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The effects of social media abstinence on affective well-being and life satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - The effects of social media abstinence on affective well-being and life satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The analyses revealed no significant effects of social media abstinence interventions on positive affect, negative affect, or life satisfaction. Relationships between social media abstinence duration and the three outcomes were also non-significant.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

“The oft repeated call for "teacher autonomy" confuses licence with liberty. Autonomy in teaching cannot mean doing whatever irrespective of outcomes. Professionals are accountable to something larger. In medicine, law, or aviation, practice is bounded by evidence. Why should education be exempt?”

Whether they can eat in a restaurant should they be alive and legally not imprisoned? Yes. Unless a court judges that the punishment is an effective ban from doing eating out.

Defending the Science of Learning Effective Instruction isn’t a matter of chance, but of design.

The science of learning, drawing from cog psy, neuroscience, education, and design, offers probabilistic insights into effective instructional strategies. It is wrong when ideologies are misrepresenting the science as dogmatic or ignoring evidence.
carlhendrick.substack.com/p/defending-...

Sociological Insights for Development Policy The purpose of Sociological Insights for Development Policy is not only to raise awareness of the thought-provoking research being done by members of our section, but also to strengthen engagement …

Check out the latest issue of Sociological Insights for Development Policy, an open source journal publishing policy briefs.

The briefs shed problem-solving light on development during a pivotal turn in world history.

Please share them with your networks.

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Hawksmoor asked Tommy Robinson to leave after staff 'felt uncomfortable' A London steakhouse says staff and guests felt uncomfortable and complained about the far-right anti-Islam activist.

As much as I dislike the politics and fearmongering of Tommy Robinson, the law should protect the rights of all customers to be served regardless of their beliefs. If not, this will be, especially when an "anti-estamblishment" party rules, a very slippery slope. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Well timed comeback

The effects of over-reliance on AI dialogue systems on students' cognitive abilities: a systematic review - Smart Learning Environments The growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) dialogue systems within educational and research settings highlights the importance of learning aids. Despite examination of the ethical concern...

“Our findings indicate that over-reliance stemming from ethical issues of AI impacts cognitive abilities, as individuals increasingly favor fast and optimal solutions over slow ones constrained by practicality.”
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Curriculum and Assessment Review publishes interim findings Becky Francis and review team publish their initial findings and set out the next phase of work which will focus on four key areas.

The other big news out of government today is the publication of the interim report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review of education in England.

The report suggests 'evolution' not 'revolution' of current systems and identifies 4 areas for more work:

1) Ensuring high standards for all

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Any talk in London? Looks really exciting

Delighted to reveal the hard-hitting paperback cover for my book, THE LIE OF THE LAND - an exposé of what the 'custodians of the countryside' have done to nature in Britain.

The paperback's out 8th May - order yours here: lnkfi.re/JhxHno

More upcoming talks here & details below: lnkfi.re/PkfOhd 🧵

Poorest children missing more school and further behind after Covid, study says Those from the lowest income families are now up to 19 months behind peers by the age of 16.

According to new analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) - which looked at pupil performance after the Covid-19 pandemic - children from the lowest income families are now up to 19 months behind peers by the time they are 16 years old.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Global warming as investment climate: green tech and the translation of needs Climate change is not only altering temperatures but also the very composition of the economic field. So-called ‘green tech firms’ are successfully claiming new jurisdictional task areas related to...

New Publication 🚨
Why are contemporary societies increasingly looking to private companies to solve climate change? In my latest article, I analyze the rise of green tech firms and the cultural operations driving this shift. Out now in @jcultecon.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Can't agree more with this view 👍

A blue graphic with white text that reads "FIRST 100 DAYS in office" in bold letters. Below, "VON DER LEYEN COMMISSION" is written in small uppercase letters. The background features diagonal gradient stripes, representing the Berlaymont building, and the European Commission logo is placed in the bottom right corner.

Commission 2024-2029: First 100 days

Since entering office, we have upheld our commitments and values while tackling the tectonic shift in geopolitics head-on.

To guarantee the security, prosperity and well-being of Europeans, our work continues ↓

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Supporting workers in strategic sectors is essential to respond to new challenges and stay competitive.

To strengthen EU competitiveness, we proposed:

🔹 A Union of Skills
🔹 An Action Plan on Basic Skills
🔹 A STEM Education Strategic Plan

ℹ️ europa.eu/!jFB4bN

<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library Background In England, all state-funded schools are inspected by an independent government agency, the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted). Inspections aim to ...

"Our findings suggest that differences in school quality, as indexed by Ofsted ratings, have little relation to students’ individual outcomes. Accordingly, our results challenge the usefulness of Ofsted ratings as guides when choosing secondary schools." acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves | George Monbiot Across the world, societies are reverting to oligarchies. How to resist? Fight for democracy with all we’ve got, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot

This is the great discovery of the conflict entrepreneurs, led by Musk himself: what counts in politics is not how well people are doing, but how well they are doing in relation to designated out-groups.
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What is your opinion on the EU? The #EUCivilSociety has spoken! ↓

Trust in the EU is on the rise, reaching its highest level since 2007.

Last year, alongside eight other institutions, we approved the creation of a new interinstitutional Ethics Body.

🔎 Eurobarometer

Very existed to share the amazing 🚀line-up for our QSS and CLS Seminar series @sriucl.bsky.social 🎓

Weekly talks on #SocialScience topics like #EconomicInequality, #SocialNorms, #Football, #Housing, #Demography and more 📊

Usually Wednesdays, 1–2pm (hybrid). Register: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...

I strongly hope the EU will use the full force of the Digital Services Act to dismiss Meta's invitation on its platforms to label people with different sexual orientations or genders as "mentally ill". At no point in history has unfounded hatred via dehumanising labels helped social cohesion.

Meta's new guidelines allow users to say LGBT+ people are mentally ill Meta's updated hate speech guidelines allow users to call people mentally ill based on their sexuality or gender identity. The guidelines, which were updated on Tuesday, still do not allow Facebook, ...

Dark Ages. uk.news.yahoo.com/metas-guidel...

If they haven't reported it, you'd have people asking the opposite. I suppose they've been receiving a lot via email that they've publicised, and this is the kind of content members of the public are understandably most empathetic about.

Wes Streeting says he is ashamed of NHS winter problems The health secretary sees patients left crying and distressed, as hospitals declare critical incidents.

Seeing the growing failure of health service provision, it's not enough for politicians to be "ashamed". The Labour gov should bring in emergency legislature, utilise the private sector or deploy the army. It cannot be more evident the crisis is costing peoples' lives.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Assisted dying vote live updates: MPs vote in favour of historic bill after emotional debate The bill passes the first stage in the Commons but will be followed by months of parliamentary activity before it becomes a law.

When terminal illness dramatically reduces your life choices, it's good that this Bill recognises one choice that some wish to take. Making the informed, conscious decision, or being aware of its availability, may bring comfort to people who wish to stay in charge. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...

Congrats!

What does #Eurobarometer tell us about satisfaction with democracy over time? You can find the data @gesis-dataservices.bsky.social

Four Good Reads - Monday - November 25 Firm sorting, parental leave, fertility decline and pay gaps, social network class composition

Interesting new post by @tvanheuvelen.bsky.social of U. of Minn., discussing 4 recent sociology papers, including one coauthored by @elkelly.bsky.social of @mitiwer.bsky.social @mitsloan.bsky.social: asocial.substack.com/p/four-good-...

The abstract of the publication, which reads: While it is well-established that disability reduces the probability of electoral turnout, far less is known about the relationship between disability and support for particular political parties. Using nationally representative longitudinal data from Understanding Society we explore the relationship between disability and party support in England and Wales along left-right and protest dimensions. Consistent with our hypotheses, analysis of cross-sectional data suggests that, after accounting for demographic characteristics, disabled people are significantly less likely to support parties to the right and more likely to support protest parties. In contrast, however, after accounting for time invariant individual unobserved heterogeneity using panel data methods, we find no evidence of a relationship between disability and left-right party support, and far less evidence of a relationship with protest parties. We discuss and attempt to reconcile these findings.

🚨 NEW PUBLICATION 🚨

"Does disability affect support for political parties?"

Just published in Electoral Studies, co-authored with Melanie Jones.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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