Moray House School of Education : Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Centre for Research in Digital Education annual report 2022
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-07-12)The annual report of the Centre for Research in Digital Education, based with the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. -
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 ... -
Three-dimensional kinematics in backstroke swimming: reliability, isokinetic strength and asymmetries at sub-maximal and maximal paces
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-23)Research in front crawl (FC) swimming has revealed that: a) a change of pace affects stroke kinematics, b) asymmetries in some variables may affect performance and, c) the arms are estimated to contribute up to 85% of the ... -
Listening to children on the spectrum: exploring opportunities for meaningful interactions during research
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-28)Children on the autism spectrum face significant barriers to having their views listened to in research. They sometimes have diverse and idiosyncratic ways of expressing themselves, and may find the demands of face-to-face ... -
Evaluating the use of automated writing evaluation programs as tools for formative feedback in English as a Second Language postgraduate students
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-20)Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) programs use natural language processing techniques to analyse texts and score them according to pre-defined parameters. Most of these programs also offer feedback functions, providing ... -
Participation and inclusion in extracurricular physical activities: an ethnographic study alongside children with disabilities
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-16)The aim of this thesis is to explore how children with disabilities experience their participation in extracurricular physical activities. The thesis closes a gap in literature by contributing an in-depth year-long ... -
Moving messages: building the evidence base on physical activity messaging to inform research and policy, and improve practice
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-09)Physical activity (PA) is a leading cause of non-communicable disease, and global PA trends are not improving. To address this, a systems approach has been advocated. Such an approach acknowledges that, alongside changes ... -
Exploring Chinese higher vocational college teachers' perceptions of critical reading and teaching critical reading in English
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-06-06)This thesis reports on an exploration of Chinese higher vocational college teachers’ perceptions of critical reading and teaching critical reading in English. Previous studies have suggested that language teachers’ ...
