A5080340461- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Education Systems and Policy
- Higher Education Governance and Development
- Classical Antiquity Studies
- Global Educational Policies and Reforms
- Higher Education and Employability
- Electric Motor Design and Analysis
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Adult and Continuing Education Topics
- Congenital heart defects research
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities
- Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Innovative Education and Learning Practices
- Educational Innovations and Challenges
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
- Global Education Systems and Policies
- E-Learning and Knowledge Management
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Online Learning and Analytics
- University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
- Higher Education Research Studies
University of Glasgow
2016-2025
University of Johannesburg
2025
Dublin City University
2023
University of Ibadan
2023
Urban Big Data Centre
2016-2020
University of Sussex
2020
Centre for Social Justice
2016-2017
Institute of Mental Health
2014
Environmental Earth Sciences
2013
Stanford University
2013
In the Global North and increasingly in South, smart city technologies are enthusiastically seen as a solution to urban problems an alternative austerity. However, move beyond narrow technological focus, it is necessary explore degree which initiatives committed building socially inclusive innovation with learning at its core. Using particular case of Future City Demonstrator Initiative Glasgow, United Kingdom, most high-profile initiative kind funded by government, authors this article...
Amongst the somewhat meagre array of inscriptions illustrating Athenian relations with Persia in middle fourth century there is one substantial document which merits particular attention. This decree records details a certain Orontes who generally identified well-known Persian satrap that name. decree, published as IG ii 2 . 207, consists four fragments. Three these are extant and housed Epigraphical Museum at Athens (fragments ( b )+( c d ) = EM 7035, 7035 (α), 7036), other piece has long...
In this article, we seek to assess the extent which adult and lifelong learning policies practices in Asia have distinctiveness by comparison those found western societies, through an analysis of inter-governmental, national regional field. We also inform our study work organisations with international remit a specific focus on Europe. one case, Asia–Europe Meeting Lifelong Learning (ASEM LLL) Hub has function bringing together researchers another, PASCAL Observatory had particular aspect...
Widening participation to higher education (HE) is central the educational policies of countries throughout world, and takes form a range types intervention, which can be classified within three-fold typology. Access as in-reach refers those programmes that prioritize recruiting potential students into institution—examples include adult courses certain summer school provisions for school-leavers. out-reach typified by efforts widen involve partnerships with one or more employers, schools...
The paper examines the extent to which diversity in backgrounds of students and forms characteristics universities combine produce diversities learning experiences outcomes. It draws on a recent major national study UK has been investigating how student is mediated by series social organisational factors. Fifteen case studies different lay at heart provide extensive qualitative quantitative evidence about realities higher education. reports both commonalities experience its outcomes, some...
This research employs novel techniques to examine older learners' journeys, educationally and physically, in order gain a 'three-dimensional' picture of lifelong learning the modern urban context Glasgow. The data offers preliminary analyses an ongoing 1500 household survey by Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC). A sample 1037, with 377 adults aged 60+, was examined understand learner engagement formal, in-formal, non-formal family-learning contexts. Preliminary findings indicate that all forms...
Selective mutism is a relatively rare and difficult-to-treat disorder. Audio feedforward potential intervention that involves having the individual with selective listen to audiotapes edited depict him or her speaking in situations which he she not currently speaking. The successful use of this for three children reported. was used both school community settings. This has always proved successful, sometimes because refused make audiotapes.
Learning Cities and Regions are terms now in common use as a result of the growing importance lifelong learning concepts to economic, social environmental future people places. Why ‘learning’ regions? not intelligent, creative, clever, smart or knowledge In truth, all these can, some do, also exist, but we argue that this is semantic debate. The basis intelligence, smartness, cleverness, creativity effective its intelligent application creating better future. We believe, only learn our way...
Despite UNESCO's Learning Cities agenda, which argues for the mobilisation of resources to promote education across all sectors and environments, there is little evaluative research on City engagement both naturalistic empirically rigorous. The informal adult learning in urban contexts particularly sparse. This paper provides a case study lifewide literacies amongst Glaswegian adults using three distinct approaches data collection: household survey capturing rich attitudes, behaviours,...
The BRCA1 mutations 185delAG and 5382insC the BRCA2 mutation 6174delT have been detected in a significant proportion of Ashkenazi Jewish women with early-onset breast cancer. A group 236 cancer was screened for presence these alterations. Mutations were 25.0% (59/236). Among diagnosed at or before age 45, prevalence 29.1% (42/144). after noted 18.5% (17/92). family history ovarian cancer, likelihood detecting 32.1% (53/165). most common overall (40/236, 16.9%). ratio to 4.0 1.3 45. Clinical...
To design an independent rater (IR) direct observation system to monitor invasive procedures performed by residents in the hospital setting.The authors recruited, trained, and tested nonphysicians become IRs for Agency Healthcare Research Quality-funded study evaluating impact of partial task simulation training ultrasound-guided central venous catheter (CVC) insertion on skills transfer at a major academic medical center. IR applicants completed four hours training: two-hour didactic...