William Smith (1813–93). Knighted in 1892, Smith was one of the major figures responsible for the revival of classical teaching and scholarship in Britain. He also made contributions to biblical study, editing a series of reference works on the subject. His three-volume Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography…
P2-173 Chronic diseases
Internationally, chronic disease represents a major healthcare challenge for the 21 st century. Prognostic tools that streamline and target care have been developed for cardiovascular disease. This study illustrates how routine data can be used to develop tools for other chronic diseases; using chronic kidney disease (a precursor of renal replacement therapy (RRT: dialysis or transplantation) requirement) as a model. Routine clinical data—serum c…
Geography
Self-exempting beliefs about smoking and health
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of the present study was to examine the role of self-exempting or cognitive dissonance-reducing beliefs about smoking and health. Such beliefs may hold important implications for the content and targeting of health promotion campaigns. METHODS. A survey of smokers and ex-smokers was conducted in western Sydney, Australia. Six hypotheses were tested. RESULTS. The principal findings were (1) that 27.9% of smokers and 42.1% o…
Comprendre l'islam
Occupational attitudes and the minister
Smaller Classical Dictionary
Tungsten investigations in the Republic of Argentina, 1942-43
From foreword: This is a progress report describing four tungsten mines in the Republic of Argentina that were examined between October 1942 and May 1943. The work leading to this report was carried on by the Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior, and Direcci6n de Minas y Geologia, Ministerio de Agricultura de la Republica Argentina. This work was part of a larger cooperative program sponsored by the Interdepartmental Commit…
The Messiah
Handel's first song on the London stage
Canada and Constitutional Development in New South Wales
Geography
Consequences of school closure on access to education
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an unprecedented shutdown of society. Among the various safety measures taken, much attention has been given to school closure as a non-pharmaceutical mitigation tool to curb the spread of the disease through ensuring "social" (physical) distancing. Nearly 1.725 billion children in over 95% of countries worldwide have been affected by school closures implemented in April 2020 as the virus continued to spread. In the…
Public vs. private schooling as a route to universal basic education
Understanding grade repetition from the perspectives of teachers and principals in basic schools in Ghana
Grade repetition is a common educational practice in schools in Ghana and Africa, yet it is under researched. Using a qualitative case study approach this paper draws from interviews with teachers and principals in select schools in Accra, Ghana, to better understand the factors and outcomes associated with grade repetition. Findings show how students with irregular attendance, from poorer families, that are overage, or that are working domestica…
Global citizenship and the importance of education in a globally integrated world
As national borders dissipate and technology allows different cultures and nationalities to communicate on a regular basis, more individuals are self-identifying as a global citizen. Using Social Network Analysis and multi-level modelling, this study explores factors associated with global citizen affinity and finds that education plays an important, perhaps the most important, role in individual’s affinity towards this self-identification. Resul…
Prioritisation of indicators in SDG 4
Voluntary national reviews (VNRs) are an important component of the follow-up and review process for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Presented by countries at the annual United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), VNRs detail a country’s self-reported progress to peers. This voluntary process has been criticised for its weak accountability. Global governance literature, however, points to an increase in …
Global governance of education
Self-exempting beliefs about smoking and health
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of the present study was to examine the role of self-exempting or cognitive dissonance-reducing beliefs about smoking and health. Such beliefs may hold important implications for the content and targeting of health promotion campaigns. METHODS. A survey of smokers and ex-smokers was conducted in western Sydney, Australia. Six hypotheses were tested. RESULTS. The principal findings were (1) that 27.9% of smokers and 42.1% o…
Canada and Constitutional Development in New South Wales
Handel's first song on the London stage
The Messiah
Tungsten investigations in the Republic of Argentina, 1942-43
From foreword: This is a progress report describing four tungsten mines in the Republic of Argentina that were examined between October 1942 and May 1943. The work leading to this report was carried on by the Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior, and Direcci6n de Minas y Geologia, Ministerio de Agricultura de la Republica Argentina. This work was part of a larger cooperative program sponsored by the Interdepartmental Commit…
Smaller Classical Dictionary
Occupational attitudes and the minister
Comprendre l'islam
Self-exempting beliefs about smoking and health
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of the present study was to examine the role of self-exempting or cognitive dissonance-reducing beliefs about smoking and health. Such beliefs may hold important implications for the content and targeting of health promotion campaigns. METHODS. A survey of smokers and ex-smokers was conducted in western Sydney, Australia. Six hypotheses were tested. RESULTS. The principal findings were (1) that 27.9% of smokers and 42.1% o…
Geography
P2-173 Chronic diseases
Internationally, chronic disease represents a major healthcare challenge for the 21 st century. Prognostic tools that streamline and target care have been developed for cardiovascular disease. This study illustrates how routine data can be used to develop tools for other chronic diseases; using chronic kidney disease (a precursor of renal replacement therapy (RRT: dialysis or transplantation) requirement) as a model. Routine clinical data—serum c…
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities
First published in 1842, this extensive reference work was edited and written in large part by the eminent lexicographer and classicist Sir William Smith (1813–93). Knighted in 1892, Smith was one of the major figures responsible for the revival of classical teaching and scholarship in Britain. He also made contributions to biblical study, editing a series of reference works on the subject. His three-volume Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography…
Public vs. private schooling as a route to universal basic education
Global citizenship and the importance of education in a globally integrated world
As national borders dissipate and technology allows different cultures and nationalities to communicate on a regular basis, more individuals are self-identifying as a global citizen. Using Social Network Analysis and multi-level modelling, this study explores factors associated with global citizen affinity and finds that education plays an important, perhaps the most important, role in individual’s affinity towards this self-identification. Resul…
All means all
Consequences of school closure on access to education
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an unprecedented shutdown of society. Among the various safety measures taken, much attention has been given to school closure as a non-pharmaceutical mitigation tool to curb the spread of the disease through ensuring "social" (physical) distancing. Nearly 1.725 billion children in over 95% of countries worldwide have been affected by school closures implemented in April 2020 as the virus continued to spread. In the…
Understanding grade repetition from the perspectives of teachers and principals in basic schools in Ghana
Grade repetition is a common educational practice in schools in Ghana and Africa, yet it is under researched. Using a qualitative case study approach this paper draws from interviews with teachers and principals in select schools in Accra, Ghana, to better understand the factors and outcomes associated with grade repetition. Findings show how students with irregular attendance, from poorer families, that are overage, or that are working domestica…
Building public trust in national assessment
After eight years of piloting, China's National Assessment of Education Quality (NAEQ) was administered for the first time in 2015. The NAEQ was introduced during the country's transition from exam‐oriented to quality‐oriented education. The public, in particular parents and students, were required to subscribe to this reorientation. To ensure public support, the government introduced a range of strategies to communicate the objective of the NAEQ…
Prioritisation of indicators in SDG 4
Voluntary national reviews (VNRs) are an important component of the follow-up and review process for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Presented by countries at the annual United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), VNRs detail a country’s self-reported progress to peers. This voluntary process has been criticised for its weak accountability. Global governance literature, however, points to an increase in …
Global governance of education
Beyond the "Repeater" Label
This qualitative case study explores the lived experiences of students in Ghana who have repeated a grade, using labelling theory as a lens. Labelling theory posits that deviance arises from the social meanings and stigma attached to labels, rather than inherent characteristics. Through semi-structured interviews with 40 students who have repeated a grade, the study examines how the "repeater" label shapes students' selfperceptions, interactions,…
The relationship between propositional teacher knowledge and classroom teaching practice
Propositional teacher knowledge is recognised as valuable in classroom teaching practice, yet little attention has been paid to it relative to practical knowledge. This mixed-methods study aimed to understand the relationship between teachers’ propositional knowledge and their classroom teaching practice in the collaborative school context using the case of Chinese (Shanghai) novice secondary mathematics teachers. The first quantitative phase, an…
Where you place the stakes matter
Accountability is a nearly ubiquitous part of education systems around the world. However, often missing is an explicit discussion on who the stakes of accountability are placed and how directing high stakes to one group relative to another can lead to different outcomes. We provide an important contribution to by demonstrating that where you place the stakes matters. We identify the type of test-based accountability in 45 countries or areas, the…
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