Investigating lived experiences of children and young peoples changing relationship with the natural environment during and after COVID19
(2024)
Thesis
Parsons, K. Investigating lived experiences of children and young peoples changing relationship with the natural environment during and after COVID19. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4865983
All Outputs (25)
“What if you don't feel ‘disadvantaged’ and you’re being called that?”: an exploration of young people’s perspectives on the ‘disadvantaged’ label in an English secondary school (2021)
Thesis
Jones, A. R. “What if you don't feel ‘disadvantaged’ and you’re being called that?”: an exploration of young people’s perspectives on the ‘disadvantaged’ label in an English secondary school. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223542In education policy, the term ‘disadvantaged’ is used to label young people who face socio-economic inequity and thus, in schools where policy is enacted. This thesis argues that the ‘disadvantaged’ label is problematic as it implies that young peopl... Read More about “What if you don't feel ‘disadvantaged’ and you’re being called that?”: an exploration of young people’s perspectives on the ‘disadvantaged’ label in an English secondary school.
Reading the academic library : an exploration of the conceived, perceived and lived spaces of the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull (2020)
Thesis
Fallin, L. Reading the academic library : an exploration of the conceived, perceived and lived spaces of the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223604Focusing on the perspectives of ‘library users’, this thesis argues for a reconsideration of dominant conceptions of academic libraries as dusty repositories of books and restrictive study spaces. Using the Brynmor Jones Library (BJL) at the Universi... Read More about Reading the academic library : an exploration of the conceived, perceived and lived spaces of the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull.
Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality (2019)
Thesis
Grabher, B. Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223173In the context of the transformative ambitions of event-based, culture-led urban regeneration, this thesis interrogates the production of cultures of gender equality in City/ Capital of Culture mega-events. Inspired by Donostia/ San Sebastián as Euro... Read More about Gendering cities of culture : city/capital of culture mega-events and the potential for gender equality.
Representations of disability : a study of how people with an impairment are portrayed in equality and diversity training in UK higher education institutions (2019)
Thesis
Kember, M. Representations of disability : a study of how people with an impairment are portrayed in equality and diversity training in UK higher education institutions. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222209[From the introduction]:
The aim of this doctoral thesis was to consider how, if at all, professional staff development practitioners in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the United Kingdom (UK) design and deliver equality and diversity (E&D)... Read More about Representations of disability : a study of how people with an impairment are portrayed in equality and diversity training in UK higher education institutions.
Learning to belong? ‘culture’ and ‘place making’ among children and young people in Hull, UK City of Culture 2017 (2019)
Journal Article
Ploner, J., & Jones, L. (2020). Learning to belong? ‘culture’ and ‘place making’ among children and young people in Hull, UK City of Culture 2017. Children's Geographies, 18(3), 269-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2019.1634245Despite the rise of ‘child-friendly cities’ internationally, and a growing interest in youth engagement in urban planning, the role of children and young people in culture-led regeneration and ‘place making’ schemes, remains under-researched. Notwith... Read More about Learning to belong? ‘culture’ and ‘place making’ among children and young people in Hull, UK City of Culture 2017.
The language of the human rights of children : a critical discourse analysis (2019)
Thesis
Dunhill, A. The language of the human rights of children : a critical discourse analysis. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221545The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty addressing the human rights of children. The Convention can be seen as the language of the human rights of children. Children are becoming more engaged and participat... Read More about The language of the human rights of children : a critical discourse analysis.
Tourism, conflict and contested heritage in former Yugoslavia (2018)
Book
Ploner, J. (2018). J. Ploner, & P. Naef (Eds.). Tourism, conflict and contested heritage in former Yugoslavia. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315180977Described as ‘cultural crossroads’ or ‘mosaic’, ‘powder keg’, ‘border’, ‘bridge’ or Europe’s ‘Other’, the region comprising former Yugoslavia has, over time, conjured up ambiguous imaginaries associated with political unrest, national contest and eth... Read More about Tourism, conflict and contested heritage in former Yugoslavia.
The influence of cultural capital and mianzi (face) on mature students’ orientation towards higher education in China (2018)
Journal Article
Guan, S., & Ploner, J. (2018). The influence of cultural capital and mianzi (face) on mature students’ orientation towards higher education in China. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2018.1490999In the wider context of national growth and investment in higher education in China, more mature students seek to gain access to university education. Considering the far-reaching socio-economic and political shifts in contemporary China and its high... Read More about The influence of cultural capital and mianzi (face) on mature students’ orientation towards higher education in China.
International students' transitions to UK higher education - revisiting the concept and practice of academic hospitality (2018)
Journal Article
Ploner, J. (2018). International students' transitions to UK higher education - revisiting the concept and practice of academic hospitality. Journal of Research in International Education, 17(2), 164-178. https://doi.org/10.1177/1475240918786690With the increasing mobility of international students to UK universities, the appropriate facilitation of their transition remains a critical issue in terms of higher education practice and research. Much existing research and practice is characteri... Read More about International students' transitions to UK higher education - revisiting the concept and practice of academic hospitality.
The investigation of using wiki technology to support self-regulated learning in the academic context at Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, Saudi Arabia (2018)
Thesis
Aldayel, S. S. A. The investigation of using wiki technology to support self-regulated learning in the academic context at Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221181Technology has become a major focal point in the modern learning environment. Web 2.0 is being increasingly widely employed in university education and has the potential to improve the quality of education. For optimum benefit to students’ learning p... Read More about The investigation of using wiki technology to support self-regulated learning in the academic context at Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, Saudi Arabia.
Gallipoli revisited: Transnational and transgenerational memory among Turkish and Sikh communities in Australia (2018)
Book Chapter
Ploner, J., & Cevik-Compiengne, B. (2018). Gallipoli revisited: Transnational and transgenerational memory among Turkish and Sikh communities in Australia. In Memory, Migration and Travel (85-103). Routledge
An investigation of transnational higher education in Hong Kong : developing transnational intercultural communities of practice (2017)
Thesis
Lau, T. E. An investigation of transnational higher education in Hong Kong : developing transnational intercultural communities of practice. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220538Driven by globalisation and neoliberal agendas (GATE, 2000; WTO, 2015), Transnational Higher Education (TNHE) has emerged to meet the educational demand of markets around the world, including those in Hong Kong (Lo, 2017; UK Higher Education Internat... Read More about An investigation of transnational higher education in Hong Kong : developing transnational intercultural communities of practice.
A rhizomatic edge-ucation : 'searching for the ideal school' through school tourism and performative autoethnographic-we (2017)
Thesis
Mendus, A. R. B. A rhizomatic edge-ucation : 'searching for the ideal school' through school tourism and performative autoethnographic-we. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221039Alys-we searched for that oxymoron of the ‘Ideal School’.
Performing School Tourism In over 180 schools in 21 countries,
Unpicking the binary in education away from alternative or mainstream,
Embodying places that are ‘educating differently’ Towar... Read More about A rhizomatic edge-ucation : 'searching for the ideal school' through school tourism and performative autoethnographic-we.
Digital Scholars in a Mobile World. Post-event report on a Symposium held at the University of Hull - Exploring work-life balance in increasingly mobile and digitised academic environments (2017)
Report
Ploner, J., & Gouseti, A. (2017). Digital Scholars in a Mobile World. Post-event report on a Symposium held at the University of Hull - Exploring work-life balance in increasingly mobile and digitised academic environments. London: EPSRC Balance NetworkThe aim of this one-day symposium was to critically explore the largely under-researched links between mobility, technology and work/life balance in contemporary academic/Higher Education settings.
Contributions were provided both by emerging and es... Read More about Digital Scholars in a Mobile World. Post-event report on a Symposium held at the University of Hull - Exploring work-life balance in increasingly mobile and digitised academic environments.
Tourism at the Olympic Games: Visiting the world (2016)
Book
Ploner, J., & Robinson, M. (2016). Tourism at the Olympic Games: Visiting the world. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315674773Going far beyond being just a mega sport event, the Olympic Games are, and have been in the past, important settings for tourism and cultural change. Hosting the Olympic Games presents a unique opportunity for countries to promote, regenerate, and de... Read More about Tourism at the Olympic Games: Visiting the world.
Tourism, conflict and contested heritage in former Yugoslavia (2016)
Journal Article
Naef, P., & Ploner, J. (2016). Tourism, conflict and contested heritage in former Yugoslavia. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 14(3), 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1080/14766825.2016.1180802Although, historically, there have always been travellers crossing the Balkan Peninsula, Todorova (1994 Todorova, M. (1994). The Balkans: From discovery to invention. Slavic Review, 53, 453–482. doi: 10.2307/2501301) notes that early travellers were... Read More about Tourism, conflict and contested heritage in former Yugoslavia.
Resilience, moorings and international student mobilities - exploring biographical narratives of social science students in the UK (2015)
Journal Article
Ploner, J. (2017). Resilience, moorings and international student mobilities - exploring biographical narratives of social science students in the UK. Mobilities, 12(3), 425-444. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2015.1087761Whilst research into the changing landscape of the UK Higher Education (HE) has produced a burgeoning literature on ‘internationalisation’ and ‘transnational student mobility’ over the past few years, still fairly little is known about international... Read More about Resilience, moorings and international student mobilities - exploring biographical narratives of social science students in the UK.
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.2012.711376With 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.
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 AcademyThis 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.