This study examines the use of peer review in an undergraduate ecology programme, which students write a research proposal as grant application, prior to carrying out project. Using theoretical feedback model, we compared teacher and student reviews double blind exercise, show how responded given by each group. In addition, wrote rebuttal for every point before re-drafting submission. Despite claiming they could tell if reviewer was or student, this not always case, both accepted on merit....

This qualitative study looks at multiple-choice questions (MCQs) in examinations and their effectiveness testing higher-order cognition. While there are claims that MCQs can do this, we consider many assertions problematic because of the difficulty interpreting what cognition consists whether or not assessment tasks genuinely lead to specific outcomes. We interviewed university teachers from different disciplines explore extent which assess specified Bloom's taxonomy. The showed participants...

This conceptual paper is concerned with the discursive and applied attributes of 'authenticity' in higher education, a particular focus on teaching science through student research. Authenticity has been mentioned passing, claimed or discussed by scholars relation to different aspects including teaching, learning, assessment achievement. However, it our position that spite growing appeal authenticity, use term often vague uncritical. The notion authenticity complex, range meanings sometimes...

This paper examines the proposition that quality of university teaching in research-intensive is affected by various compliance demands on academic work are meant to either enhance or be complementary teaching. These include holding academics account for both research and Our aims contribute evolving theories about research-teaching nexus relationship between quality. Twenty five in-depth interviews were undertaken with lecturers at a university. It was found valued more than teaching, only...

This article contributes to discussions on capitalist transformation and impact peripheral agriculture by focusing the province of Santiago del Estero in northern Argentina. The concept land grabbing is useful for qualitative analysis recent dynamics market this territory, where concentration agrarian use historical but has accelerated decades with expansion soybean cultivation. Tensions between noncapitalist actors have been taking place within current crisis world system its marginal...

Team or co-supervision of doctoral students has been adopted by many universities in different parts the world. This study focuses on a key aspect this supervision model that is both perceived advantage and challenge, namely need for supervisors to work collaboratively with colleagues benefit students. It argues transparent conversations are essential co-supervisory teams ensuring productive working relationships. We surveyed 106 interviewed 14 others find out main problems what topics...

In this article, we examine graduate attributes as a conceptual framework. We theorise these are rooted in the neoliberalisation of university and increasing importance employability marker for quality teaching. Graduate vary across institutions but often include 'foundational' well 'non-foundational' objectives, such 'global perspective'. Our theorisation sheds light on how they operationalised through frameworks, maintaining difficult to implement because lack shared understanding...

In this paper we examine the history and development of internal assessment practices at a university in New Zealand. The work re-visits 'assessment arms race' study builds upon key arguments presented so far. It was discovered that student demand early 1970s triggered introduction workloads quickly increased to problematic levels. When institution moved from year-long courses semester module structure 1990s, there further increase, levels have remained high unchanging since. There were...

ABSTRACT This article examines the ongoing critiques and debates around ‘participatory turn’ in development theory practice suggests anarchism as a practice‐oriented theoretical framework for engaging with what participatory ought to achieve. Explicit links are constructed between key terms these anarchist political philosophy, call is made greater attention radical transformative practice. then analyses empirical experiences of ‘anarchistic partnerships’ experts grassroots...

In this position paper we focus on students who are contracted to fulfil teaching roles. While an accepted practice, student assistants (STAs) tend lack experience as well having only limited subject and pedagogical knowledge. As such, there is a trade-off between employing them maintaining quality in teaching. We identify assessment feedback grading particularly important aspects of that often beyond the capability many STAs. Rather than suggesting should not teach, provide nuanced...

Academic developers enter the field of academic development (AD) from various disciplines and at different stages their careers. They bring with them experiences, home disciplinary culture presumptions about what AD is. These circumstances inform initial professional identity for those working in has been described as a fragmented community. Identity impacts on an individual's prioritisation or commitment to particular role, which turn work outcomes. relationships are presently poorly...

This article examines the work experiences of academics in Spanish universities with respect to how individuals are affected by complex requirements neoliberal compliance and a culture endogamy, often referred as 'academic inbreeding'. The need evaluate be accountable for most aspects academic is relatively new Spain presently poorly understood. Compliance systems usually introduced enhance quality work, hold what they do, provide merit-based system careers. However, Spain, there doubt that...

This paper examines liminality, agency, and community in two different models of academic development (AD), one New Zealand the other Japan. It builds on previous research that looked at impact workplace factors identity completes a model developers' formation growth professional identity. is important because various dimensions work their complex relationships remain unclear field relatively new, has ways operation, need theorisation. In addition, it well known AD units/departments are...

The shift from a corporatist citizenship regime to neoliberal one has adversely affected Latin American rural communities and led widespread social mobilisation organisation in the countryside. struggle of such marginalised been often framed by stressing their indigenous collective identity over previously prevalent class-based peasant identity. This article focuses on role negotiation different identities two organisations Northwest Argentina for securing land tenure improving standards...