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Edmondson, Vikki; Sherratt, Fred – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
Universities face the challenge of developing undergraduate structural engineering students' design judgement. This study evaluates whether introducing 'learning from failure', centralised around 'real-world' case studies, serves to facilitate the development of engineering judgement in structural design. The study identifies the use of three…
Descriptors: Design, Engineering Education, Failure, Case Studies
Escobar, Sol; Krauß, Susanne – Research-publishing.net, 2017
Online learning is a very flexible way to build and improve language knowledge alongside other work and/or study commitments whilst at the same time encouraging autonomous learning, time management, self-motivation and other skills relevant to employability. Learning on your own, however, can also be daunting. Therefore, the Languages for All…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Online Courses, College Second Language Programs, Teaching Methods
Moore-Cherry, Niamh; Healey, Ruth; Nicholson, Dawn T.; Andrews, Will – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2016
Partnership is currently the focus of much work within higher education and advocated as an important process to address a range of higher education goals. In this paper, we propose the term "inclusive partnership" to conceptualise a non-selective staff-student relationship. While recognising the challenges of inclusive partnership…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Geography Instruction, Teacher Student Relationship, Educational Opportunities
Owen, Claire; Thomas, Lorraine – Language Learning Journal, 2021
Although there is a direct link between pupil motivation and successful learning of foreign languages (FL), there appears to be a real paucity of research regarding carousels of activities as a pedagogical intervention, although carousels may often be used in the teaching and learning of FL. Located within two Year 6 French classrooms in a primary…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Simatele, Munacinga – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2015
Transferable skills are essential in allowing graduates to make the transition between the world of learning and the world of work. Teaching these skills, however, is a challenge that institutions of higher learning are still grappling with. This article describes how the transferability of skills can be encouraged using e-portfolios. It is based…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Portfolios (Background Materials), Transfer of Training, Skill Development
Casto, Hope; McGrath, Brian; Sipple, John W.; Todd, Liz – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
This paper advances the theoretical and applied connection between education policy and community development. We call this community-aware education policy, and it is based on Dean's (2012) conception of human need that is thick (i.e., accounts for a relational context), rather than relying solely on a thin conception (i.e., instrumental view…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Community Development, Policy Analysis, Policy Formation
Hope, Alex – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of knowledge transfer partnership (KTP)as a means for universities to generate and exchange knowledge to foster sustainable cities and societies. Design/methodology/approach: This paper reports on a series of separate yet interrelated KTPs between a university and the local authority in the…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Municipalities, Knowledge Management
Jolly, Liz; White, Sue – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2016
This article uses the case study of developing a collaborative "out-of-hours" virtual enquiry service by members of the Northern Collaboration Group of academic libraries in the north of England to explore the importance of communication and collaboration between academic library services in enhancing student learning. Set within the…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Library Services, Library Development, Case Studies
Marks, M.; Chandler, L.; Baldwin, C. – Environmental Education Research, 2017
A key goal of Biosphere Reserves (BR) is to foster environmental education for sustainable development. In this study we systematically analyse two cases in which environmental art is used as a mechanism to engage communities in "building environmental understanding", in Noosa BR in Australia and North Devon BR in the United Kingdom.…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Art Activities, Documentation
Potter, Carol A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Despite general increased recognition of the importance of fathers, their role in the lives of children with autism remains underresearched. Methods: This study aimed to investigate the nature and extent of father involvement through an online survey of fathers of children with a diagnosis of autism in the UK. Results: Of the 306…
Descriptors: Fathers, Parent Child Relationship, Homework, Family Work Relationship
Watson, Cate; Wilson, Anna; Drew, Valerie; Thompson, Terrie Lynn – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
In this paper, we present an in-depth case study of a single student who failed an online module which formed part of a master's programme in Professional Education and Leadership. We use this case study to examine assessment practices in higher education in the online environment. In taking this approach, we go against the current predilection…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Thomas, Lorraine; Trotman, Dave – Professional Development in Education, 2017
This article presents the findings of a pilot professional development programme designed to support police community support officers (PCSOs) to become effective school link officers (SLOs) within urban secondary schools in the English West Midlands. Findings are presented via perceptions of key stakeholders: SLOs themselves; school-based mentors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Police School Relationship, Police Education, Stakeholders
Koglbauer, René; Andersen, Elizabeth; Stewart, Sophie – Research-publishing.net, 2016
This case study introduces a final year undergraduate module in the School of Modern Languages at Newcastle University. The module offers a model for embedding careers in modern languages teaching into the curriculum, and thereby enhancing student employability. The case study gives an insight into the various strands of activity undertaken by the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Modern Languages, Teaching Methods
Hawkes, Rachel; Schechter, Sarah – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The Language Leader Award, created by Rachel Hawkes and run by Routes into Languages East "helps pupils learn to lead, using language teaching as the medium. Throughout the year-long programme they develop their leadership and [linguistic] skills, growing in confidence and enhancing their future careers" (Hawkes, n.d. c, p. 1). Some…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Awards, Program Descriptions
Sugrue, Ciaran; Mertkan, Sefika – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2017
In a climate of accountability and performativity, do teachers experience CPD provision as an externally imposed demand for conformity, compliance, to be accountable, or as a personal and professional rejuvenation that enhances their sense of professional responsibility? Through a qualitative study of secondary schools in England, this paper…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Accountability, Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools