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Quality of Learning in Higher Education: Students’ Conceptions of Learning as a Critical Aspect [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Subjects present different ways to conceptualize and experience learning (e.g., Saljo, 1979; Marton, Dall Álba & Beaty (1993). This has also been confirmed by portuguese researches (e.g., Grácio 2002, Rosário et al., 2007).
Chaleta, Elisa   +2 more
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Adult reading teachers’ beliefs about how less-skilled adult readers can be taught to read. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Despite large-scale interventions, significant numbers of adults worldwide continue to have problems with basic literacy, in particular in the area of reading. To be effective, adult reading teachers need expert knowledge at practitioner level.
Chapman, Elaine, McHardy, Janet
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Towards a theory of materiality for quality learning and university education leadership

open access: yesReview of Education, Volume 13, Issue 2, August 2025.
Abstract There has been ongoing research into qualitative differentiation of university student learning outcomes but limited attempts to explain the extent to which material elements such as learning technologies contribute to these differences. A theory of materiality for the university student experience is essential if teachers are to design and ...
Robert A. Ellis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accountability for public sector it projects and the senior responsible owner: a theoretical background and research agenda [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The history of public sector IT capital projects is littered with examples of projects that have been delivered late, or have exceeded their budgets, or have proved unsuitable for their intended use.
Lupson, Jonathan, Partington, David
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Exploring The Experience Of Using Simulation-Games In Project Management Teaching: A Phenomenographic Approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This research describes how lecturers conceptualize the experience of using simulation-games in the teaching of management, especially project management.
dos Santos, Jorge Alberto   +1 more
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Framing the Multi‐Centre Qualitative Research Design as a Novel Methodology for Nursing and Healthcare Research: Reflections and A Methodological Discussion

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 81, Issue 8, Page 5196-5207, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim To discuss the multi‐centre qualitative methodology as a unique design, articulate its guiding paradigm/theoretical perspectives, and highlight its methodological and methodical issues. A secondary objective is to generate further scholarly discourse regarding the multi‐centre approach within the broader qualitative research tradition ...
Jonathan Bayuo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

University teachers’ conceptions of “Changemaker”: a starting point for embedding social innovation in learning and teaching [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Purpose: This paper reports on a study aimed at understanding the different conceptions that University of Northampton teachers hold of “Changemaker”, an institutional initiative to develop capacities for social innovation.
Alden Rivers, Bethany   +2 more
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How community-dwelling seniors with multimorbidity conceive the concept of mental health and factors that may influence it: A phenomenographic study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2012
Multimorbidity, that is, the coexistence of chronic diseases, is associated with mental health issues among elderly people. In Sweden, seniors with multimorbidity often live at home and receive care from nursing aides and district nurses. The aim of this
Åke Grundberg   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fastighetsskötares erfarenheter av validering

open access: yesNordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2020
Validation, or recognition of prior learning, involves an idea of ‘making learning visible’ – of valuing knowledge irrespective of how, when and where it is learnt.
Per Andersson
doaj   +1 more source

The role of undergraduate assistants in a university makerspace

open access: yesJournal of Engineering Education, Volume 114, Issue 3, July 2025.
Abstract Background Makerspaces provide university engineering students with experience in creative hands‐on design/build projects. They offer significant benefits for engagement, retention, and skill development for student users. Many university makerspaces rely on student workers. However, not much is known about how these student workers understand
Benjamin D. Chambers, Zachary Dowell
wiley   +1 more source

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