This thesis reports on a qualitative study of the role of reflection in the development of second year medical students’ intercultural competence. Reflective capacity is an important professional competency and is crucial ...

What motivates students to study fashion design? What employment opportunities are there in the fashion design industry for fashion graduates? These are some of the core questions raised in this thesis. Fashion design ...

This thesis provides an account of a qualitative doctoral study that explored native English speaking academics’ experiences living and working in Japan, in relation to the internationalisation policy in Japanese higher ...

Research evidence suggests that active learning and student engagement are important considerations in teaching and learning environment within higher education. Notably, existing research has frequently focused on the ...

Virtual worlds are an important educational technology for professional education because they enable students to take actions in a safe, simulated environment while adopting specific professional roles. For example, medical ...

This study explored the use of humour in teaching and learning in higher education classrooms. Despite the growing body of research on humour in higher education, limited studies have attended to teachers’ perspectives. ...

This thesis reports on a study of the examiner practices and experiences of the PhD viva from the perspective of doctoral examiners in Malaysia. The PhD viva is an oral examination used compulsorily as part of the assessment ...

Higher education institutions are increasingly accumulating a significant amount of data on students, teachers, facilities and curricula (Bichsel, 2012; Gantz & Reinsel, 2012, Siemens & Long, 2011). In the last decade, ...