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Building a competence-based model for the academic development of programme leaders (2023)
Journal Article
Lawrence, J., Morrell, L. J., & Scott, G. W. (2023). Building a competence-based model for the academic development of programme leaders. International Journal for Academic Development, https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2023.2166942

The programme leader is crucial to the success of a higher education provider’s educational portfolio. However, programme leader development is under-researched and is too often conceptualised in a negative way, as the solution to a problem. Here we... Read More about Building a competence-based model for the academic development of programme leaders.

Utilising the Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning for strategic transformation (2022)
Report
(2022). Utilising the Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning for strategic transformation. AdvanceHE

This report and case studies from the 2021-22 Advance HE Collaborative Development Fund project, Utilising the Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning for strategic transformation, bring together studies from institution... Read More about Utilising the Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning for strategic transformation.

Career Trajectories in The Third Space (2022)
Book Chapter
Louise Lawrence, J. (2022). Career Trajectories in The Third Space. In E. McIntosh, & D. Nutt (Eds.), The Impact of the Integrated Practitioner in Higher Education: Studies in Third Space Professionalism. Abingdon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003037569

Drawing on her roots in feminist philosophy, the author embraces her place on disciplinary, professional, and institutional margins to consider career trajectories in the third space. The chapter reflects on the author’s career progression to PFHEA w... Read More about Career Trajectories in The Third Space.

Supporting Course and Programme Leaders: Practical Wisdom for Leaders, Educational Developers and Programme Leaders (2022)
Book
Lawrence, J., Morón-García, S., & Senior, R. (Eds.). (2022). Supporting Course and Programme Leaders: Practical Wisdom for Leaders, Educational Developers and Programme Leaders. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003127413

Offering research- and evidence-based approaches that explore the essential components of programme leadership in higher education, this book is designed to define, develop and support the programme leadership role and all those who undertake it.

Rapport and Relationships: The Student Perspective on Teaching Excellence (2020)
Book Chapter
Lawrence, J., Hunt, L., Shaw, H., & Synmioe, D. (2020). Rapport and Relationships: The Student Perspective on Teaching Excellence. In K. Carruthers Thomas, & A. French (Eds.), Challenging the Teaching Excellence Framework: Diversity Deficits in Higher Education Evaluations (129-150). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-533-720201006

This chapter attempts to capture what teaching excellence looks and feels like for students. Our research reports on research conducted by two student authors at separate institutions. It suggests that the most crucial aspect of the student experienc... Read More about Rapport and Relationships: The Student Perspective on Teaching Excellence.

Scholarship as student engagement in college HE (2020)
Book Chapter
Lea, J., Lobb, R., Cattaneo, J., & Lawrence, J. (2020). Scholarship as student engagement in college HE. In T. Lowe, & Y. E. Hakim (Eds.), A Handbook for Student Engagement in Higher Education : Theory into Practice. London: Routledge

This chapter looks at how a national three-year project in England has been exploring the issue of student engagement from the perspective of enhancing student scholarship skills. The Scholarship Project was a Higher Education Funding Council for Eng... Read More about Scholarship as student engagement in college HE.

Leading a step-change in scholarly cultures in College-based Higher Education (2020)
Book Chapter
Lea, J., Hall, G., & Lawrence, J. (2020). Leading a step-change in scholarly cultures in College-based Higher Education. In J. Potter, & C. Devecchi (Eds.), Leading Educational Change in HE: A transformative approach for leaders and practitioners. London: Routledge

This chapter looks at some of the challenges presented to colleges with higher education provision when seeking to enhance their research and scholarship. The chapter explains the context for the role of colleges in providing higher education courses... Read More about Leading a step-change in scholarly cultures in College-based Higher Education.

Supporting wellbeing through scholarship of teaching and learning (2019)
Journal Article
Lawrence, J., & Herrick, T. (2020). Supporting wellbeing through scholarship of teaching and learning. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 12(5), 871-881. https://doi.org/10.1108/jarhe-05-2019-0111

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact and value of a scholarship of teaching and learning-led (SoTL) professional development in higher education (HE), with a focus on practitioner wellbeing. Design/methodology/approach The... Read More about Supporting wellbeing through scholarship of teaching and learning.

Understanding the provision and perceived value of the academic and professional development practices of HE teachers in College-Based Higher Education (CHE) (2018)
Journal Article
Lawrence, J., & Hall, G. (2018). Understanding the provision and perceived value of the academic and professional development practices of HE teachers in College-Based Higher Education (CHE). Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 23(4), 437-462. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2018.1526903

A reading of college-based HE (CHE) teachers’ self-identified academic development preferences against an understanding of the professional demands of academic practice in Higher Education (HE), whilst being mindful of the specific college-based cont... Read More about Understanding the provision and perceived value of the academic and professional development practices of HE teachers in College-Based Higher Education (CHE).

Supporting Programme Leaders and Programme Leadership (2018)
Book
Louise-Lawrence, J., & Ellis, S. (2018). Supporting Programme Leaders and Programme Leadership. London: Staff and Educational Development Association

The programme leader or director role is crucial to higher education institutions’ core business – the delivery of programmes of study.However, programme leadership is little researched or defined. This Special offers insight to the role, examples of... Read More about Supporting Programme Leaders and Programme Leadership.

Student mental wellbeing in higher education: Good practice guide (2015)
Book
Working Group for the Promotion of Mental Well-Being in Higher Education, Louise-Lawrence, J., Alcorn, R., Barden, N., Butlin, J., Ruth Caleb, D., …Withers, M. (2015). Student mental wellbeing in higher education: Good practice guide. London: Universities UK

Universities UK Mental Wellbeing in HE Working Group (2015). . London: Universities UK.

Feminist pedagogy in action: reflections from the front line of feminist activism-the feminist classroom. (2014)
Journal Article
Louise-Lawrence, J. (2014). Feminist pedagogy in action: reflections from the front line of feminist activism-the feminist classroom. Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences, 6,(1), 29-41. https://doi.org/10.11120/elss.2014.00022

How far can feminist pedagogy facilitate a positive learning experience for the student? I explore this question by offering a critical reflection of teaching a Gender Studies module to two cohorts of students: part-time mature and full-time ‘traditi... Read More about Feminist pedagogy in action: reflections from the front line of feminist activism-the feminist classroom..