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Can learning from workplace feedback be enhanced by reflective writing? A realist evaluation in UK undergraduate medical education (2021)
Journal Article
Lefroy, J., & Molyneux, A. (2021). Can learning from workplace feedback be enhanced by reflective writing? A realist evaluation in UK undergraduate medical education. Education for Primary Care, https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2021.1920472

Introduction Doctors and medical students in the UK are currently required to provide evidence of learning by reflective writing on (among other things) feedback from colleagues. Although the theoretical value of reflecting-on-action is clear, resear... Read More about Can learning from workplace feedback be enhanced by reflective writing? A realist evaluation in UK undergraduate medical education.

Experiences of higher education students with chronic illnesses (2021)
Journal Article
Hamilton, P. R., Hulme, J. A., & Harrison, E. D. (2021). Experiences of higher education students with chronic illnesses. Disability and Society, 38(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2021.1907549

This paper explores the experiences of students with chronic illnesses in UK universities. Sixty-seven students with chronic illnesses completed an online survey with open-ended questions about their experiences in higher education. Questions covered... Read More about Experiences of higher education students with chronic illnesses.

Pharmacy graduates' perceived impact of long-term undergraduate use of an ethical decision-support tool on their early practice. (2021)
Journal Article
White, S., Allinson, M., & Black, P. (2021). Pharmacy graduates' perceived impact of long-term undergraduate use of an ethical decision-support tool on their early practice. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 13(7), 760 - 769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2021.03.001

INTRODUCTION: Values-based practice is an important concept within healthcare decision-making that sits alongside evidence-based practice. Values Exchange (Vx) (http://www.vxcommunity.com) is an online tool that supports the development of ethical an... Read More about Pharmacy graduates' perceived impact of long-term undergraduate use of an ethical decision-support tool on their early practice..

Student motivations for studying criminology: A narrative inquiry (2021)
Journal Article
Griffiths, C., & Trebilcock, J. (2021). Student motivations for studying criminology: A narrative inquiry. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 22(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895821993843

The number of students studying criminology at university has significantly increased. Yet, criminology students have been all but ignored in research, despite being key stakeholders and ambassadors in the criminological enterprise. Drawing on the an... Read More about Student motivations for studying criminology: A narrative inquiry.

Student and staff expectations and experiences of a UK–China Transnational Education collaboration (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Student and staff expectations and experiences of a UK–China Transnational Education collaboration. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-01-2020-0021

This study reports the results of a survey of teaching staff in the UK and China and two cohorts of Chinese students. We explored perceptions of a Transnational Education (TNE) course taught by UK teachers at a Chinese university to ascertain similar... Read More about Student and staff expectations and experiences of a UK–China Transnational Education collaboration.

The beliefs, behaviours and knowledge of health profession students towards the role of physical activity (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Stapleton, C. (2020, November). The beliefs, behaviours and knowledge of health profession students towards the role of physical activity. Presented at Virtual Physiotherapy UK 2020, Virtual (UK based)

Purpose: Physical inactivity is one of the leading causes of ill health worldwide. Despite updated UK physical activity (PA) guidelines (2011) PA levels remain low. Physiotherapists play an important role in promoting PA however studies investigating... Read More about The beliefs, behaviours and knowledge of health profession students towards the role of physical activity.

From testing recollection and knowledge to authentically assessing understanding and application: a case study at Level 4 (2020)
Journal Article
Andrews. (2020). From testing recollection and knowledge to authentically assessing understanding and application: a case study at Level 4. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/k5m7-p090

Authentic assessment is increasingly prized in all tiers of education. In order to inform and facilitate the design of such an assessment strategy a number of authors propose criteria or models of design that the educator can apply to their particula... Read More about From testing recollection and knowledge to authentically assessing understanding and application: a case study at Level 4.

Re-designing preclinical neuropharmacology teaching to enhance student engagement and active learning (2020)
Journal Article
Horn. (2020). Re-designing preclinical neuropharmacology teaching to enhance student engagement and active learning. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/t8b0-4b93

Group-based teaching can be an effective means of promoting active learning. As part of a medical degree, these sessions often focus on a clinical case. The students work collaboratively to build on previous knowledge and gain a deeper understanding... Read More about Re-designing preclinical neuropharmacology teaching to enhance student engagement and active learning.

From Entrepreneur to Undergraduate: Does the University Support or Constrain Student Entrepreneurs? (2020)
Book Chapter
McLuskie. (2020). From Entrepreneur to Undergraduate: Does the University Support or Constrain Student Entrepreneurs?. In ECIE 2020-Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (880 - 880). https://doi.org/10.34190/EIE.20.067

This paper focusses on an under researched area of research within the fields of enterprise education and the entrepreneurial start-up. Much of the scholarly focus around enterprise education and support within Higher Education (HE) institutions has... Read More about From Entrepreneur to Undergraduate: Does the University Support or Constrain Student Entrepreneurs?.

Foundations for Computing: Applying Pedagogy to a Foundation Year Computer Science Module (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Foundations for Computing: Applying Pedagogy to a Foundation Year Computer Science Module. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/pban-v980

Computers and Programming is a core module for Foundation Year students at Keele University intending to progress on to study Computer Science. This paper details a three-year reflection on how this module could be better delivered. After several are... Read More about Foundations for Computing: Applying Pedagogy to a Foundation Year Computer Science Module.

A classroom-based game to support student learning of missing person and clandestine grave search techniques (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). A classroom-based game to support student learning of missing person and clandestine grave search techniques. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/mrgg-zx39

The search for clandestine graves involves a multi-disciplinary approach using techniques such as foot searches, ground penetrating radar and cadaver dogs. In order to incorporate a practical activity into a taught session in December an alternative... Read More about A classroom-based game to support student learning of missing person and clandestine grave search techniques.

Online Distance Learning (ODL) in the international context: a phenomenological study based on participant observation of module delivery as part of a TNE programme with a Chinese partner university (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Online Distance Learning (ODL) in the international context: a phenomenological study based on participant observation of module delivery as part of a TNE programme with a Chinese partner university. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/669e-7n31

The purpose of this paper is to provide a contemporary evidence-based evaluation of Online Distance Learning (ODL) in the international context. The study underpinning this paper is phenomenological in nature and uses participant observation to syste... Read More about Online Distance Learning (ODL) in the international context: a phenomenological study based on participant observation of module delivery as part of a TNE programme with a Chinese partner university.

Integrating Video Content into Humanities Teaching: a case study (2020)
Journal Article
Kistler, J., & Shears, J. (2020). Integrating Video Content into Humanities Teaching: a case study. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/bj37-7330

Screencasts and other video content offer an innovative means of improving communication between tutors and students and addressing student concerns about limited contact hours, which can be particularly pressing in English Literature. Our students’... Read More about Integrating Video Content into Humanities Teaching: a case study.

Developing Graduate Skills through Studying Seventeenth-Century Literature: Some Reflections (2020)
Journal Article
Adcock. (2020). Developing Graduate Skills through Studying Seventeenth-Century Literature: Some Reflections. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/kd1t-g977

This paper advocates for the use of learner-centred teaching activities and enquiry-based assessment through reflection on the organisation of a FHEQ Level 5 seventeenth-century English literature module. While English is a subject where, traditional... Read More about Developing Graduate Skills through Studying Seventeenth-Century Literature: Some Reflections.

Teaching Feeling: Bringing Emotion into the Law School (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Teaching Feeling: Bringing Emotion into the Law School. The Law Teacher, https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2020.1781456

This paper explores the dynamics of emotion in law and legal classrooms by showing: (1) why foregrounding how law is shaped by emotion better equips students to learn about how law advances and/or inhibits various pursuits of social justice and (2) h... Read More about Teaching Feeling: Bringing Emotion into the Law School.

Reducing carbon emissions in business through Responsible Management Education: Influence at the micro-, meso- and macro-levels (2020)
Journal Article
Molthan-Hill, P., Robinson, Z., Hope, A., Dharmasasmita, A., & McManus, E. (2020). Reducing carbon emissions in business through Responsible Management Education: Influence at the micro-, meso- and macro-levels. International Journal of Management Education, 100328 -100328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2019.100328

There has long been an understanding that to achieve meaningful progress against sustainability challenges, action is required at multiple levels. With regards to education initiatives, these levels range from macro-level international agreements and... Read More about Reducing carbon emissions in business through Responsible Management Education: Influence at the micro-, meso- and macro-levels.

The value of the Versus Arthritis, Nurse and Allied Health Professional Internship Scheme on early musculoskeletal career researchers: a short report from an intern's perspective (2020)
Journal Article
Simkins, J., Healey, E., Dziedzic, K., & Finney, A. (2020). The value of the Versus Arthritis, Nurse and Allied Health Professional Internship Scheme on early musculoskeletal career researchers: a short report from an intern's perspective. Musculoskeletal Care, 18(2), 215 - 218. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1455