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ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council #impact funding has been awarded to Marion Heron at the University of Surrey, to develop a task-based approach to doctoral education 🎓 Recent research has highlighted the changing nature of doctoral education, which is viewed as a 'practice' within research, with little recognition of the role of pedagogy, the method and practice of teaching. The changing landscape of doctoral education has also had an impact on supervisors who need guidance on how to best support their doctoral students. The team, including Gill Adams, Helen Donaghue and Lisa McGrath, are working with doctoral students to co-construct pedagogic principles and resources for doctoral education, evaluating their impact on supervisors and students. These will be organised into several broad themes: developing researcher identity, understanding the disciplinary context, understanding doctoral literacies and working with genres - and will be made available online through open access. Find out more here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eySu3FCY #doctoraleducation #doctoralsupervision #pedagogy #supportingstudents #supportingteaching #creatingimpact #education #research #impactatsurrey

Higher Degrees or Higher Ambitions? In #IHE118, Christopher Smith asserts that despite the prestige associated with the doctorate, its format and purpose have remained underexamined, especially in fields like the arts and humanities. Some key points include: 🔹 Questioning whether current PhDs truly provide the skills needed for non-academic careers and societal impact 🔹 Exploring innovative models like practice-based research, social innovation projects, and transdisciplinary collaborations 🔹 Rethinking supervision, examination processes, and potential for integrated extended programs 🔹 Demonstrating clear public value and connecting PhDs to industries, policy, communities, and place-based initiatives Read the full article below: https://lnkd.in/dMy9ewZj

🔎 ➡️ Did you know the University of Idaho is a land-grant university with more than 10,000 students in over 100 academic majors from the associate to doctoral level? Learn more about this featured college on CollegeXpress! #colleges #highered #highereducation #collegesanduniversities #collegesearch #collegeadmission #exploringcolleges #students #highschoolstudents #collegestudents

🆕 New article High School Enabling Programs, Learning Journeys, and Transitions: Measuring Effectiveness from the Student Perspective - Anita Maclaurin, Rebekah Sturniolo-Baker, Sue Shaw and Deb Monteith. 💠 Full open access article: https://lnkd.in/gHsViXpZ Summary: University enabling programs provide historically underrepresented students with aspirational gateways and the academic skills and knowledges essential for success at university. Measurement of the efficacy of such programs has been typically neoliberal and quantitative in nature. This article argues for a nuanced measurement of success, exploring the efficacy of enabling programs from the students’ perspective to reduce marginalising the lived experience of enabling students. The key findings indicate that enabling students feel well equipped for first year transition, but some barriers endure. The qualitative evidence could give rise to the creation of a more holistic measure of student success and encourage universities to develop stronger transition strategies for equity groups. #EnablingEducation #transition #StudentEngagement #HigherEducation#StudentSuccess Karen Nelson PhD PFHEA Rachael Field Ron Oliver Jason M. Lodge Jason T. Sally Kift Marcia Devlin AM, PhD Kerrie-Lee Krause Steve Larkin Ruth Pickford Lorraine Stefani Vincent Tinto Jennifer Keup Nicolette Lee PhD PFHEA Liz Thomas Tracy Creagh (AFHEA) Carmel O'Sullivan Christopher Hart

A recommended read on how to survive and resist racial oppression in the academy.

➡️ 🔎 Did you know Georgia Southern University has eight colleges, four research institutes, and 12 research centers that ensure academic outcomes are focused on community impact? Learn more about this featured #college on CollegeXpress! #colleges #highered #highereducation #collegesanduniversities #collegesearch #collegeadmission #exploringcolleges #students #highschoolstudents #collegestudents

Exciting things are happening at U of I! Check out this article highlighting the newest faculty joining LAS. 💙🧡

Dr. Amresh Kumar Gauda, from the Department of Political Science at the School of Liberal and Creative Arts, Lovely Professional University, is thrilled to share his insights on our transformative course! Explore innovative curriculam and pedagogical approaches that ignite scholarly growth. Enroll today and elevate your academic journey. #lpu #lovelyprofessionaluniversity #lpuuniversity #socialsciencesatlpu #SocialSciences #ThinkBig

Dr. Corbin Campbell's research was quoted in The Washington Post piece about how the quality that matters most to college applicants gets overlooked by current school rankings. https://ow.ly/omAo50TJCg9 Professor Campbell's 10-year study evaluated academic rigor and active learning, finding regional state universities often outperformed flagship state and private research institutions in these areas. Her work highlights the need for better measures of teaching effectiveness in higher education. American University #HigherEd #TeachingQuality

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