From work-integrated learning to learning-integrated work: motivations and apprehensions of Graduate Apprentices
Conference Proceeding
Smith, S., Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, C., & Varey, A. (2018)
From work-integrated learning to learning-integrated work: motivations and apprehensions of Graduate Apprentices. In Proceedings of the 3rdInternational Research Symposium on Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education, Stuttgart, Germany (199-207
Graduate Apprenticeship (GA) degrees bring new collaborations between universities and employers and new opportunities for apprentices—to gain a university degree, while also ...
Playful learning
Journal Article
Langan, A. M., & Smart, F. (2018)
Playful learning. Research in Learning Technology, 26, https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v26.2079
Item is Editorial Preface to themed collection published in the journal Research in Learning Technology.
These articles collate ideas and practices developed from workshops ...
Constructing English-medium instruction indicators in the shipping courses of Taiwan’s higher education
Journal Article
Tseng, P., Richards, K., & Pilcher, N. (2018)
Constructing English-medium instruction indicators in the shipping courses of Taiwan’s higher education. Maritime Business Review, https://doi.org/10.1108/mabr-07-2017-0020
English is a common language in the global shipping industry and many universities in non-English speaking countries in the world are now moving towards the use of English as ...
Constructing Active Learning Experiences
Presentation / Conference
Garden, C., & Ennis, L. (2018, January)
Constructing Active Learning Experiences. Presented at ALIEN (Active Learning In Edinburgh Napier) Staff Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus
There are many methods for stimulating Active Learning in the Higher Education classroom. Active Learning occurs when higher-order thinking is invoked during learning events, ...
The Beauty and the Abuse: A handbook on relationships and emotions in Academia
Book
Munar, A., Caton, K., Eger, C., Jeffrey, H., Khoo-Lattimore, C., Lynch, P., …Young, E. (2017)
The Beauty and the Abuse: A handbook on relationships and emotions in Academia. Copenhagen Business School
This handbook encourages dialogue and reflexivity on human relationships and emotions in academic environments. Fifteen vignettes inspired by real stories are presented. These...
Opportunities for Brokering between Teaching-Focused and Research-Focused UK Life Science Academics
Presentation / Conference
Tierney, A. (2017, December)
Opportunities for Brokering between Teaching-Focused and Research-Focused UK Life Science Academics. Paper presented at Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Research Conference, Celtic Manor, Newport
Life Sciences teaching-focused academics working in UK universities have been an expanding and emergent group in the past two decades. However, despite their successes in supp...
Towards graduate employment: exploring student identity through a university-wide employability project
Journal Article
Smith, S., Smith, C., Taylor-Smith, E., & Fotheringham, J. (2019)
Towards graduate employment: exploring student identity through a university-wide employability project. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 43(5), 628-640. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2017.1390077
Students have expectations of their university education leading to graduate careers, with universities investing considerable resources in institution-wide initiatives design...
Seeking, hearing and acting: Staff perspectives of changes in assessment practice through TESTA
Journal Article
Adamson, E., Webster-Henderson, B., & Carver, M. (2017)
Seeking, hearing and acting: Staff perspectives of changes in assessment practice through TESTA. SEDA Educational Developments, 18(4), 12-15
Assessment and feedback continues to be a key focus of attention within higher education. The TESTA (Transforming the Experience of Students through Assessment) methodology ha...
Promoting student well-being: Are you better than you think?
Journal Article
Robertson, P. (2017)
Promoting student well-being: Are you better than you think?. Phoenix (AGCAS journal), 20-21
Dr Pete Robertson, Associate Professor & Programme Leader for Career Guidance in the School of Applied Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University, outlines proactive approaches t...
International student transitions in Higher Education: Chinese students studying on a professionally accredited undergraduate accounting degree programme at a Scottish university
Thesis
Findlay, R. S. M. International student transitions in Higher Education: Chinese students studying on a professionally accredited undergraduate accounting degree programme at a Scottish university. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1037580
The UK Higher Education (UKHE) sector has expanded overseas student numbers in recent years bringing significant economic and financial benefits to the sector and the economy....