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Overcoming ethical barriers to research with hidden social groups (2017)
Journal Article
Machin, H., & Shardlow, S. M. (2017). Overcoming ethical barriers to research with hidden social groups. Research Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1177/1747016117739938

Researchers engaged in studies about “hidden social groups” are likely to face several ethical challenges. Using a study with undocumented Chinese migrants in the UK, challenges involved in obtaining approval by a University Research Ethics Committee... Read More about Overcoming ethical barriers to research with hidden social groups.

The Teaching Excellence Framework in the UK: an opportunity to include international students as ‘equals’? (2017)
Journal Article
Hayes. (2017). The Teaching Excellence Framework in the UK: an opportunity to include international students as ‘equals’?. Journal of Studies in International Education, 21(5), 483-497. https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315317720768

Research on international students in British higher education points to marginalization of their unique perspectives in university classrooms. The aim of the article is to consider how the most recent policy changes, particularly the teaching excell... Read More about The Teaching Excellence Framework in the UK: an opportunity to include international students as ‘equals’?.

Do no harm: Risk aversion versus risk management in the context of pedagogic frailty (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Do no harm: Risk aversion versus risk management in the context of pedagogic frailty. https://doi.org/10.34105/j.kmel.2017.09.016

Innovation in teaching ensures that education remains fit for purpose in a changing world. The model of pedagogic frailty (Kinchin, Alpay, Curtis, Franklin, Rivers & Winstone, 2016) proposes that educators may perceive innovation as risky, which may... Read More about Do no harm: Risk aversion versus risk management in the context of pedagogic frailty.

Design and Management of Higher Education Trans-National Education (TNE) Provision: Ten Lessons from an Action Research Project (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Design and Management of Higher Education Trans-National Education (TNE) Provision: Ten Lessons from an Action Research Project. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/KEELE-0000015

The purpose of this paper is to provide insight for the design and management of university Trans-National Education (TNE) provision. The guidance is experientially based and generated from an action research study utilising empirical survey findings... Read More about Design and Management of Higher Education Trans-National Education (TNE) Provision: Ten Lessons from an Action Research Project.

A case study in large-scale video recording using Opencast (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). A case study in large-scale video recording using Opencast. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/KEELE-0000014

Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (UPV) is a 35000 students’ higher educational institution in Spain, which has been interested for quite a long time in the application of technology into learning. Following that path, UPV applied as a member of th... Read More about A case study in large-scale video recording using Opencast.

Interconnected motions: agency of information in culture and learning (Virtual Mythology) (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Interconnected motions: agency of information in culture and learning (Virtual Mythology). The Journal of Academic Development and Education, 9-16. https://doi.org/10.21252/KEELE-0000016

The aim of this paper is to begin to explore and understand the agency and mythology of the objectification of information in culture and learning within the digital domain. Georg Simmel (1910-11) defines the nature of culture as "the cultivation of... Read More about Interconnected motions: agency of information in culture and learning (Virtual Mythology).

A bone of contention: reflections on the experiences of mature learners in social work education (2017)
Journal Article
Machin. (2017). A bone of contention: reflections on the experiences of mature learners in social work education. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/KEELE-0000013

Research has found that mature, female social work learners often face barriers to achievement in higher education due to the demands of managing practice placements and classroom learning around caring responsibilities (Lister, 2003). This paper, or... Read More about A bone of contention: reflections on the experiences of mature learners in social work education.

The nature of psychology: Reflections on university teachers' experiences of teaching sensitive topics (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). The nature of psychology: Reflections on university teachers' experiences of teaching sensitive topics. Psychology Teaching Review, 4 -14

This paper describes one aspect of a larger scale qualitative study conducted to investigate psychology-specific issues in learning and teaching in higher education. Participants included academic psychologists from across the career spectrum and fro... Read More about The nature of psychology: Reflections on university teachers' experiences of teaching sensitive topics.

Integrative Disciplinary Concepts: The Case of Psychological Literacy (2017)
Book Chapter
(2017). Integrative Disciplinary Concepts: The Case of Psychological Literacy. In Pedagogic Frailty and Resilience in the University (93 -107)

Formal education systems tend to emphasize the acquisition of knowledge to the detriment of other types of learning, but it is vital now to conceive education in a more encompassing fashion. (Learning: The Treasure Within, UNESCO, 1996) In 1996, a UN... Read More about Integrative Disciplinary Concepts: The Case of Psychological Literacy.

Promoting writing amongst peers: establishing a community of writing practice for early career academics (2017)
Journal Article
Skipper, Y., Williams, H., Kent, A., Berry, D. M., & Budds, K. (2017). Promoting writing amongst peers: establishing a community of writing practice for early career academics. Higher Education Research and Development, 36(6), 1194-1207. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2017.1300141

In the current research-focused climate, academics are facing increasing pressure to produce research outputs. This pressure can prove particularly daunting for early career (EC) academics, who are simultaneously attempting to master new teaching and... Read More about Promoting writing amongst peers: establishing a community of writing practice for early career academics.

The Use of Educational Game Design and Play in Higher Education to Influence Sustainable Behaviour (2017)
Journal Article
Mercer, T., Kythreotis, A., Robinson, Z., Stolte, T., George, S., & Haywood, S. (2017). The Use of Educational Game Design and Play in Higher Education to Influence Sustainable Behaviour. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 359-384. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-03-2015-0064

Design/methodology/approach: A case study on the creation, development and utilisation of educational games by university students is presented. We discuss the case study in the context of Kolb’s experiential learning and Dynamic Matching model, Perr... Read More about The Use of Educational Game Design and Play in Higher Education to Influence Sustainable Behaviour.

Comparing the Experience of Mature-Aged and Traditional Medical Students in the Clinical Setting: A Qualitative Approach (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Comparing the Experience of Mature-Aged and Traditional Medical Students in the Clinical Setting: A Qualitative Approach. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, 8-28. https://doi.org/10.21252/KEELE-0000005

Background: Although the mean age of first year medical students is 24, an increasing number of “mature-aged” students, defined as over age 30, are entering medical school in the United States. Few studies have employed qualitative methodology to det... Read More about Comparing the Experience of Mature-Aged and Traditional Medical Students in the Clinical Setting: A Qualitative Approach.

Prioritising Diversity: Reflections from the Family Law Classroom (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Prioritising Diversity: Reflections from the Family Law Classroom. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/KEELE-0000004

Recent research has found that LGBTQ university students have lesser rates of satisfaction, because their experiences at university are not always inclusive (Grimwood, 2016). This has led to calls for university lecturers to actively identify and cha... Read More about Prioritising Diversity: Reflections from the Family Law Classroom.