'Qualitative' and 'quantitative' methods and approaches across subject fields: implications for research values, assumptions, and practices
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Pilcher, N., & Cortazzi, M. (2024)
'Qualitative' and 'quantitative' methods and approaches across subject fields: implications for research values, assumptions, and practices. Quality and Quantity, 58, 2357-2387. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-023-01734-4
There is considerable literature showing the complexity, connectivity and blurring of 'qualitative' and 'quantitative' methods in research. Yet these concepts are often repres...
The impact of National Qualifications Frameworks: by which yardstick do we measure dreams?
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Pilcher, N., Fernie, S., & Smith, K. (2017)
The impact of National Qualifications Frameworks: by which yardstick do we measure dreams?. Journal of Education and Work, 30(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2015.1122178
National Qualifications Frameworks (NQFs) are a global phenomenon. This is evidenced by their scale, coverage and intrinsic link with education policy across Europe and beyond...
The fall and rise of experiential construction and engineering education: decoupling and recoupling practice and theory
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Forster, A. M., Pilcher, N., Tennant, S., Murray, M., Craig, N., & Copping, A. (2017)
The fall and rise of experiential construction and engineering education: decoupling and recoupling practice and theory. Higher Education Pedagogies, 2(1), 79-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2017.1338530
From the mid-20th C., construction and engineering pedagogy and curricula have moved from long-held traditional experiential apprenticeship approaches to one ostensibly decoup...
Western and Eastern Building Conservation Philosophies: Perspectives on Permanence and Impermanence
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Forster, A. M., Thomson, D., Richards, K., Pilcher, N., & Vettese, S. (2019)
Western and Eastern Building Conservation Philosophies: Perspectives on Permanence and Impermanence. International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 13(6), 870-885. https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2018.1490827
In this conceptual paper, we illuminate Western building conservation philosophy practice with insights into Eastern conservation philosophy and associated aesthetic understan...
Estimating the emissions potential of marine transportation using the Kra Canal
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Tseng, P., & Pilcher, N. (2022)
Estimating the emissions potential of marine transportation using the Kra Canal. Maritime Transport Research, 3, 100041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.martra.2021.100041
The Panama and Suez canals greatly reduced pollutant emissions from shipping through much reduced sailing distances. Another possible future canal is across the Kra isthmus in...
A holistic framework to embed good company practice for customer retention
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McCrory, B., Pilcher, N., & McMillan, J. (2017)
A holistic framework to embed good company practice for customer retention. The TQM magazine, 29(2), 257-275. https://doi.org/10.1108/TQM-11-2015-0139
Purpose: To detail a holistic practice based guiding framework for improving customer retention, which helps companies instil a customer service culture through encouraging th...