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Practitioner Identities and Sector Reform in Contemporary Further Education and Training in Ireland

Sarah Bates Evoy (sarah.bates-evoy@setu.ie, website) South East Technological University, Ireland, 2024 Download from repository Abstract The thesis is a largely empirical study of the professional identities of education and training practitioners whose activities were brought into a new sector of… Read More »Practitioner Identities and Sector Reform in Contemporary Further Education and Training in Ireland

Why do people go to university and why does it matter? Understanding differences in student experiences via a quantitative analysis of student reflexivity and student motivations

Richard Remelie (r.remelie@mmu.ac.uk, website) Manchester Metropolitan University, 2024 Download from repository Abstract Underpinned by the philosophy of Critical Realism, this thesis provides new ways to explain differences in student experiences of university. It achieves this by presenting quantitative evidence of… Read More »Why do people go to university and why does it matter? Understanding differences in student experiences via a quantitative analysis of student reflexivity and student motivations

How Forest School supports inclusive practices: observations of child engagement and view of teachers and parents in one English primary school

Alexandros Stavrianos Anglia Ruskin University, 2024 Download Abstract This study examined the Forest School approach as a way for all children to access outdoor education. In so doing, this study related the values and philosophical principles of outdoor education and… Read More »How Forest School supports inclusive practices: observations of child engagement and view of teachers and parents in one English primary school

“You don’t go here anymore”: An exploration of school exclusion

Stephanie King (s.king2@derby.ac.uk) Nottingham Trent University, 2024 Download from repository Abstract This thesis is a qualitative study bringing together lived experiences of school exclusion with a novel use of theory. The analysis deepens understanding of how school exclusion both represents… Read More »“You don’t go here anymore”: An exploration of school exclusion

Catholic Faith Permeation and Teacher Preparation: An Exploratory Case Study

Brett Fawcett (bgrahamfawcett@gmail.com) University of Calgary, 2024 Download from repository Abstract The purpose of this exploratory case study was to explore the ways that Catholic postsecondary institutions were perceived by their Catholic educator graduates to prepare Catholic teachers for the… Read More »Catholic Faith Permeation and Teacher Preparation: An Exploratory Case Study

Knowledge and Agency in Vocational Education: An analysis of competency-based training and student counselling utilising a lens of critical realism to cultural historical activity theory

Niklas Rosenblad (niklas.rosenblad@alumni.helsinki.fi, Bluesky) Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki , 2023 Download from repository Abstract Relational agency is a knowledge-laden but not knowing-determined concept derived from cultural historical activity theory, characterising social and collaborative activity and work as… Read More »Knowledge and Agency in Vocational Education: An analysis of competency-based training and student counselling utilising a lens of critical realism to cultural historical activity theory

An exploration of the underlying generative mechanisms that shape university students’ agency in their educational digital practices

Caroline Kuhn (carolinekuhn1967@gmail.com, website) School of Education, Bath Spa University, UK, 2021 Download from repository Abstract Research in educational technology is often approached from an enthusiastic stance that emphasises questions related to ‘what works’, ‘best practice’, and ‘efficiency’, leaving the… Read More »An exploration of the underlying generative mechanisms that shape university students’ agency in their educational digital practices

A critical realist epistemology and the Catholic notion of ‘sensus fidei’ as key to critical thinking in confessional Catholic religious education in the Philippines

Johnny C. Go, EdD (jcgo@ateneo.edu, website) UCL Institute of Education, University of London, 2016 Download from repository Abstract The research question is: ‘Is critical thinking compatible with confessional Catholic religious education as practiced in the Philippines? If so, in what… Read More »A critical realist epistemology and the Catholic notion of ‘sensus fidei’ as key to critical thinking in confessional Catholic religious education in the Philippines

Capabilities for Peace? A Critical Realist Study of International Graduate Scholarships Impact in Palestine

Anas N. Almassri (ana80@georgetown.edu, website)Durham University, UK, 2025 Download from repository Abstract This doctoral study investigates the potential impact of international graduate scholarships on peace in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). It challenges the predominant explanation of scholarships’ relevance to… Read More »Capabilities for Peace? A Critical Realist Study of International Graduate Scholarships Impact in Palestine