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Tourist literature and the ideological grammar of landscape in the Austrian Danube Valley, ca. 1870–1945 (2012)
Journal Article
Ploner, J. (2012). Tourist literature and the ideological grammar of landscape in the Austrian Danube Valley, ca. 1870–1945. Journal of Tourism History, 4(3), 237-257. https://doi.org/10.1080/1755182x.2012.711376

With its allure of transnationalism, border-crossing and timelessness, the Danube, unlike any other European river, has provided a rich and diverse image reservoir for travel and tourism writing for centuries. Symbolizing the continuous flow through... Read More about Tourist literature and the ideological grammar of landscape in the Austrian Danube Valley, ca. 1870–1945.

Values, priorities and responses: Comparing English headteachers' and Hong Kong principals' perceptions of their work (2012)
Journal Article
Bottery, M., Ngai, G., Wong, P. M., & Wong, P. H. (2013). Values, priorities and responses: Comparing English headteachers' and Hong Kong principals' perceptions of their work. School Leadership and Management, 33(1), 43-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2012.740798

This article investigates the perceptions of English headteachers and Hong Kong principals on the kinds of pressures that they believed affected the way they did their job, and in particular the degree to which they felt their governments were affect... Read More about Values, priorities and responses: Comparing English headteachers' and Hong Kong principals' perceptions of their work.

Private companies, culture and place in the development of Hull's maritime business sector, c.1860-1914 (2012)
Book Chapter
Barnard, M. G., & Starkey, D. J. (2012). Private companies, culture and place in the development of Hull's maritime business sector, c.1860-1914. In G. Harlaftis, S. Tenold, & J. M. Valdaliso (Eds.), The World’s Key Industry : History and Economics of International Shipping (200-219). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137003751_12

Skip Fischer has suggested that maritime historians often fail to situate their studies ‘within the broader debates that animate discussion and research in the larger [historical] profession’. While this may be true of many branches of the history di... Read More about Private companies, culture and place in the development of Hull's maritime business sector, c.1860-1914.

Becoming citizens through school experience : a case study of democracy in practice (2012)
Journal Article
Hope, M. (2012). Becoming citizens through school experience : a case study of democracy in practice. International journal of progressive education, 8(3), 94 - 109

This paper offers a critique of current definitions of active citizenship and argues that children and young people need to be seen as citizens within their school communities and not just citizens of the future. Pedagogy and school decision-making s... Read More about Becoming citizens through school experience : a case study of democracy in practice.

Youth work and state education : should youth workers apply to set up a free school? (2012)
Journal Article
Hope, M. (2012). Youth work and state education : should youth workers apply to set up a free school?. Youth and Policy, 109(September), 60 - 70

The UK Coalition Government’s new policy on Free Schools presents a dilemma for youth workers. Is there any possibility of establishing a ‘youth worker – led Free School’ based on the principles and values of youth work? Do the potential pitfalls mak... Read More about Youth work and state education : should youth workers apply to set up a free school?.

m-Research: ethical issues in researching young people's use of mobile devices (2012)
Journal Article
Burden, K., Aubusson, P., & Schuck, S. (2012). m-Research: ethical issues in researching young people's use of mobile devices. Youth Studies Australia, 31(3), 17-26

A growing area of research concerns the increasing use by young people of mobile phones. Inevitably, researchers interested in exploring the lives and habitus of young people must also consider their engagement with the ubiquitous mobile. This resear... Read More about m-Research: ethical issues in researching young people's use of mobile devices.

Personality, moral purpose, and the leadership of an education for sustainable development (2012)
Journal Article
Bottery, M., Wright, N., & James, S. (2012). Personality, moral purpose, and the leadership of an education for sustainable development. Education 3-13, 40(3), 227-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2010.512563

This paper describes how two primary head teachers, nationally recognised as role models for the development of an education for sustainable development (ESD) in their schools, manage the implementation of this area. In doing so, it shows how they ad... Read More about Personality, moral purpose, and the leadership of an education for sustainable development.

Small and perfectly formed? Is democracy an alternative approach to school leadership? (2012)
Journal Article
Hope, M. (2012). Small and perfectly formed? Is democracy an alternative approach to school leadership?. School Leadership and Management, 32(3), 291-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2012.688739

In recent decades, education policy has changed considerably so that now, numerous types of schools are available in the ‘marketplace’. The most recent additions to this landscape are Academies and Free Schools, with freedoms to make more choices abo... Read More about Small and perfectly formed? Is democracy an alternative approach to school leadership?.

Leadership, the logic of sufficiency and the sustainability of education (2012)
Journal Article
Bottery, M. (2012). Leadership, the logic of sufficiency and the sustainability of education. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, 40(4), 449-463. https://doi.org/10.1177/1741143212438220

The notion of sufficiency has not yet entered mainstream educational thinking, and it still has to make its mark upon educational leadership. However, a number of related concepts – particularly those of sustainability and complexity theory – are beg... Read More about Leadership, the logic of sufficiency and the sustainability of education.

Does instructional format really matter? Cognitive load theory, multimedia and teaching English Literature (2012)
Journal Article
Martin, S. (2012). Does instructional format really matter? Cognitive load theory, multimedia and teaching English Literature. Educational Research and Evaluation, 18(2), 125-152. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2012.659899

This article reports a quasi-experimental study on the effects of multimedia teaching and learning in English Literature--a subject which places high cognitive load on students. A large-scale study was conducted in 4 high-achieving secondary schools... Read More about Does instructional format really matter? Cognitive load theory, multimedia and teaching English Literature.

An integrated professionalism in further education: a time for phronesis? (2012)
Journal Article
Plowright, D., & Barr, G. (2012). An integrated professionalism in further education: a time for phronesis?. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 36(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2011.590584

The aim of this article is to examine the role taken by the Institute for Learning (IfL) in England to promote the nature of professionalism in the lifelong learning sector. It raises the possibility that the decisions taken by the IfL, since its inc... Read More about An integrated professionalism in further education: a time for phronesis?.

Viewing mobile learning from a pedagogical perspective (2012)
Journal Article
Kearney, M., Schuck, S., Burden, K., & Aubusson, P. (2012). Viewing mobile learning from a pedagogical perspective. Research in Learning Technology, 20(1), https://doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v20i0/14406

Mobile learning is a relatively new phenomenon and the theoretical basis is currently under development. The paper presents a pedagogical perspective of mobile learning which highlights three central features of mobile learning: authenticity, collabo... Read More about Viewing mobile learning from a pedagogical perspective.

Critical review of contemporary practice and educational research in internationalisation within the business education subject communities (2012)
Report
Caruana, V., & Ploner, J. (2012). Critical review of contemporary practice and educational research in internationalisation within the business education subject communities. London: Higher Eduction Academy

This report critically reviews contemporary educational research and practice in the field of internationalisation within the business education subject communities in order to inform curriculum development and pedagogy geared towards the development... Read More about Critical review of contemporary practice and educational research in internationalisation within the business education subject communities.

Learning-centred leadership or pedagogical leadership? An alternative approach to leadership in education contexts (2012)
Journal Article
Male, T., & Palaiologou, I. (2012). Learning-centred leadership or pedagogical leadership? An alternative approach to leadership in education contexts. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 15(1), 107-118. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2011.617839

This paper critically reviews models of learning-centred leadership for self-determining educational organisations (i.e. those with a large degree of control over their own destiny and in vogue during the closing decades of the previous century) and... Read More about Learning-centred leadership or pedagogical leadership? An alternative approach to leadership in education contexts.

Using the 3V model to explore virtuality, veracity and values in liminal spaces (2011)
Book Chapter
Burden, K., & Atkinson, S. (2011). Using the 3V model to explore virtuality, veracity and values in liminal spaces. In S. D'Agustino (Ed.), Adaption, resistance and access to instructional technologies: assessing future trends in education (199-215). The University of Hull. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61692-854-4

Adaptation and adoption of immature emergent technologies for instruction fails to account for the challenge to, and creation of, new concepts of self, identity and community both in real and virtual spaces. New insight is necessary to develop social... Read More about Using the 3V model to explore virtuality, veracity and values in liminal spaces.

Measuring flow experience in an immersive virtual environment for collaborative learning (2011)
Journal Article
van Schaik, P., Martin, S., & Vallance, M. (2012). Measuring flow experience in an immersive virtual environment for collaborative learning. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 28(4), 350-365. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2729.2011.00455.x

In contexts other than immersive virtual environments, theoretical and empirical work has identified flow experience as a major factor in learning and human–computer interaction. Flow is defined as a ‘holistic sensation that people feel when they act... Read More about Measuring flow experience in an immersive virtual environment for collaborative learning.

Higher education as a system: The English experience (2011)
Journal Article
Filippakou, O., Salter, B., & Tapper, T. (2012). Higher education as a system: The English experience. Higher Education Quarterly, 66(1), 106-122. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2273.2011.00506.x

With particular, although not exclusive, reference to England, this article explores the appropriateness of describing higher education as a system. It has two main purposes: to explore the grounds for labelling English higher education as a system a... Read More about Higher education as a system: The English experience.

Student‐led research training within the PhD: “PhD experience” conferences (2011)
Journal Article
Mercer, T., Kythreotis, A., Lambert, C., & Hughes, G. (2011). Student‐led research training within the PhD: “PhD experience” conferences. International journal for researcher development, 2(2), 152-166. https://doi.org/10.1108/17597511111212736

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to highlight the significance of student‐led initiatives in PhD development.

Design/methodology/approach
– A case study is presented utilizing Kolb's model of learning from experience to identify with stude... Read More about Student‐led research training within the PhD: “PhD experience” conferences.