The use of artificial intelligence in academia is a hot topic the education field. ChatGPT an AI tool that offers range benefits, including increased student engagement, collaboration, and accessibility. However, also raises concerns regarding academic honesty plagiarism. This paper examines opportunities challenges using higher education, discusses potential risks rewards these tools. considers difficulties detecting preventing dishonesty, suggests strategies universities can adopt to...

The use of artificial intelligence in academia is a hot topic the education field. chatAPIs and GPT-3 higher has potential to offer range benefits, including increased student engagement, collaboration, accessibility. However, these tools also raise number challenges concerns, particularly relation academic honesty plagiarism. This paper examines opportunities using education, with focus on risks rewards ways which universities can address they pose. discusses main features capabilities...

Education for sustainable development (ESD) is playing an increasing role in the higher education curriculum. However, little previous research exists on lecturers' understanding of and attitudes towards development. This study used online questionnaire to investigate views its contribution The asks lecturers from a variety different disciplines about their appropriate pedagogy ESD, gives insights into potential opportunities barriers incorporation ESD education. findings this survey reveal...

Abstract E‐learning is increasingly being used in higher education settings, yet research examining how students use e‐resources frequently limited. Some previous studies have the think‐aloud method (an approach with origins cognitive psychology) as an alternative to more usual questionnaire or focus groups, but there little discussion educational literature about advantages and disadvantages of this approach. In paper, we discuss our experience using a recent study, reflect on its potential...

Despite widespread policy support for education sustainable development in higher education, and a strong academic literature arguing radical rethink of curriculum, pedagogy institutional culture, progress towards the educational reforms advocated remains limited. Based on in‐depth interviews with lecturers at case‐study university, this article explores reasons slow pace change, particular how constraining variables (such as class size, patchy managerial support, perceived irrelevance to...

Abstract Despite strong political support for the development of sustainability literacy amongst UK graduates, embedding in higher education curriculum has met with widespread indifference, and some cases, active resistance. However, opportunities exist beyond formal engaging students learning about sustainability. Previous research highlighted potential university campus experiential, place-based This been conceptualised as ‘informal’ curriculum, consisting extra-curricular activities...

Purpose This paper aims to explore the possibilities and problems with engaging in effective communication about sustainability higher education (SHE) institutions. Design/methodology/approach Using a case study of new (post‐1992) university UK, research investigated ways which issues were communicated staff across institution, any barriers encountered. Semi‐structured interviews focus group selected led development four key themes related different aspects strategy, it is these are explored...

Student drop-out in higher education is an increasingly important issue across Europe, but there are substantial disparities between countries and institutions which suggest that variations policies practices may influence student retention success. Numerous schemes have been devised to increase retention, frequently focusing on non-traditional groups. Retention efforts include scholarships bursaries, enhanced monitoring support measures, specialist teams of staff or peer mentors....

Many observers have commented on disparities between the theoretical understandings of environmental education portrayed in academic literature and that takes place schools. In much curriculum documents there has been an increasing emphasis promoting positive attitudes towards environment, results several surveys suggest many teachers support this aim. This paper explores beliefs three geography teaching controversial issues UK secondary contrast to findings prior studies, study feel...

Abstract Background Environmental issues are frequently controversial and involve conflicting interests values. Much environmental education literature explicitly encourages teachers to promote pro-environmental attitudes behaviours amongst their students, despite evidence that teacher support for such a policy is ambiguous at best. The on teaching provides advice teachers, though many authors advocate the adoption of neutral or balanced approach. However, there has date been little research...

This paper reports the findings of a small-scale study that documented use information technology for learning by small group postgraduate students. Our support current knowledge about characteristics displayed effective e-learners, but also highlight less researched potentially important issue in developing e-learning expertise: ability students to manage combination and non-learning activities online. Although multi-tasking has been routinely observed amongst is often cited as beneficial...

Abstract In this paper, we examine the concept of hidden curriculum, its importance to pedagogic research in geography and methods which might be used investigate it. We review three case studies projects have explored curriculum geographical contexts, use these illustrate strengths weaknesses different methods. conclude by suggesting that there is an increasing need for exploring new elements being created current changes political economic context affecting higher education UK other...

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate students’ energy literacy at a UK university, and recommends ways in which it can be enhanced using behaviour change model. Developing is key part of the “greening” agenda, yet little known about how students develop their ideas use saving university. Design/methodology/approach The research utilised mixed-methods approach including an online survey (with 1,136 responses) focus groups. Findings identified strengths weaknesses literacy, noted relative...

In recent years, the success rates of different groups students in higher education have come under considerable scrutiny, with gender and ethnicity identified as key attributes predicting differential achievement 'good degrees'. A review previous studies highlights need for research which looks beyond 'the deficit model' to explain attainment gap. This used a mixed-methods approach explore academic social experiences students, well lecturers' views on student achievement, one UK University....

Much pedagogic research undertaken in geography and other disciplines relies on post-hoc methods such as surveys or interviews to investigate the student experience of higher education (often based self-reports behaviour). However, observation students provides a far more direct route obtain information about their behaviour, there are many situations where observational data—collected by researcher themselves using video, audio written diaries—may provide deeper insight into experience....

Fieldwork is generally considered an essential aspect of teaching and learning about biology, at both school university level. However, previous research suggests that the novelty being in unfamiliar field environment can negatively, as well positively, impact on student experience learning. This uses framework space to explore undergraduate biology course South Africa. It also evaluates enhanced pre-course preparation (using a CD resource) students' experiences field. The questionnaires...

AbstractSustainability is an increasingly important issue in higher education, both the UK and internationally. Although environmental sustainability most frequently identified of three pillars (social economic being less widely understood), there has been little previous research which quantitatively explored relationship between university attendance commitment to sustainability. This article presents results analysis data from British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), compared young adults...

Traditionally, undergraduates study several ‘long thin’ modules at the same time. Under ‘immersive scheduling’, students complete a ‘short fat’ module (i.e. single subject studied over compressed period), before moving onto other modules. This piece of social research capitalised on introduction immersive scheduling to first year all undergraduate programmes one UK University. Both semesters began with short fat module, switched studying long thin simultaneously. A novel ‘within-subjects’...

Engaging with interdisciplinary learning during higher education (HE) study can provide students skills and modes of thinking informed by multiple worldviews. Opportunities for in the English HE system are limited; associated primarily postgraduate or later undergraduate stages. This paper reports on an enhancement project that sought to engage first-year learning. Drawing data gathered from staff interviews, student focus groups module enrolments, we examine drivers barriers impacting...

Abstract Despite the abundance of studies focused on how higher education institutions (HEIs) are implementing sustainable development (SD) in their educational programmes, there is a paucity interdisciplinary exploring role technology, such as data science, an SD context. Further research thus needed to identify being deployed (HE), generating positive externalities for society and environment. This study aims address this gap by various ways which science may support university efforts...

Graduates are increasingly expected to work in international contexts, therefore skills intercultural interaction crucial. Previous research suggests that overseas students anticipate positive but often disappointed, as some home unwilling groups without explicit encouragement. In this study, we investigated interactions three group settings with (UK) and order explore differing patterns of participation. The findings suggest culturally mixed groups, the UK (particularly males) dominated...

Academic research is increasingly driven by assessment exercises (in the UK, Research Excellence Framework, REF). These aim to compare outputs of researchers in each university with those elsewhere, but evaluation efforts have suffered from widespread criticism. The status pedagogic higher education (HE) – once described as 'Cinderella' academia, now an increasing part activity has also prompted some controversy. Both policy-makers and academics raised questions about whether such...

Entry into higher education (HE) is recognised as a challenging time for undergraduates they negotiate the norms and practices of new academic communities foster relationships with peers academics. Given significance this period, our University has piloted four-week module that immerses students in their discipline provides them skills networks to support through period beyond. Here we report comprehensive evaluation examining student experience immersive module. We explore its impact on...