Chi Maher Introduction Stressors are psychological events that students tend to see as demanding, challenging and threatening to their safety (Cao et al., 2021). They can affect mental function, performance, and individual behaviour. A stressor …
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Ranya Yousif Marketing educators strive to achieve a balance between research-led education and industry-led education and aligning marketing curriculum with the standards and expectations set by employers. I am the module leader of the Advertising …
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Mahkameh Ghanei and Francesco Guidi Background According to UK Government’s data, the attainment gaps for undergraduate degree classification in the UK by ethnicity & gender still shows biased towards black and ethnic minority groups. Studies …
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Scott Tindal In her influential work Thomas (2006) argues that personal tutors fulfill multiple roles for students: to foster a sense of belonging to the institution; academic and professional socialisation; guide development; help with institutional …
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Peter Wolstencroft, Elizabeth Whitfield and Danielle Talbot To quote Ferris Bueller, ‘Life Moves Pretty Fast. If You Don’t Stop And Look Around Once In A While, You Could Miss It’ and with the daily treadmill of …
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Gerhard Kristandl In the UK, the last two years since March 2020 marked nothing less than a rollercoaster ride in higher education. A series of lockdowns due to Covid-19 necessitated an initially rushed move of learning …
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Alistair Bogaars, Yan Li and Shuai Zhang The challenge We were challenged to think about incorporating authentic assessment principles into the core first year project management module by our Head of Department. We would like …
Continue readingA Framework To Ensure More Inclusive And Personalised Student Employability And Career Services: Learning From The Best
Duyen Chu, Qijun Zhou and Alistair Bogaars Introduction Employability and career services are an integral part of any UK higher education institution (HEI). Many factors can affect and shape the employability and career services of …
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Ronald Gibson and Raluca Marinciu The current neo-liberal valuation of higher education views universities as the provider of labour market resources and improved student job prospects for those undertaking a business subject (Green, Hammer and …
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Gabriella Cagliesi, Mahkameh Ghanei and Francesco Guidi The silver lining of the recent pandemic experience has been the removal of physical boundaries in teaching as students are not confined to a location and now join …
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