Moray House PhD thesis collection
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Children’s wellbeing and reading affect: exploring the impact of reading to dogs
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-06-05)INTRODUCTION: The aim of this thesis was to explore the impact of Reading to Dogs (RTD) on children’s wellbeing and reading affect. RTD inventions in schools are growing in popularity yet several concerns exist, such as ... -
Exploration of changing identity, linguistic challenges and cultural surprises -- a case study of a UK University group of diverse Chinese language students studying abroad
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-05-24)With the development of the internationalisation of China and Chinese universities as well as China’s increasing prominence economically, there are increasing numbers of international students who choose Chinese studies ... -
Exploring the construction of inclusive educational communities in Greece: case studies of secondary schools
(The University of Edinburgh, 2015-11-27)This study sought to utilise social constructionism theory and the case study approach to conceptualise the complexity of building inclusive educational communities in the Greek context. Specifically, it explores the ... -
Exploring children's participation in Scottish early learning and childcare contexts through adopting a Froebelian lens
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-04-21)Participation is a multi-layered concept yet often conceptualised as the involvement of children in all matters affecting their lives. Enshrined as one of the human rights of children in Article 12 of the United Nations ... -
Potential impacts of the use of data analytics to improve the student experience
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-04-20)Student experience and learning analytics have been growing areas of interest for higher education practice and debate. Yet, little research has focused on the intersection of these topics: the use of analytics to improve ... -
Ways of being, ways of knowing: framing pupils' engagement with literary and historical texts
(The University of Edinburgh, 2015-11-27)There is a large body of research within literary theory which explores conceptions of'text' and textual practices. However, school teachers' conceptions of texts and textual practices remain a relatively unexplored area. ... -
Digital annotations: an exploration of experiences
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-12-02)Digital texts and learning platforms introduce possibilities of forms of reading and writing that can be contrasted with pre-digital understandings of how readers and writers interact with texts. In current Higher education ... -
Drawing thinking: exploring the alignment of visual languaging with a pluriliteracies model for deeper learning - experimenting with visualisation and languaging for English language teaching and learning in an online primary school classroom in China
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-03-13)Emphasised by research and studies regarding pedagogies for ‘quality’ and ‘successful’ learning (Coyle & Meyer, 2017), the long-established means of measuring learning using tests and examinations may not be sufficient for ... -
Arabic massive open online courses and teachers in Saudi Arabia: technology, space, gift and entrepreneurship
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-03-09)This thesis critically examines Arabic Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and the MOOC teacher experience by studying MOOCs in the context of Saudi Arabia from a posthumanist and sociomaterial perspective. It considers ... -
Fairest of them all? Comparing the reproduction of inequality in student funding in Scotland and Wales
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-03-08)This research is concerned with how ideas of fairness are applied to student funding systems. The background to the research is the adoption of student loans in many countries in recent years. The argument is made that in ... -
Adolescent male emotionality: a mixed methods investigation into the complexities of 'being male' based upon varying levels of emotional restriction
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-02-15)Males’ rigid adherence to masculine norms (e.g., emotional restriction, self-reliance, toughness) is frequently implicated in many concerning intrapersonal and interpersonal-related outcomes (e.g., suicide, delinquency, ... -
Information-related negotiations in interdisciplinary collaborative working groups
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-01-10)BACKGROUND: There is a trend to foster collaborative interdisciplinary approaches for projects and for tackling complex problems in areas such as global health. This trend can be seen, for example, in criteria for ... -
Capturing engagement in early science learning: triangulating observational, psychophysiological, and self-report measures
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-01-09)This thesis examined engagement in early science learning in the context of a science centre, particularly how, and to what extent, the process of engagement can be captured and measured in early years children. To achieve ... -
Multiple, dynamic and complex: an investigation of investment in English as a Second Language on Facebook
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-12-15)Social networking sites such as Facebook permeate many areas of modern life and are being used by second language users and learners. How they use these spaces for language use and development, and the impact that it ... -
Moral profession of teaching: a case study investigating trainee teachers' public good capability formation and functioning
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-10-11)The dominance of the discourses of globalisation and the neoliberal ideology of the free market have led to teachers being considered as central to ensuring the global competitiveness of a nation’s education service ... -
Needs analysis and course design in Arabic for academic purposes at a Saudi Arabian university
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-08-03)This study aims to gain deep understanding of the needs of Non-Native Speakers of Arabic (NNSA) and the role of the current Arabic for Academic Purposes (AAP) programme in satisfying students’ needs in a Saudi Arabian ... -
What are the possibilities of women's empowerment in (feminist) Adult Learning spaces in Iran and Scotland?
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-07-28)In this study I have explored the capacities of Adult Learning in Iran and Scotland to empower women. I have compared and contrasted the similarities and differences between the formations of Adult Learning in Iran ... -
Living journals: young children and digital media practices in Azerbaijani families
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-08-02)The aim of this qualitative study was to explore young children’s digital media practices at home in Azerbaijan. Five families, each including a five-year-old child, participated in multiple case studies over a period ... -
Victims, survivors and agentic experts: the linguistic performance of agentic identities by refugees in Scotland
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Applying performance psychology to specialist medical teams: facilitating change in the UK national organ retrieval service
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-23)Applying human performance science to medical contexts is important and widely recognised; however, prior to the current thesis, there had been no published research investigating the performance psychology of individuals ...
