John H. McKendrick

Mapping the landscape of geography in Scottish schools

Lauren Hammond, Joanne P. Sharp, Ashley Fenwick, John H. McKendrick et autres

The positioning of geography within Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) has raised complex questions for geography educators around teacher education, student transition, engagement with cultural, linguistic, and geographic diversity, and how the environmental and physical elements of geography are taught in Scottish schools. …

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Conceptualising and evidencing the impact of play on health and wellbeing

John H. McKendrick, Stacey Marko

While it is understandable that those who promote and practice play believe in its inherent worth, and assert that it enriches health and bolsters wellbeing, we need more than belief and assertion. Those who promote the role of play in advancing social …

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Play for health and wellbeing: reinforcing and reinvigorating the evidence base

John H. McKendrick, Stacey Marko

In this concluding paper to the theme edition on Play for Health and Wellbeing, we explain how the eight papers that comprise this collection have strengthened the evidence base and sharpened the thinking that supports the proposition that play enriches health and …

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Perceptions of Poverty and Policy Preferences: The Contribution of Q Methodology

Stephen Sinclair, Neil McHugh, John H. McKendrick, Ruth Lightbody et autres

ABSTRACT The nature, causes and consequences of poverty have been debated for many years and remain controversial. However, some degree of consensus is a pre‐requisite for feasible, sustainable and effective policy responses to poverty. Research methods which can improve understanding of public …

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Exploring the gender gap in young adult mental health during COVID-19: Evidence from the UK

Mhairi Webster, Sarkis Manoukian, John H. McKendrick, Olga Biosca

AIMS: To explore the prevalence of a mental health gender gap within a young adult sample during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify the impact of loneliness and domestic time use on young people's, and particularly young women's mental health. METHOD: Using …

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Responding to Remote, Rural and Regional Tertiary Education Needs

John H. McKendrick, Fiona Nash, John Guenther, Laurence Lasselle et autres

Access to tertiary education remains a significant concern for many remote, regional and rural communities. This topic has been explored in the Australian and International Journal of Rural Education since its creation. In February 2024, the Journal went one step further by …

Exploring the Gender Gap in Young Adult Mental Health during COVID-19: Evidence from the UK

Mhairi Webster, Sarkis Manoukian, John H. McKendrick, Olga Biosca

Abstract Aims To explore the prevalence of a mental health gender gap within a young adult sample during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify the impact of loneliness and domestic time use on young people’s, and particularly young women’s mental health. Method …

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Beyond the Pandemic – Poverty and School Education in Scotland

Stephen J. McKinney, Archie S. Graham, Stuart Hall, Katie Hunter et autres

Abstract The introduction of Universal Credit and the effects of the economic crisis precipitated by the Covid-19 pandemic, compounded by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have all contributed to a rise in the levels of poverty and child poverty in Scotland and …

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Priorities for Play: Towards 2030 and Beyond

John H. McKendrick

The idea behind this collection was to prime delegates in advance of the 22nd International Play Association Triennial World conference, held in Glasgow in June 2023. There was no need to stoke-the-fire, and seventy priorities were presented. The contributions come from far …

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Inspirationally Playful: People, Papers and Practices That Have Inspired Play Practitioners and Researchers

John H. McKendrick

We have gathered over fifty reflections on what has inspired, and continues to inspire, those with a professional interest in play. It is a global collection, comprising thoughts from each of the six main populated continents, with contributions from nineteen different nations. …

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Polypyrrole-coated electrospun polystyrene-Fe (III) composite fibres

Muaathe A. Ibraheem, Frederik Davis, Nick J. Spencer, John H. McKendrick

Polypyrrole (Ppy) was synthesized via a chemical oxidization method with FeCl3.6H2O (FCHH) on electrospun polystyrene fibres ESPSF. The spinning process was achieved using Electrospinning for three solutions of polystyrene PS including 3, 5, and 9 % wt/v of FCHH in dimethyl formamide …

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Children, Education and Geography

Mary Biddulph, Simon Catling, Lauren Hammond, John H. McKendrick

This book examines the intersections between children, education and geography. With a particular focus on children's geographies and geographies of education, the book draws upon cutting-edge research to consider how geographical education can be enhanced through increased engagement with these fields. The …