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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"LB2300 Addysg Uwch"”.
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An Exploration of Blended Learning in Academic English for Postgraduates--A Case Study from China
Blended learning which integrates online and offline learning has received widespread attention and gradually been implemented in the academic English course by many universities in China. However, there are relatively few empirical research studies at postgraduate level and many teachers and …
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Resilience of EFL Teachers in Chinese Higher Education: Institutional Factors and Strategies
Teaching is widely recognised as a demanding and high-stress profession, and the global crisis of teacher burnout and attrition has been well-documented. Amid persistent concerns regarding high teacher attrition rates, research has increasingly shifted from merely examining the nature of the …
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The Impact of Brand Attitude on Chinese Students’ Private University Choice in the Context of Social Media
Research problem: Chinese private universities need help with the problems of homogeneous development and low social recognition, which leads to the long-term disadvantage of private universities in the competition for high-quality students. To address these problems, the current study investigated …
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How the University through its Police Student Volunteer scheme helped develop employability skills to prepare students for a career in the police service.
Within Higher Education in the UK, there has been an increased drive to increase employability with the curriculum. The subject of graduate employability has been debated for over 25 years from the Dearing Report to the Wilson Review, through to the Advance HE Student Success Framework Series. …
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Visible Disabilities and Students in Higher Education: Equality and Fairness and the Reality of Inclusion
This study consists of a literature review concerning the experiences of visibly disabled students in higher education in the UK and to what extent universities are meeting their equality duties to provide an equal and inclusive student experience. Research concerning the experiences of visibly …
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An Exploration of Digital Literacy Enhancement for Translation Students in China: A Case Study at a Chinese University
This thesis investigates the enhancement of digital literacy within translation education in China, addressing how translation students acquire essential digital competences and how such training can be optimised in an AI-driven learning environment. The research is underpinned by the accelerating …
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An exploration into the development of professional teacher identity of student teachers in Wales
Using the Community of Practice (CoP, Lave & Wenger, 1991) as the theoretical model, the study explored the development of professional teacher identity during Initial Teacher Education (ITE). Narrative inquiry was used to obtain personal reflections of ITE experiences from eight student teachers …
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Cultural Perspectives on Photography Education: An Inquiry into Pedagogy and Student Experiences in Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and University of Wales Trinity Saint David
This doctoral research examines photography education through a cross-cultural lens, centring on Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (GAFA) as a primary case study, with comparative reference to the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) in the UK. Drawing on the author’s experiences in China …
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Decolonising Academic Integrity; A critical literature review of Global South international postgraduate students’ experiences at UK universities
This dissertation examines how postgraduate Global South international (GSIP) students perceive and experience academic integrity in UK higher education. Academic integrity remains central to university governance and reputation, yet its principles and procedures are often shaped by Eurocentric …
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An Exploration of Collaboration Between Employers, Professional Bodies and Academics in Business Curricula in UK Higher Education Institutions: A Phenomenological Study
The aim of this study was to provide a phenomenological exploration of the practice and experience of collaboration between employers, professional bodies, and academics in business curricula in UK higher education. This research is topical and significant, as it explores the professional practice …
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Through a design education lens: Are we reinventing the wheel for entrepreneurial education?
Entrepreneurial education is the fastest growing field of education, but the academic discourses have remained firmly planted in the business and management school literature, and miss insights from other disciplines. This thesis discusses a portfolio of 14 papers that were published during the …
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The Value of Technology Transfer on the Development of Entrepreneurship Capabilities: A Study of the Educational Technology Industry in Hong Kong
Technology transfer, also known as knowledge transfer or knowledge exchange, is an integral mission of universities, supplementing their core functions of teaching, learning, and research. Each of the eight publicly funded universities in Hong Kong has set up Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) to …
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An exploration of the perceptions of undergraduate trainee teachers regarding the factors that impacted upon their use of incidental Welsh in the primary classroom.
The aim of this research is to investigate the perceptions of undergraduate trainee teachers with regard to the factors that impact upon their use of incidental Welsh in the primary classroom. The concept of ‘incidental Welsh’ is defined as “interactions between adults and children that arise …
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The benefits of peer-led interventions in Higher Education: lessons from practice
There are a growing number of peer-led support interventions in Higher Education (Andrews & Clark, 2011). This paper seeks to outline the different types of intervention and the benefits of such interventions. It first seeks to establish definitions that will be used throughout the review such as …
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How Various Experimental Learning Activities Affecting on Students' Learning Motivation and Satisfaction in Business Education
This mixed-method study investigates the impact of “real-world” and “hypothetical” experiential learning activities on student satisfaction and motivation among business undergraduates and postgraduates at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Employing a sequential exploratory design, the study …
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Lessons learned for managing projects in a Higher Education environment: organisational and individual experience
This study explores the experience of lead academics undertaking externally funded projects within HEIs in the United Kingdom through qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews. It had been expected that the study would reveal that many HEIs had adopted formal project management practices …
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Accessing the Authentic Psychiatric Experience: Using Psychiatric Artefacts and Archival Documents to Facilitate Object-Based Learning in the Law and Criminology Classroom
This research examines the effects of integrating Object-Based Learning (OBL) into mental health law curricula. The pedagogy developed for this study facilitated learner construction of a more accurately informed version of the mid-century ‘mental patient’ and the institution of psychiatry. The …
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A hermeneutic phenomenological investigation of the lived experiences of educators facilitating higher-order thinking skills in Higher Education
Irrespective of discipline, educators in Higher Education (HE) are expected to develop students’ higher-order thinking skills (HOTS). University curriculum paperwork often refer to the deep-thinking levels of Bloom’s original or updated taxonomy (Bloom, 1956; Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001) which …
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Varying occupational stress and organisational commitment within the university staff of contrasting economies (Cross-sectional comparative study of middle range public universities in Pakistan and the UK)
This thesis investigates the varying occupational stressors and organisational commitment of the contrasting genders at the teaching and administrative positions in the contrasting economies of the UK and Pakistan. Whilst the existing literature is focused on individual cases of personal strain and …
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An Investigation into the Acquisition of Tacit Knowledge in e-Learning Environments: An Experimental Study
Given its soft nature and the fact that it’s difficult to make explicit, tacit knowledge is certainly the most critical form of knowledge to deal with. Often referred to as know-how, practical experiences and insights; tacit knowledge is known to have a significant impact on one’s quality of work …