Assessment as a Mediating Artefact for Students in Transition from College to University
Journal Article
Fotheringham, J. (2019)
Assessment as a Mediating Artefact for Students in Transition from College to University. All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (AISHE-J), 11(2),
This paper presents research findings from a longitudinal study of students making the transition from colleges to a Scottish university. Data from interviews with staff and s...
Researching international students: methodological challenges of rebel data
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Ecochard, S., & Fotheringham, J. (2018)
Researching international students: methodological challenges of rebel data. International Student Experience Journal, 6(1), 1-7
This paper presents findings from a small scale study into the attitudes and preferences of international students for support provision at a Scottish Higher Education institu...
Towards graduate employment: exploring student identity through a university-wide employability project
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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...
International Students’ Unique Challenges – Why Understanding International Transitions to Higher Education Matters
Journal Article
Ecochard, S., & Fotheringham, J. (2017)
International Students’ Unique Challenges – Why Understanding International Transitions to Higher Education Matters. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 5(2), 100-108. https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v5i2.261
International students represent a large and increasing share of the diversity encountered on British campuses, with 19% of the student body coming from another country to stu...
In search of graduate employability: An exploration of student identity
Journal Article
Smith, S., Smith, C., Taylor-Smith, E., & Fotheringham, J. (2017)
In search of graduate employability: An exploration of student identity. Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 18(1), 15-24
Universities are adopting institution-wide projects to increase student work placements and work-related learning across all subject disciplines. However, there are large vari...
Social Media Adoption in Adult Education ‒ Administrators' Experience
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Šliogerienė, J., Valūnaitė Oleškevičienė, G., Fotheringham, J., & Palfreyman, K. J. (2015)
Social Media Adoption in Adult Education ‒ Administrators' Experience. Public Policy and Administration, 13(4), 690-703. https://doi.org/10.13165/VPA-14-13-4-11
The rapid development of social media poses a multitude of considerations on this technology adoption. The emphasis in literature is put mainly on student or teacher perspecti...
Student generated content: pedagogy and practice
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Fotheringham, J., & Smyth, K. (2013)
Student generated content: pedagogy and practice. Social Media: Challenges and opportunities for education in modern society: Research Papers, 1(1), 5-8
Digitally supported pedagogical approaches made possible by developments in technology, and in particular by Web 2.0, are continuing to create new opportunities for learning, ...
Curriculum: directions, decisions and debate
Journal Article
Fotheringham, J., Strickland, K., & Aitchison, K. (2012)
Curriculum: directions, decisions and debate. Developing and Supporting the Curriculum,
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the factors which may effect, stimulate or be the cause of curriculum changes in higher education (HE) in Scotland. This...
Getting the Message: supporting students’ transition from Higher National to degree level study and the role of mobile technologies.
Journal Article
Fotheringham, J., & Alder, E. (2012)
Getting the Message: supporting students’ transition from Higher National to degree level study and the role of mobile technologies. Electronic Journal of eLearning, 10, 331-341
In this paper, we explore roles that mobile technologies can play in supporting students’ transition to second and third year of university degree study, specifically along ar...
Using social media in education: for tutors in Centres
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Fotheringham, J., & Smyth, K. (2011)
Using social media in education: for tutors in Centres. CIPD Website,