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Problem-based Learning in Institutional and Curricular Design at the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE)

open access: yesJournal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2021
NMITE’s Master’s in Integrated Engineering (MEng) was created with a unique philosophy of integrating not only traditionally separate strands of engineering, but also of integrating engineering with other disciplines such as arts, humanities, and ...
Helen L. Rogers   +2 more
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Analytical Survey on the Challenges of Teaching and Learning the Arts in the 21st Century and the Way Out

open access: yesIAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities, 2015
The concept of “Arts” in the context of this study refers to the disciplines of Creative Arts and Humanities, which are generally what Art disciplines entail.
Soyoye Akinyode Solomon
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Are sciences essential and humanities elective? Disentangling competing claims for humanities' research public value [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Recent policy discourse suggests that arts and humanities research is seen as being less useful to society than other disciplines, notably in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The paper explores how this assumption's construction has been
Benneworth, Paul   +5 more
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Evaluation of the Use of Periodicals Collection of the Higher Education Council Documentation and Online Search Center: Arts and Humanities Periodicals

open access: yesTürk Kütüphaneciliği, 1995
Evaluation of the use perodicals collections in libraries is important as perodicals report the results of the latest scientific research and they are usually more expensive than other types of library materials. In this study we evaluate the use of Arts
Elçin Özbudak
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Encountering the Great Problems in the Street: Enacting Hermeneutic Philosophy as Research in Practice Disciplines

open access: yesJournal of Applied Hermeneutics, 2016
In this paper, we speak to tenets of Gadamerian hermeneutic philosophy that “guide” our hermeneutic inquiry in research that seeks to understand the complexity of human experiences. In our conduct of hermeneutic research, we grapple with “great problems”
Graham McCaffrey, Nancy J Moules
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Cultural connections: The Role of the Arts and Humanities in Competitiveness and Local Development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This report considers how the arts and cultural institutions contribute to the appeal of place. Cultural institutions are a prominent part of UK society – and many have a rich and long heritage. The impact of such institutions has often been evaluated in
Probert, Jocelyn   +7 more
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Petromyopia: Oil and the Energy Humanities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
: Oil is currently over-represented in the energy humanities, a state of affairs I describe as petromyopia. While oil constitutes a vital source of energy in the modern world, focusing too heavily on petroleum can distract scholars from giving proper ...

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Between Humans and Other Things: Conservation as Material Fabric in Contemporary Art

open access: yesJournal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 2012
The text considers the role of the artist observer in scientific research, by using examples from the author's recent artwork in which conservation constitutes the material fabric. Gravesen employs an anthropological view on the museum conservator grappling with objects that are considered to be imbued with a spirit, and views the schism between a ...
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Repositioning the graphic designer as researcher [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In academic terms, the discipline of graphic design is relatively young. Consequently the position of the discipline within academic territory, and the role of the designer, continue to be debated.
Barnes, Alison, Barnes, Alison (R17237)
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