Black supplementary schools: Addressing the declining attendance

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Kehinde Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Declining Attendance ◽  
Supplementary Schools

scholarly journals The Impact of Learning Kurdish ‘Mother-Tongue’ in London on Mainstream Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-81
Author(s):  
Sheelan Shakir Kadir
Keyword(s):  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
Mainstream Education ◽  
Supplementary Schools ◽  
Historical Issues ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates the impact of a group of Kurdish children learning their mother-tongue, in two Kurdish Saturday schools in North London, and particularly the impact on the children’s integration into mainstream schooling. There are some historical issues surrounding ethnic minority children’s education that have been labelled as problematic towards their educational achievements in the United Kingdom. The responsibility of teaching the mother-tongue to those children takes place formally in supplementary or Saturday schools in their community rather than in mainstream schools. Many researches have revealed that learning their mother tongue is beneficial for children in general. In particular, this research focuses on the impacts on Kurdish children in mainstream education, since the number of children from diverse backgrounds is increasing, including the number of children from the Kurdish community. Mixed method research has been undertaken to examine this issue, including a semi- structured questionnaire and group interview used to collect data, as this research depended on students’ as well as parents’ views in integrating their child in some state schools. The findings revealed that learning the mother-tongue is beneficial for children from diverse backgrounds and that supplementary schools play a vital role in learning the mother-tongue on children’s attitude in mainstream education.

scholarly journals Student Attendance At Campus Sporting Events: How Can We Get Them There?

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
Stephen B. Castleberry ◽  
Stephen Espel
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Student Attendance ◽  
Declining Attendance

College student attendance at campus sporting events has been declining for a number of years with administrators looking for ways to reverse that trend.  There are multiple reasons for the declining attendance and a multitude of possible solutions have been proposed. This case examines the situation for the football program at one mid-sized university, providing data from a representative cross section of the student population. Readers are tasked with making recommendations based on the data and to describe methods of evaluating the success of any changes.

American Film since 1945

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Gleich
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Video Production ◽  
American Film ◽  
Hollywood Films ◽  
American Films ◽  
Media Conglomerates ◽  
Declining Attendance

Over the past seventy years, the American film industry has transformed from mass-producing movies to producing a limited number of massive blockbuster movies on a global scale. Hollywood film studios have moved from independent companies to divisions of media conglomerates. Theatrical attendance for American audiences has plummeted since the mid-1940s; nonetheless, American films have never been more profitable. In 1945, American films could only be viewed in theaters; now they are available in myriad forms of home viewing. Throughout, Hollywood has continued to dominate global cinema, although film and now video production reaches Americans in many other forms, from home videos to educational films. Amid declining attendance, the Supreme Court in 1948 forced the major studios to sell off their theaters. Hollywood studios instead focused their power on distribution, limiting the supply of films and focusing on expensive productions to sell on an individual basis to theaters. Growing production costs and changing audiences caused wild fluctuations in profits, leading to an industry-wide recession in the late 1960s. The studios emerged under new corporate ownership and honed their blockbuster strategy, releasing “high concept” films widely on the heels of television marketing campaigns. New technologies such as cable and VCRs offered new windows for Hollywood movies beyond theatrical release, reducing the risks of blockbuster production. Deregulation through the 1980s and 1990s allowed for the “Big Six” media conglomerates to join film, theaters, networks, publishing, and other related media outlets under one corporate umbrella. This has expanded the scale and stability of Hollywood revenue while reducing the number and diversity of Hollywood films, as conglomerates focus on film franchises that can thrive on various digital media. Technological change has also lowered the cost of non-Hollywood films and thus encouraged a range of alternative forms of filmmaking, distribution, and exhibition.

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