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Expectations of efficacy, social influence and age as predictors of helmet-use in a sample of Spanish adolescents
(2010)
Despite the proven effectiveness of helmets in avoiding or reducing the severity of brain injuries and the law requiring their compulsory use, both by drivers and passengers of motorcycles, approximately 20% of Spanish ...
Virtual learning intervention to reduce bullying victimization in primary school : a controlled trial
(2010-01)
Background: Anti-bullying interventions to date have shown limited success in reducing victimization and have rarely been evaluated using a controlled trial design. This study examined the effects of the FearNot! anti-bullying ...
Freedom of Expression in Cyberspace and the Coroner’s and Justice Act 2009
(2010)
The focus of this paper is pornography. More specifically anti pornography law in the UK and more specifically still, law that prohibits pornographic images of children. For many people, this is a not a controversial area. ...
Global Mechanisms and Higher Education
(2010)
In a complex, fast changing global environment the very nature and definition of education is under contestation. The key issues coming to the fore appear to be who will be allowed to learn what, and under which circumstances? ...
Greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in UK-grown short-day strawberry (Fragaria xananassa Duch) crops
(2010)
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and optimizing energy consumption are important for mitigating climate change and improving resource use efficiency. Strawberry (Fragaria xananassa Duch) crops are a key component of the ...
Using competences and competence tools in workforce development
(2010)
The NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) has been a driving force in the move to competence based workforce development in the NHS. Skills for Health, the Sector Skills Council for the UK health sector has developed ...
Sen and Aristotle on Well-Being
(2010)
A significant body of research and analysis concerning wellbeing has emerged across a number of social research disciplines, yet the concept of wellbeing does not admit of any unified meaning. Philosophical accounts of ...
Evidence of different star formation histories for high- and low-luminosity radio galaxies
(2010)
We present the results of our investigation into the stellar populations of 24 radio galaxies at z≃ 0.5 drawn from four complete, low-frequency-selected radio surveys. We use the strength of the 4000-Å break as an indicator ...
Assessment for Learning: An introduction to the ESCAPE project
(2010)
Assessment is a significant aspect of the student learning experience and good assessment engages students with the curriculum; it creates opportunities for dialogue and ultimately stimulates learning. In spite of the ...
Successful or not? Evidence, emergence, and development management
(2010)
This article offers a critique of the dominant ways of conceiving of, managing, and evaluating development. It argues that these management methods constrain the exploration of novelty and difference. By drawing on insights ...