Quality of Learning in Higher Education: Students’ Conceptions of Learning as a Critical Aspect [PDF]
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]
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
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
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Accountability for public sector it projects and the senior responsible owner: a theoretical background and research agenda [PDF]
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]
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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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
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University teachers’ conceptions of “Changemaker”: a starting point for embedding social innovation in learning and teaching [PDF]
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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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
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Fastighetsskötares erfarenheter av validering
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
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The role of undergraduate assistants in a university makerspace
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
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