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Formative and summative assessment rubrics for a UK postgraduate taught education studies module (2025)
Book Chapter
Holmes, A., & Hopkins, P. (2025). Formative and summative assessment rubrics for a UK postgraduate taught education studies module. In S. Elkington, & A. Irons (Eds.), Formative Assessment and Feedback in Post-Digital Learning Environments: Disciplinary Case Studies in Higher Education (77-83). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003360254-9

In this chapter we discuss the development and use of a formative assessment rubric and two summative flexibly weighted [‘flexed’] rubrics that were developed for use in a taught postgraduate module with a high number of international students and a... Read More about Formative and summative assessment rubrics for a UK postgraduate taught education studies module.

Scaling up and automating formative assessment in computer science (2025)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N. (2025). Scaling up and automating formative assessment in computer science. In S. Elkington, & A. Irons (Eds.), Formative Assessment and Feedback in Post-Digital Learning Environments: Disciplinary Case Studies in Higher Education (172-178). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003360254-22

The rise in student numbers in computer science creates a challenge for delivery. Computer science has some of the worst attainment and retention profiles across subjects. Given its technology focus, it is a subject where digital technologies have lo... Read More about Scaling up and automating formative assessment in computer science.

Marxism and the Political Economy of Abolition (2025)
Book Chapter
Burnett, J. (2025). Marxism and the Political Economy of Abolition. In D. G. Scott (Ed.), Abolitionist Voices (121–137). Bristol University Press

This chapter examines the ways Marxist and neo-Marxist thought has contributed to abolitionist praxis. In doing so, it first explores Marx’s early writings in the 1840s, demonstrating how these were foundational to his later critique of political eco... Read More about Marxism and the Political Economy of Abolition.

Play and Sustainability (2025)
Book Chapter
Scollan, A., Lee, K., Boyd, D., Auger, S., & Mason, G. (2025). Play and Sustainability. In A. Bradbury (Ed.), Play Matters: Why Play Matters in Early Childhood (70-79). Early Years Reviews

This chapter discusses the concept of sustainability as a lens to understand how the world of play enables adults to engage and learn about sustainability with and for young children in environments that enable. Scollan and Farini introduce environme... Read More about Play and Sustainability.

The Failure of Bangladesh’s Constitutional Design (2025)
Book Chapter
Chowdhury, J. (in press). The Failure of Bangladesh’s Constitutional Design. In . N. S. Bui, M. Malagodi, & C. Roberts (Eds.), Asian Comparative Constitutional Law: Volume 3: Constitutional Structure (375-396). Bloomsbury Publishing

At independence in 1971, Bangladesh endorsed the Westminster parliamentary system. The choice was influenced, among others, by a desire to reverse the decades-long suppression by the Pakistani military’s authoritarian presidentialism. However, fifty-... Read More about The Failure of Bangladesh’s Constitutional Design.

Crni Srbi and Ron Holsey (2025)
Book Chapter
Baker, C. (2025). Crni Srbi and Ron Holsey. In T. Beasley-Murray, W. Bracewell, & M. Murawski (Eds.), Anti-Atlas: Critical Area Studies from the East of the West (213-218). UCL Press. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781800087811

In this essay, YouTube music videos operate as one of those grey areas
between the closely policed borders of the Greater Europe described above: a space where Black and Serbian hip-hop artists collaborate in narratives that suggest a transnational... Read More about Crni Srbi and Ron Holsey.

Designing for structural, social and political viability in national-scale systemic interventions (2025)
Book Chapter
Foote, J., Nicholas, G., & Midgley, G. (2025). Designing for structural, social and political viability in national-scale systemic interventions. In M. Suoheimo, P. Jones, S.-H. Lee, & B. Sevaldson (Eds.), Systemic Service Design (190-213). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003501039-12

This chapter details a systemic intervention to design a national response to family violence prevention involving diverse stakeholders with differing views on what was required to transform New Zealand’s approach, which was widely regarded as piecem... Read More about Designing for structural, social and political viability in national-scale systemic interventions.

Beyond Decline: Heathland and the Dynamics of Cultural and Environmental Change in Bronze Age Orkney (2025)
Book Chapter
Farrell, M., & Bunting, J. (2025). Beyond Decline: Heathland and the Dynamics of Cultural and Environmental Change in Bronze Age Orkney. In M. Løvschal, & K. Grønneberg (Eds.), A place for the heathlands?: human-heath relations in deep-time and contemporary perspectives. Jutland Archaeological Society

In this paper, we explore how Enlightenment thinking might have influenced environmental archaeological narratives about heathland development, and human interactions with heathlands, using Orkney as a case study. The archaeological record of Orkney... Read More about Beyond Decline: Heathland and the Dynamics of Cultural and Environmental Change in Bronze Age Orkney.

Doing qualitative data analysis (2025)
Book Chapter
Ives, B., Clayton, B., Gale, L., Holdom, T., & Nichol, A. (2025). Doing qualitative data analysis. In L. Nelson, R. Groom, & P. Potrac (Eds.), Research Methods in Sports Coaching (245-253). (2nd edition). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003381891-30

This chapter discusses how to analyse, make sense of, and write up qualitative data in sport coaching research. It starts by introducing qualitative data analysis, its overarching goal, and different forms of analysis used in sport coaching research.... Read More about Doing qualitative data analysis.

Torrefaction, carbonization and pyrolysis: Valorising woody wastes towards energy generation via solid biofuels production. (2025)
Book Chapter
Skoulou, V., & Arcelus-Arrillaga, P. (2025). Torrefaction, carbonization and pyrolysis: Valorising woody wastes towards energy generation via solid biofuels production. In B. Török (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Green Chemistry (105-124). (Elsevier). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15742-4.00100-9

To align with international policies regarding climate change, resource efficiency and environmental protection when using woody biomass wastes for energy generation, wastes need upgrading to acquire better characteristics as energy carriers. In this... Read More about Torrefaction, carbonization and pyrolysis: Valorising woody wastes towards energy generation via solid biofuels production..

Panic, Loss, Gratitude, and Sanity: The Impact of COVID-19 Gym Closures on the Experience of Community in CrossFit (2025)
Book Chapter
Ornella, A. D. (2025). Panic, Loss, Gratitude, and Sanity: The Impact of COVID-19 Gym Closures on the Experience of Community in CrossFit. In M. Quidu, B. Favier-Ambrosini, & M. Delalandre (Eds.), À la conquête de la forme: Regards sociologiques sur le marché du fitness (83-104). Presses universitaires de Grenoble

“Welcome to CrossFit: Join the World’s leading platform for health, happiness, and performance” – the CrossFit.com website advertises in bold letters. The background image features a group of athletes running, working out together, smiling. Health, h... Read More about Panic, Loss, Gratitude, and Sanity: The Impact of COVID-19 Gym Closures on the Experience of Community in CrossFit.

‘To novels and plays not inclined’: Patrick and Maria Brontë and the Arts (2024)
Book Chapter
Sanders, V. (2024). ‘To novels and plays not inclined’: Patrick and Maria Brontë and the Arts. In A. K. Regis, & D. Wynne (Eds.), The Edinburgh Companion to the Brontës and the Arts (89-101). Edinburgh University Press

The Brontë family produced and consumed art across a range of media and genres. Haworth Parsonage and the local region proved a crucible of inspiration not only for Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne, but also for their parents. Here were fostered t... Read More about ‘To novels and plays not inclined’: Patrick and Maria Brontë and the Arts.

The Emerging Legal Framework for Ecological Restoration under International Environmental Law (2024)
Book Chapter
Nsoh, W., & Muzan, M. (2024). The Emerging Legal Framework for Ecological Restoration under International Environmental Law. In R. C. Brears, & J. Lindley (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook on Environmental Policy and Law. Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30231-2

Ecological restoration has only become legal as an international environmental law (IEL) obligation within the last half-century. However, the practice of ecological restoration is not an entirely new phenomenon historically. The evolution of the int... Read More about The Emerging Legal Framework for Ecological Restoration under International Environmental Law.

From third space professional to first-generation academic: Navigating new identities (2024)
Book Chapter
Fallin, L. (2024). From third space professional to first-generation academic: Navigating new identities. In D. Conrad, & W. Archer (Eds.), Portraits of Academic Life in Higher Education: From Hiring to Retiring (216-229). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004716117_018

This chapter reflects on my transition from fresh graduate, student union bureaucrat, learning developer, and then to my first academic role as a Lecturer in Education Studies. I like to think of this as a story of perseverance, hard work and perhaps... Read More about From third space professional to first-generation academic: Navigating new identities.

The Case of the “Missing Victims” of Modern Slavery: A Comparison with Domestic Abuse (2024)
Book Chapter
Green, S., & Heys, A. (2024). The Case of the “Missing Victims” of Modern Slavery: A Comparison with Domestic Abuse. In M. Krambia Kapardis, C. Clark, A. Warria, & M. Dion (Eds.), Palgrave Handbook on Modern Slavery (359-380). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58614-9_18

Victims of modern slavery are poorly understood and badly counted. This is because modern slavery is a vague, contested and largely invisible crime. When it does reach the political and public conscience it is usually in the context of illegal migrat... Read More about The Case of the “Missing Victims” of Modern Slavery: A Comparison with Domestic Abuse.

Building collaborations for a regional circular economy: a comparison of North Humberside, England with Styria, Austria (2024)
Book Chapter
Newsholme, A., Deutz, P., Baumgartner, R., & Affolderbach, J. (2024). Building collaborations for a regional circular economy: a comparison of North Humberside, England with Styria, Austria. In S. Bourdin, A. Torre, & E. van Leeuwen (Eds.), Regions, Cities and the Circular Economy : Theory and Practice (141-162). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035316410.00014

Limited attention has been paid to considering how potentially conflicting interests of place-based authorities and firms might impact on the ability of a place to attract and retain benefits from circular economy activity. This chapter analyses the... Read More about Building collaborations for a regional circular economy: a comparison of North Humberside, England with Styria, Austria.

Estudo das relações entre variáveis segundo análises de moderação e mediação (Examining relationships between variables through moderation and mediation analyses) (2024)
Book Chapter
Menezes, I., de Andrade, J., Barbosa, F., & Borges-Andrade, J. (2024). Estudo das relações entre variáveis segundo análises de moderação e mediação (Examining relationships between variables through moderation and mediation analyses). In A. B. Soares, M. C. Monteiro, M. E. de Melo Jardim, R. Ribeiro, & C. A. Cobellas de Medeiros (Eds.), Metodologia Quantitativa:Técnicas e Exemplos de Pesquisa (63-85). Appris Editora

Empirical evidence-based practice has increasingly become a requirement in professional settings. Within this context, psychological research plays a pivotal role in society, providing insights that guide psychologists across various domains. These f... Read More about Estudo das relações entre variáveis segundo análises de moderação e mediação (Examining relationships between variables through moderation and mediation analyses).

Sculptures lost at sea: A study of the maritime transport and trade of sculptures during Roman times through shipwreck evidence (2024)
Book Chapter
Velentza, K. (2024). Sculptures lost at sea: A study of the maritime transport and trade of sculptures during Roman times through shipwreck evidence. In A. Landskron (Ed.), Hergestellt und aufgestellt – Keryx 12 Produktionsdynamiken und Kontexte römischer Skulpturen im antiken Mittelmeerraum (41-66). Uni-Press Graz

From the sixteenth century onwards, hundreds of ancient sculptures have been discovered in the waters of the Mediterranean from the context of shipwrecks, potential unrecorded shipwrecks, or out of context as isolated finds. Scholars have so far ana... Read More about Sculptures lost at sea: A study of the maritime transport and trade of sculptures during Roman times through shipwreck evidence.

Recent Advancements in the Use of Olive Products for Biotechnological Processes (2024)
Book Chapter
Efthimiou, G. (2024). Recent Advancements in the Use of Olive Products for Biotechnological Processes. In V. Lagouri (Ed.), Olives and Olive Related Products - Innovations in Production and Processing (1-8). IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1007424

This chapter discusses the most recent applications of olive-derived materials in biotechnology, agriculture and food technology. Although the high-quality olive oil is usually destined for human consumption, lower oil grades or waste materials from... Read More about Recent Advancements in the Use of Olive Products for Biotechnological Processes.

The post-liberal climate and the Tory faith (2024)
Book Chapter
Fear, C. (2024). The post-liberal climate and the Tory faith. In D. Pitt, & P. Blond (Eds.), The Post-liberal Turn and The Future of British Conservatism (61-76). Ludovika University Press