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Insider-outsider-inbetweener? Researcher positioning, participative methods and cross-cultural educational research
Lizzi Milligan
Mar 01, 2016
This article reflects on the use of participative techniques with final-year secondary school students in one rural community in Western Kenya as an enabling tool for an outsider to both gain insider perspectives and develop a...
‘They are not serious like the boys’
Lizzi Milligan
Jan 01, 0001
This paper reconsiders urban–rural and modern–traditional dichotomies by exploring the multiple and contested gendered issues that secondary school girls face in rural Kisii, Western Kenya. Findings are drawn from a qualitative...
Insider-outsider-inbetweener? Researcher positioning, participative methods and cross-cultural educational research
Lizzi Milligan
Mar 01, 2016
This article reflects on the use of participative techniques with final-year secondary school students in one rural community in Western Kenya as an enabling tool for an outsider to both gain insider perspectives and develop a...
‘They are not serious like the boys’
Lizzi Milligan
Jan 01, 0001
This paper reconsiders urban–rural and modern–traditional dichotomies by exploring the multiple and contested gendered issues that secondary school girls face in rural Kisii, Western Kenya. Findings are drawn from a qualitative...
Convincing Students? Quantitative Junkies, Avoiders and Converts on a Cross-Disciplinary Course Using Quantitative Narratives
Amidst growing concern about the shortage of social science undergraduate students with even basic quantitative methods skills, student apprehension is recognised as a barrier to learning quantitative methods. A recent...
Amidst growing concern about the shortage of social science undergraduate students with even basic quantitative methods skills, student apprehension is recognised as a barrier to learning quantitative methods. A recent...
Understanding the role of learning and teaching support materials in enabling learning for all
There are many assumptions about the ways in which textbooks and other learning and teaching support materials (LTSM) can contribute to improved learning outcomes in many international contexts. These can focus on ways that they...
Parp mutations protect from mitochondrial toxicity in Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder. Familial forms of Alzheimer's disease associated with the accumulation of a toxic form of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides are linked to mitochondrial...
Published by: Cell Death & Disease
Parp mutations protect from mitochondrial toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease
Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder. Familial forms of Alzheimer’s disease associated with the accumulation of a toxic form of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides are linked to...
Exploring the potential for language supportive learning in English Medium Instruction
This article puts forward the argument for language supportive learning for learners in English medium instruction (EMI) classrooms based on the findings from a mixed methods study in Rwanda. The article first reviews the...
Education quality and the Kenyan 8-4-4 curriculum
Lizzi O. Milligan
Jun 01, 2017
This article explores the implementation of Kenyan secondary education in rural Western Kenya, focusing on learners’ experiences. One of the key challenges to educational quality is shown to be the size and breadth of the...
Parp mutations protect from mitochondrial toxicity in Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder. Familial forms of Alzheimer's disease associated with the accumulation of a toxic form of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides are linked to mitochondrial...
Alzheimer Disease Amyloid beta-Peptides Animals Animals Genetically Modified Behavior Animal Disease Models Animal Drosophila Proteins Drosophila melanogaster Humans Metabolome Metabolomics Mitochondria Motor Activity Mutation NAD Nerve Degeneration Neurons Niacinamide Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1 Polymorphism Single Nucleotide
Parp mutations protect from mitochondrial toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease
Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder. Familial forms of Alzheimer’s disease associated with the accumulation of a toxic form of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides are linked to...
Paracetamol Is Associated with a Lower Risk of COVID-19 Infection and Decreased ACE2 Protein Expression
Ibuprofen is a common over-the-counter drug taken for pain relief. However, recent studies have raised concerns about its potential toxic effect with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by severe acute...
Parp mutations protect from mitochondrial toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease
Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder. Familial forms of Alzheimer’s disease associated with the accumulation of a toxic form of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides are linked to...
Convincing Students? Quantitative Junkies, Avoiders and Converts on a Cross-Disciplinary Course Using Quantitative Narratives
Amidst growing concern about the shortage of social science undergraduate students with even basic quantitative methods skills, student apprehension is recognised as a barrier to learning quantitative methods. A recent...
Amidst growing concern about the shortage of social science undergraduate students with even basic quantitative methods skills, student apprehension is recognised as a barrier to learning quantitative methods. A recent...
Understanding the role of learning and teaching support materials in enabling learning for all
There are many assumptions about the ways in which textbooks and other learning and teaching support materials (LTSM) can contribute to improved learning outcomes in many international contexts. These can focus on ways that they...
Textbook availability and use in Rwandan basic education
Textbooks and related learning materials, such as workbooks and teacher guides, are widely assumed to be key inputs in effective schooling systems. Some recent statistical analyses have challenged the validity of such...
Education quality and the Kenyan 8-4-4 curriculum
Lizzi O. Milligan
Jun 01, 2017
This article explores the implementation of Kenyan secondary education in rural Western Kenya, focusing on learners’ experiences. One of the key challenges to educational quality is shown to be the size and breadth of the...
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