Ruth Watkins
Biographic Data
| ID | 3941038 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth Watkins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth |
| FAMILY NAME | Watkins |
| SIGNATURE | WATKINS R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Schooling, Selection and Social Mobility Over the Last 50 Years
This paper explores the impact of selection by ability in schooling systems on individual lives. It draws on narratives collected with a group of 18 people (accessed through a local U3A group) who were at school in Britain in a period from the 1940s through to the 1960s. This period saw significant changes in society and to schooling following the 1944 Education Act and the so-called tripartite school system which ensued. Drawing on the concept o…
Peer mentoring during the transition to university
Although mentoring has become increasingly popular within UK higher education, there is little evaluative research. The current longitudinal study aimed to evaluate the usage of a peer mentoring scheme during a first semester at university amongst 124 students. Results indicate that during the first week at university the majority accessed the scheme but this then diminished by 10 weeks. There were strong positive correlations among contact, sati…
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Peer mentoring during the transition to university
Although mentoring has become increasingly popular within UK higher education, there is little evaluative research. The current longitudinal study aimed to evaluate the usage of a peer mentoring scheme during a first semester at university amongst 124 students. Results indicate that during the first week at university the majority accessed the scheme but this then diminished by 10 weeks. There were strong positive correlations among contact, sati…
Schooling, Selection and Social Mobility Over the Last 50 Years
This paper explores the impact of selection by ability in schooling systems on individual lives. It draws on narratives collected with a group of 18 people (accessed through a local U3A group) who were at school in Britain in a period from the 1940s through to the 1960s. This period saw significant changes in society and to schooling following the 1944 Education Act and the so-called tripartite school system which ensued. Drawing on the concept o…
Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Education Systems and Policy (1 work) · Equity (law) (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (1 work) · Higher education (1 work) · Higher Education Research Studies (1 work) · Law (1 work)