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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper challenges the prevailing assumption that technology‐enhanced learning (TEL) inherently benefits all students in higher education, examining how undergraduate students with specific learning differences (SpLDs) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) use technology for learning.
Alexia Achtypi +3 more
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Finding Street Gang Members on Twitter
, 2016 Most street gang members use Twitter to intimidate others, to present outrageous images and statements to the world, and to share recent illegal activities. Their tweets may thus be useful to law enforcement agencies to discover clues about recent crimes
Balasuriya, Lakshika +3 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Mental health problems are common among UK undergraduate students. In response, many universities have put considerable effort into raising awareness about student mental health problems and avenues of support (e.g., via workshops, posters, email newsletters and social media posts).
Sorcha Finan, Lucy Foulkes
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Code Switching in Social Media Twitter [PDF]
, 2014 The study deals with the types of code switching and reasons why people switch their language in social media Twitter. The objectives of study are to find out contextual type and the grammatical type of code-switching which is mostly used in social media
Meisuri, M. (Meisuri) +1 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how UK and US universities manage racial equality regimes through governance structures that prioritise institutional reputation over substantive racial justice reform. Drawing on Bourdieu's field, habitus and capital theory, the study demonstrates how universities neutralise racial justice efforts through bureaucratic ...
David Roberts
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Journal for Advancement of Marketing Education, 2012 ## Purpose of the Study. This study explores various outcomes associated with the incorporation of Twitter in the marketing classroom. To determine if Twitter use is a beneficial pursuit for marketing educators, we investigated classroom community ...
Theresa B. Clarke, C. Leigh Nelson
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A Framework for Discovering Evolving Domain Related Spatio-Temporal Patterns in Twitter
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2016 In massive Twitter datasets, tweets deriving from different domains, e.g., civil unrest, can be extracted to constitute spatio-temporal Twitter events for spatio-temporal distribution pattern detection.
Yan Shi +5 more
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Allegation of scientific misconduct increases Twitter attention
, 2018 The web-based microblogging system Twitter is a very popular altmetrics source for measuring the broader impact of science. In this case study, we demonstrate how problematic the use of Twitter data for research evaluation can be, even though the ...
Bornmann, Lutz, Haunschild, Robin
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Improving retention and graduate outcomes for students from a widening participation (WP) background is key to achieving more equitable outcomes. However, evidence suggests WP students experienced different challenges than their peers during the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Wilhelmiina Toivo +4 more
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Using Twitter for Public Health Surveillance from Monitoring and Prediction to Public Response
Data, 2018 Twitter is a social media platform where over 500 million people worldwide publish their ideas and discuss diverse topics, including their health conditions and public health events.
Sophie E. Jordan +5 more
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