Outputs (23)

Conceptualising authentic mobile learning (2015)
Book Chapter
Burden, K., & Kearney, M. (2016). Conceptualising authentic mobile learning. In D. Churchill, J. Lu, T. K. Chiu, & B. Fox (Eds.), Mobile learning design: Theories and application (27-42). Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0027-0_2

© Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016. Conventional accounts of authentic learning focus on contextual factors: tasks, processes, how situated the learning is and the extent to which learners engage in simulated or participative real-world... Read More about Conceptualising authentic mobile learning.

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/10.1080/17450101.2015.1087761

Whilst 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.

Barriers and solutions to innovation in teacher education (2015)
Journal Article
Burden, K., & Jones, S. (2015). Barriers and solutions to innovation in teacher education. Elearning papers, 60-63

This article proposes how mobile technologies are being employed innovatively in teacher education across the European Union, contributing to an adjustment in teacher training models. It identifies various barriers and challenges to innovation and il... Read More about Barriers and solutions to innovation in teacher education.

Socially just, radical alternatives for education and youth work practice: Re-imagining ways of working with young people (2015)
Book
Cooper, C., Gormally, S., & Hughes, G. (Eds.). (2015). Socially just, radical alternatives for education and youth work practice: Re-imagining ways of working with young people. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137393593

Challenging dominant discourses in neoliberal marketized societies about working with disconnected young people, this book argues that alternative, radical approaches to formal and informal education are necessary to challenge repressive practices, a... Read More about Socially just, radical alternatives for education and youth work practice: Re-imagining ways of working with young people.

Alternative provision free schools: Educational fireworks or sparks of optimism for excluded young people? (2015)
Book Chapter
Hope, M. A. (2015). Alternative provision free schools: Educational fireworks or sparks of optimism for excluded young people?. In C. Cooper, S. Gormally, & G. Hughes (Eds.), Socially just, radical alternatives for education and youth work practice (107-126). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137393593_6

For those of us who have spent our professional lives working alongside children and young people who are disaffected with education, re-imagining education — or more specifically, re-imagining schools — is crucial. Could it be possible for the state... Read More about Alternative provision free schools: Educational fireworks or sparks of optimism for excluded young people?.

‘Imagining otherwise’ or tinkering with the system? (2015)
Book Chapter
Hughes, G. (2015). ‘Imagining otherwise’ or tinkering with the system?. In C. Cooper, S. Gormally, & G. Hughes (Eds.), Socially just, radical alternatives for education and youth work practice: Re-imagining ways of working with young people (220-244). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137393593_11

Reay’s point is extremely poignant: she is calling for culture change and, short of a revolution in education, this is surely a must for both young people and staff. Cooper (2012) similarly calls for a radical shift in youth work to counter the curre... Read More about ‘Imagining otherwise’ or tinkering with the system?.

In pursuit of a common values base for working with young people in formal, informal and social learning (2015)
Book Chapter
Rippingale, J. (2015). In pursuit of a common values base for working with young people in formal, informal and social learning. In C. Cooper, S. Gormally, & G. Hughes (Eds.), Socially-just radical alternatives for education and youth work practice : re-imagining ways of working with young people (127-144). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137393593_7

Abstract: This chapter advocates a common values base and framework for working with young people in formal, informal and social learning. These three learning spheres will be defined in the context of young people’s lives, with the premise that youn... Read More about In pursuit of a common values base for working with young people in formal, informal and social learning.

Ask a clearer question, get a better answer. [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations] (2015)
Journal Article
Henri, D., Morrell, L., & Scott, G. (in press). Ask a clearer question, get a better answer. [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]. F1000Research, 4, Article 901. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.7066.1

Many undergraduate students struggle to engage with higher order skills such as evaluation and synthesis in written assignments, either because they do not understand that these are the aim of written assessment or because these critical thinking ski... Read More about Ask a clearer question, get a better answer. [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations].

How should fracking research be funded? (2015)
Journal Article
Davies, R. J., & Herringshaw, L. G. (2016). How should fracking research be funded?. Research Ethics, 12(2), 116-118. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747016115605871

The use of hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) to extract oil or gas from shales is a subject of controversy. There are many scientific questions about the risks associated with the technique, and much research remains to be done. ReFINE (Researching F... Read More about How should fracking research be funded?.

Identity, citizenship, and moral constructs from the virtual self (2015)
Book Chapter
Martin, S. (2015). Identity, citizenship, and moral constructs from the virtual self. In K. Terry, & A. Cheney (Eds.), Utilizing Virtual and Personal Learning Environments for Optimal Learning (217-237). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8847-6.ch010

Many young people now access digital networks that include individuals very unlike them who promote different cultural, religious and ethical value systems and behaviour. Such value systems can create conflicts of expectation for young people seeking... Read More about Identity, citizenship, and moral constructs from the virtual self.

Using iPads as a learning tool in cross-curricular collaborative initial teacher education (2015)
Journal Article
Naylor, A., & Gibbs, J. (2015). Using iPads as a learning tool in cross-curricular collaborative initial teacher education. Journal of education for teaching : JET, 41(4), 442-446. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2015.1081718

Mobile technologies are becoming more and more prevalent in learning environments. This means that teacher education must keep pace with the use of mobile technologies. Baran (2014) argues that the ‘greatest added value of mobile learning vis-a-vis P... Read More about Using iPads as a learning tool in cross-curricular collaborative initial teacher education.

Developing active citizenship in schools : a case study of democracy in practice (2015)
Book Chapter
Hope, M. (2015). Developing active citizenship in schools : a case study of democracy in practice. In International handbook of progressive education (325 - 336). Peter Lang Publishing

This chapter 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... Read More about Developing active citizenship in schools : a case study of democracy in practice.

Marketing in schools, commercialization and sustainability: policy disjunctures surrounding the commercialization of childhood and education for sustainable lifestyles in England (2015)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, G. (2016). Marketing in schools, commercialization and sustainability: policy disjunctures surrounding the commercialization of childhood and education for sustainable lifestyles in England. Educational review, 68(1), 56-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2015.1058750

Capitalist expansion is predicated on consumption and growth driven by citizens following their individual preferences in the marketplace. To promote consumption and influence consumer wants and desire, propaganda is used to persuade citizens to purc... Read More about Marketing in schools, commercialization and sustainability: policy disjunctures surrounding the commercialization of childhood and education for sustainable lifestyles in England.

‘My work is bleeding’: exploring students’ emotional responses to first-year assignment feedback (2015)
Journal Article
Shields, S. (2015). ‘My work is bleeding’: exploring students’ emotional responses to first-year assignment feedback. Teaching in higher education, 20(6), 614-624. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2015.1052786

This paper explores the emotional responses that assignment feedback can provoke in first-year undergraduates. The literature on the link between emotions and learning is well established, but surprisingly research on the relationship between emotion... Read More about ‘My work is bleeding’: exploring students’ emotional responses to first-year assignment feedback.

An investigation of gender and age differences in academic motivation and classroom behaviour in adolescents (2015)
Journal Article
Bugler, M., McGeown, S., & St Clair-Thompson, H. (2016). An investigation of gender and age differences in academic motivation and classroom behaviour in adolescents. Educational psychology, 36(7), 1196-1218. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2015.1035697

This study investigated gender- and age-related differences in academic motivation and classroom behaviour in adolescents. Eight hundred and fifty-five students (415 girls and 440 boys) aged 11–16 (M age = 13.96, SD = 1.47) filled in a questionnaire... Read More about An investigation of gender and age differences in academic motivation and classroom behaviour in adolescents.

The danger of subverting students’ views in schools (2015)
Journal Article
Messiou, K., & Hope, M. A. (2015). The danger of subverting students’ views in schools. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 19(10), 1009-1021. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2015.1024763

This paper is firmly grounded in the position that engaging with students’ voices in schools is central to the development of inclusive practices. It explores the tensions that can be created when efforts are made to engage with students’ voices in r... Read More about The danger of subverting students’ views in schools.

Interactive lectures: Clickers or personal devices? [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] (2015)
Journal Article
Morrell, L. J., & Joyce, D. A. (2015). Interactive lectures: Clickers or personal devices? [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research, 4, Article 64. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.6207.1

Audience response systems (‘clickers’) are frequently used to promote participation in large lecture classes, and evidence suggests that they convey a number of benefits to students, including improved academic performance and student satisfaction. T... Read More about Interactive lectures: Clickers or personal devices? [version 1; peer review: 2 approved].

Common pressures, same results? Recent reforms in professional standards and competences in teacher education for secondary teachers in England, France and Germany (2015)
Journal Article
Page, T. M. (2015). Common pressures, same results? Recent reforms in professional standards and competences in teacher education for secondary teachers in England, France and Germany. Journal of education for teaching : JET, 41(2), 180-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2015.1011900

Over the last decade the introduction of professional standards and competences in Initial Teacher Education for Secondary teachers in England, France, and Germany has provided the cornerstone of education reform in all three countries. The precise n... Read More about Common pressures, same results? Recent reforms in professional standards and competences in teacher education for secondary teachers in England, France and Germany.

Teachers learning to use the iPad in Scotland and Wales: a new model of professional development (2015)
Journal Article
Beauchamp, G., Burden, K., & Abbinett, E. (2015). Teachers learning to use the iPad in Scotland and Wales: a new model of professional development. Journal of education for teaching : JET, 41(2), 161-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2015.1013370

In learning to use a new technology like the iPad, primary teachers adopt a diverse range of experiential, informal and playful strategies contrasting sharply with traditional models underpinning professional development which emphasise formal course... Read More about Teachers learning to use the iPad in Scotland and Wales: a new model of professional development.

Blogging as public pedagogy: creating alternative educational futures (2015)
Journal Article
Dennis, C. A. (2015). Blogging as public pedagogy: creating alternative educational futures. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 34(3), 284-299. https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2014.1000408

In this study, I explore ‘blogging’, the use of a regularly updated website or web page, authored and curated by an individual or small group, written in a conversational style, as a form of public pedagogy. I analyse blogs as pre-figurative spaces w... Read More about Blogging as public pedagogy: creating alternative educational futures.