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Lone parents’ experiences of Higher Education
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
In the UK, close to one in four children are cared for by a lone parent (Policy Research Institute, 2007:8). The specific needs of students with parental responsibilities have been largely ignored by widening participation ...
Student voice and engagement: connecting through partnership
(University of Plymouth, 2012)
This paper draws on research conducted across an English higher education partnership to investigate the ways in which student voice was engaged in further education colleges offering university awards through partnership ...
Hovering on the threshold? Tracking intentional and transitional behaviours at the Writing Café
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
Aims of project: To undertake an analysis of the threshold that surrounds the Writing Café and
investigate how any barriers can be minimised in order to engender engagement with the support
available.
The Writing Café ...
Broaching Badges for Learning
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
Learning related to Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) is often delivered on demand using a
variety of short, non-accredited methods, for example workshops, videos, online courses, self
study. This is a pragmatic approach ...
Using Co-operative Inquiry to embed Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) across all programmes offered by Plymouth Institute of Education (PIoE)
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
Our aim is to embed Education for Sustainable Development across all of our courses, ensuring that all students benefit from an education where social, economic and environmental sustainability is woven into the very fabric ...
‘More than scaling-up’: Sustainability contexts, competencies, and consequences - a critical inquiry
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
To identify and problematise the key issues characterising the relationship between global
sustainability contexts and the limited response of HE to date - with the purpose of unlocking the
potential for innovative, ...
‘Becoming Student’- partnerships and voices. Developing a ‘relationships for academic success and transformation’ model
(University of Plymouth, 2016)
Aims of project:
- To understand the experiences of ‘becoming’ and ‘being’ a student in Higher Education
- To understand and assess pedagogic practices that lead to student transformation
- To research student’s changing ...
Longitudinal Study of Sustainably Educated Graduates
(University of Plymouth, 2017)
To identify and track a cohort of students as they graduate from Plymouth University, and who
have experienced a ‘maximal’ sustainability education, to monitor their life futures.
To gain a deeper understanding of the ...
Thermal performance exploration of 3D printed cob
(University of Plymouth, 2019-04-17)
This paper investigates the thermal properties of 3D printed Cob, a monolithic earth construction technique based on robotically extruded subsoil and locally available organic fibres. The relevance of 3D printed earthen ...
Research-led curriculum innovation to enhance core employability attributes for Environmental Science graduates
(University of Plymouth, 2018)
Aims of project: To enhance graduate skills and cultivate professionalism, resilience and global citizenship through innovation of a research-led employability curriculum.
Background/context to project: The lack of ...