scholarly journals A New Social Segregation? The Impact of Tuition Fees, Student Number Controls and School Leaving Age On the Composition of Student Cohorts, On Academic Practice and Student Experience, In UK Universities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella Cagliesi
Keyword(s):  
Student Experience ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Academic Practice ◽  
Social Segregation ◽  
Student Number ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
The Impact

Gated communities in Ankara: are they a tool of social segregation?

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 687-702
Author(s):  
Leyla Alkan-Gökler
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Gated Communities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive View ◽  
Social Segregation ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Gated communities, surrounded by walls or fences, have emerged as a new trend in almost all cities in Turkey, and are homogenous in terms of the socioeconomic status of their occupants. Within these communities, several facilities and services are provided that are available only to the residents, with restrictions on access from the outside, and this has led to criticisms of social segregation. This study aims to analyze the impact of these communities on social segregation in Ankara, through two different surveys aimed at investigating the attitudes of the residents of local neighborhoods and gated communities toward each other. Design/methodology/approach This paper analyzes how the process of gating has affected social segregation in Ankara through two separate surveys: with the residents of gated communities and with the residents of local neighborhoods around these gated communities. Findings The study revealed that the residents of gated communities tended to have a positive view of the residents of local neighborhoods. In contrast, the responses of the local residents show evidence of feelings of social segregation, based on the presence of the high walls, fences and guards that are in place to keep them out of the community. Originality/value This study shows that, although segregation from the rest of the society is not the main reason for gating, the emergence of gated communities in Ankara leads inevitably to a socially and economically segregated city in which local residents feel excluded from these gated areas.

scholarly journals Do LEGO® Models Aid Reflection in Learning and Teaching Practice?

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrissi Nerantzi ◽  
Craig Scott Despard
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Academic Practice ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Good Assessment ◽  
The University ◽  
Assessment Strategies ◽  
The Impact

In this paper we describe the use of LEGO® models within assessment of the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) offered at the University of Salford. Within the context of the PGCAP, we model innovative and contextualised assessment strategies for and of learning. We challenge our students, who are teachers in higher education (HE), to think and rethink the assessment they are using with their own students. We help them develop a deeper understanding and experience of good assessment and feedback practice in a wider context while they are assessed as students on the PGCAP. We report on an evaluation of how the LEGO® model activity was used with a cohort of students in the context of the professional discussion assessment. We share the impact it had on reflection and the assessment experience and make recommendations for good practice.

follow-up of alumni as a strategic action in Brazilian universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 169-179
Author(s):  
Claudia Prim Correa ◽  
Cibele Barsalini Martins ◽  
Areli Andreia Dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Multiple Objectives ◽  
Strategic Action ◽  
Academic Practice ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Complex Organization ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Regular Students

In Brazilian universities, considered as the complex organization because of its multiple objectives, high specialization and low degree of coordination, the follow-up of alumni presents itself as a strategic action. The purpose of following-up alumni consists in obtaining information that enables evaluating the impact of graduate programs on the professional and academic practice of alumni, as well as enhance the qualification of regular students. Taking these aspects into consideration, in this theoretical work we discuss aspects related to Brazilian universities and the follow-up of alumni as a strategic action in this context.

Virtual Communities as Tools to Support Teaching Practicum

2011 ◽  
pp. 233-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca English ◽  
Jennifer Howell
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
Educational Applications ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social Networking Tools ◽  
Digital Capital

The impact of Web 2.0 and social networking tools such as virtual communities, on education has been much commented on. The challenge for teachers is to embrace these new social networking tools and apply them to new educational contexts. The increasingly digitally-abled student cohorts and the need for educational applications of Web 2.0 are challenges that overwhelm many educators. This chapter will make three important contributions. Firstly it will explore the characteristics and behaviours of digitally-abled students enrolled in higher education. An innovation of this chapter will be the application of Bourdieu’s notions of capital, particularly social, cultural and digital capital to understand these characteristics. Secondly, it will present a possible use of a commonly used virtual community, Facebook©. Finally it will offer some advice for educators who are interested in using popular social networking communities, similar to Facebook©, in their teaching and learning.

The Student Experience of Video-Enhanced Learning, Assessment, and Feedback

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-40
Author(s):  
James McDowell
Keyword(s):  
Student Experience ◽  
Integrated Model ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Methodological Triangulation ◽  
Direct Interpretation ◽  
Interviewing Techniques ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Enhanced Learning

Evaluating the impact on the student experience of the integrated model of video-enhanced learning, assessment, and feedback discussed in the previous chapter, qualitative data collection employed anonymous online questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and dialogic interviewing techniques, drawing on summative results data to inform methodological triangulation of the findings. Data analysis combined thematic analysis, constant comparison, and direct interpretation within a grounded theory framework. Illustrative cases present the findings as thick descriptions of the influence of video-based interventions on the experience of six purposively and representatively selected participants. The chapter concludes that an integrated model of asynchronous video-enhanced learning, assessment, and feedback can promote increased reflexivity, enhance learner autonomy, and encourage meta-cognitive self-awareness, while affording greater inclusivity for students affected by dyslexia or Asperger's Syndrome.

scholarly journals The impact of tuition fees amount on mental health over time in British students

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 412-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Richardson ◽  
P. Elliott ◽  
R. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time
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