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Coaching and Mentoring Students in Higher Education: A Practitioner Guide to Developing Independent Learners
No full textCoaching and Mentoring Students in Higher Education provides student support and learning development professionals with a comprehensive, evidence-based guide for delivering coaching and mentoring interventions with students.
Focused on the context of higher education, it shares practitioner and research insights from a range of coaching and mentoring programmes and considers their transferability to the international higher education sector. It is a collection of practitioner research based on literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative evaluation of student feedback and scenario case studies. Each chapter offers practical tips and recommendations for colleagues in the sector looking to implement coaching and mentoring as a mode of support. Inviting readers to reflect upon their learning at key stages throughout the book, it addresses many key issues for higher education providers – including student engagement, retention and mental health and wellbeing.
This essential volume contributes to the growing body of scholarship looking at coaching and mentoring support at university and the impact on retention and student outcomes, and is key reading for senior leaders, strategic managers and student-facing staff alike
Investigating the potential of exploiting the missing fundamental phenomenon for low frequency noise control at music events
No full textThe control of noise at outdoor events is an increasingly prominent area of focus, possibly precipitated by the rising levels of low frequency content associated with many genres of modern music, and by more festivals being hosted at venues in heavily populated areas. Although there are many techniques for controlling and mitigating noise from live music events, there is no one solution that works every time. This paper investigates the potential of exploiting the psychoacoustic ‘missing fundamental’ phenomenon as a method of low frequency noise control.
Following a review of current UK event noise management guidance, the deviations from that guidance that occur in practice are explored, revealing a large variation in the limits that are applied. The phenomenon of the ‘missing fundamental’ is then discussed, explaining how the perception of pitch is maintained even when the fundamental frequency is removed. For four different test spectra, theoretical calculations are presented which demonstrate a reduction in the overall Z-weighted and C-weighted levels at an offsite location when the fundamental frequency is either reduced in amplitude or completely removed at source. Outdoor propagation measurements carried out at a small music festival are shown to be consistent with the theoretical predictions and confirm the potential noise mitigation benefits for nearby residents of reducing the fundamental at source, while still maintaining the on-site experience of event attendees
‘No one wants to be the washed-up ex-cricketer sitting at the bar getting pissed talking of the good old days’: A narrative analysis of retirement as experienced by male professional cricketers in England
Get PDFIn spite of current literature illuminating the challenges professional athletes encounter when transitioning into new careers, very little research has focused on the experiences of professional cricketers. To rectify this situation, this study explores how a group of professional cricketers in England experienced retirement from their sport. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with former county (7) and international (3) male players who had retired within the last 15 years. Interview transcripts were then subjected to a narrative analysis that led to the identification of the following themes: restricting, confronting, enforcement, coherence and re imagining. Each of these themes is discussed in detail, and the manner in which they function as narrative resources that shape the retirement experiences of the cricketers is considered. Attention is also given to how narrative repertoires amongst professional cricketers might be expanded so that multiple future selves become available to them in the process of retiring from their sport, rather than being restricted by narrowly defined career storylines
Moving through Cartesian products, coronas and joins in general position
Get PDFThe general position problem asks for large sets of vertices such that no three vertices of the set lie on a common shortest path. Recently a dynamic version of this problem was defined, called the mobile general position problem, in which a collection of robots must visit all the vertices of the graph whilst remaining in general position. In this paper we investigate this problem in the context of Cartesian products, corona products and joins, giving upper and lower bounds for general graphs and exact values for families including grids, cylinders, Hamming graphs and prisms of trees
The Sociolinguistics of Dying, Death and Mourning: Remediating Practices of Language, Narrative, and Affect in Digital Contexts
No full textThis chapter starts by discussing consistent findings that have emerged from studies in the cross-disciplinary area of death online. Noting the lack of systematic attention to language and narrative in that area, it presents a sociolinguistic approach to remediations of death, dying and mourning in social media contexts. The approach draws on the empirical framework of sharing practices (Androutsopoulos 2014), small stories research (Georgakopoulou 2015) and affective positioning (Giaxoglou 2021). This approach provides a view of death, dying and mourning as tellable and narratable in local contexts, which are to be empirically investigated. In the second part of the chapter, an illustration of the approach is offered with a sample analysis of sharing practices, namely selecting, (small) storying, and positioning in the case of influential Instagram cancer vlogger, the late Dame Deborah James - also known online as Bowelbabe. The chapter concludes with remarks on the importance of situated sociolinguistic approaches to language and death for unpacking the diverse and constantly changing practices of dying, death and mourning in social media environments
Ubuntu and Environmental Security in Africa
No full textThis chapter examines the profound interconnection between the Ubuntu worldview and pressing environmental security issues in Africa and beyond. The Ubuntu worldview emphasises the interconnectedness of humanity and the environment. In the face of escalating environmental challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource depletion, this chapter examines how embracing Ubuntu can offer sustainable solutions for environmental security in Africa. Through an autoethnographic account, the chapter explores how traditional wisdom, passed down through oral history, promoted harmony with nature and constantly reminded people of their role as custodians of the environment. The chapter illustrates how Ubuntu can guide policies and practices toward environmental sustainability by highlighting the importance of community involvement, environmental education, and holistic conservation strategies.
Furthermore, the chapter discusses the role of Ubuntu in shaping ethical environmental policies, promoting social equity, and fostering international collaborations for environmental conservation in Africa. It emphasises the need for a paradigm shift in addressing environmental challenges, moving from conventional top-down approaches to inclusive, community-driven efforts that align with Ubuntu principles. By recognising the intrinsic value of all life forms and embracing the spirit of interconnectedness, Africa can pave the way for a more secure and sustainable environmental future for the continent and the world. This chapter contributes to the ongoing discourse on environmental security by presenting Ubuntu as a valuable ethical framework that offers profound insights and practical solutions, encouraging people to rethink their relationship with nature and advocate for a more sustainable and harmonious coexistence between humanity and the environment in Africa and worldwide
‘I'm not a caseworker, nor a carer, nor a support worker’: supervising doctoral researchers with disabilities, long-term health conditions and/or additional study needs
Get PDFThis article presents results from a study which investigated the experiences of doctoral supervisors supporting disabled postgraduate research students (PGRs) at a university in the United Kingdom. While the role of supervisors has been identified as critical to student support, the ways in which they navigate the supervision of this student population in the postdigital era have not been researched. Data was collected from supervisors via a survey (n = 22) and semi-structured interviews (n = 7) and analysed thematically. Drawing on postdigital and critical disability theories, the research demonstrates that supervisors’ experience of supporting these students was mediated by the formal training they had received, their awareness of the social, personal and institutional obstacles faced by students, and their own life experiences and positionalities. Supervisors described engaging in a range of additional affective and administrative labour in support of disabled PGRs and were particularly aware of the ways in which they had to manage their roles to mediate between their students and inaccessible university systems and processes. Supervisors’ recommendations for successful disability support for themselves and disabled PGRs included a closer communication with disability support teams, the identification of a single point of contact, taking into account the critical role of time – in terms of both timely responses to support requests, and the need to allow students and supervisors extra time –, and a proactive attitude and dialogue with their students