This reports on a paired mentoring pilot study aimed at supporting disadvantaged students who were taking their compulsory General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) science examination in their final year of secondary education in England (Year 11 – aged 15 to 16) by pairing them with undergraduate mentors from a university. The study was set…Continue Reading Does Paired Mentoring Work? A study of the effectiveness and affective value of pairing students aged 16 with undergraduate students in England
Day: July 19, 2019
International Legal Responsibility at its Limits
This presentation will focus on two aspects of my research on international legal responsibility. While the focus is on the system of responsibility, the external actions of the EU will be utilised as an example of actions at the international level. After situating legal responsibility within the international legal system and outlining the important role…Continue Reading International Legal Responsibility at its Limits
Seeing Illegal Immigrants: State Monitoring and Political Rationality
Irregular migration has become one of the most salient issues in European politics. Yet while extensive attention has been devoted to unauthorised entry, the issue of unauthorised residents living and working in European countries has been relatively overlooked. This neglect in part reflects the invisibility of this population, but also reveals a profound ambivalence at…Continue Reading Seeing Illegal Immigrants: State Monitoring and Political Rationality
Psychological States Underlying Excellent Performance in Sport: Toward an Integrated Model of Flow and Clutch States
Understanding how athletes experience excellent performance is of interest to athletes, coaches, and practitioners in sport. This study investigated the psychological states underlying excellent performance in 26 athletes across a range of sports and standards. Participants were interviewed on average 4 days after excellent performances. Data were analysed thematically. Two psychological states – flow and…Continue Reading Psychological States Underlying Excellent Performance in Sport: Toward an Integrated Model of Flow and Clutch States