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Evaluating assessment strategies through collaborative evidence‐based practice: can one tool fit all? (2008)
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McDowell, L., Smailes, J., Sambell, K., Sambell, A., & Wakelin, D. (2008). Evaluating assessment strategies through collaborative evidence‐based practice: can one tool fit all?. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 45(2), 143-153. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703290801950310

This paper reports on a collaborative project to improve assessment undertaken by a cross discipline group of university lecturers (Business, Engineering and Psychology) using action research methodology. First-stage analysis was based on results fro... Read More about Evaluating assessment strategies through collaborative evidence‐based practice: can one tool fit all?.

Developing the Enquiring Student and Enhancing the Research-Teaching Interface: Student-led Pedagogical Research and Educational Initiatives in Enquiry Based Learning (2008)
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Pritchard, J., Matthew, B., Tierney, A., MacKenzie, J., Storck, L., Thomson, K., Hood, A., Carroll, J., Crothers, A., Wisbey, J., Fletcher, M., Hope, D., Morrow, L., Bridges, M., & Blanton, W. (2008). Developing the Enquiring Student and Enhancing the Research-Teaching Interface: Student-led Pedagogical Research and Educational Initiatives in Enquiry Based Learning. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 3(1), 6-19

This paper describes the progress of a project running at the University of Glasgow to develop elements of Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) in undergraduate degree courses across a range of disciplines. It focuses on the second part of the project but an... Read More about Developing the Enquiring Student and Enhancing the Research-Teaching Interface: Student-led Pedagogical Research and Educational Initiatives in Enquiry Based Learning.

Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education. (2006)
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Caddell, M., & Ashley, L. D. (2006). Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 36(4), 411-419. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057920601024750

This Special Issue of Compare stems from papers presented to the eighth United Kingdom Forum for International Education and Training (UKFIET) Oxford International Conference on Education and Development in 2005. It draws, in particular, on a set of... Read More about Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education..

Private schools as battlefields: contested visions of learning and livelihood in Nepal. (2006)
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Caddell, M. (2006). Private schools as battlefields: contested visions of learning and livelihood in Nepal. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 36(4), 463-479. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057920601024909

Current policy and programme considerations of the role of the private sector in the promotion of schooling reform and the achievement of Education For All encompass a somewhat narrow arena of debate. Discussion of the relative merits of private / st... Read More about Private schools as battlefields: contested visions of learning and livelihood in Nepal..

Knowing but not knowing: conflict, development and denial. (2006)
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Caddell, M., & Yanacopulos, H. (2006). Knowing but not knowing: conflict, development and denial. Conflict, Security and Development, 6(4), 557-579. https://doi.org/10.1080/14678800601066561

Drawing on case study material from Uganda and Nepal, this paper highlights the tension between what is ‘known’ and what is ‘done’ by practitioners working in the arena of conflict and development. It explores the forms of knowledge given conceptual... Read More about Knowing but not knowing: conflict, development and denial..

Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy” (2006)
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Tierney, A., & Sinclair, G. (2006). Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy”. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(2), 94-106

"Be a Biotech Buddy" is an online competition run by colleagues in the Institute of Biomedical & Life Sciences and Student Enterprise at Glasgow University. The object of the competition is to introduce bioscience students to the world of business, e... Read More about Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy”.

Replication fork blockage by transcription factor-DNA complexes in Escherichia coli (2006)
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Payne, B., van Knippenberg, I., Bell, H., Filipe, S., Sherratt, D., & McGlynn, P. (2006). Replication fork blockage by transcription factor-DNA complexes in Escherichia coli. Nucleic Acids Research, 34(18), 5194-5202. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkl682

All organisms require mechanisms that resuscitate replication forks when they break down, reflecting the complex intracellular environments within which DNA replication occurs. Here we show that as few as three lac repressor-operator complexes block... Read More about Replication fork blockage by transcription factor-DNA complexes in Escherichia coli.

Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class (2006)
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Tierney, A., Brown, A., & Neil, D. (2006). Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(1), 13-21

The Level One Biology class at the University of Glasgow reported 23 cases of plagiarism in session 2003/04. Several measures were put i.n place to help students understand plagiarism and how to avoid it. This has included changing the format and top... Read More about Tackling Plagiarism in the Level One Biology Class.

The scholarship of teaching and learning: a university teacher learning community’s work in progress1 (2006)
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Bell, S., Bohan, J., Brown, A., Burke, J., Cogdell, B., Jamieson, S., MacKenzie, J., McAdam, J., McKerlie, R., Morrow, L., Paschke, B., Rea, P., & Tierney, A. (2006). The scholarship of teaching and learning: a university teacher learning community’s work in progress1. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(1), 3-12

The understanding of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) has raised debate amongst many academics employed in Higher Education (HE). One way of exploring the issues surrounding SoTL in academic institutions has been through the establishment... Read More about The scholarship of teaching and learning: a university teacher learning community’s work in progress1.

Road-user charging and the modelling of revenue allocation. (2005)
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Farrell, S., & Saleh, W. (2005). Road-user charging and the modelling of revenue allocation. Transport Policy, 12(5), 431-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.06.003

The objective of this paper is to investigate the potential impacts of implementing variable congestion charging on the peak spreading of departure time choices, taking into account levels of scheduling flexibility of individuals. In particular, this... Read More about Road-user charging and the modelling of revenue allocation..

Listening to local voices? International targets and decentralised education planning in Nepal. (2005)
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Caddell, M. (2005). Listening to local voices? International targets and decentralised education planning in Nepal. International Journal of Educational Development, 25(4), 456-469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2005.04.010

This article draws on a case study of district educational planning in Nepal to explore how education for all priorities and targets impact on educational practice at the sub-national level. It raises questions about the extent of local ownership of... Read More about Listening to local voices? International targets and decentralised education planning in Nepal..

Tomato spotted wilt virus transcriptase in vitro displays a preference for cap donors with multiple base complementarity to the viral template (2005)
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van Knippenberg, I., Lamine, M., Goldbach, R., & Kormelink, R. (2005). Tomato spotted wilt virus transcriptase in vitro displays a preference for cap donors with multiple base complementarity to the viral template. Virology, 335(1), 122-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2005.01.041

Transcription of segmented negative-strand RNA viruses is initiated by cap snatching: a host mRNA is cleaved generally at 10–20 nt from its 5′ capped end and the resulting capped leader used to prime viral transcription. For Tomato spotted wilt virus... Read More about Tomato spotted wilt virus transcriptase in vitro displays a preference for cap donors with multiple base complementarity to the viral template.

Tomato spotted wilt virus S-segment mRNAs have overlapping 3'-ends containing a predicted stem-loop structure and conserved sequence motif (2005)
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van Knippenberg, I., Goldbach, R., & Kormelink, R. (2005). Tomato spotted wilt virus S-segment mRNAs have overlapping 3'-ends containing a predicted stem-loop structure and conserved sequence motif. Virus Research, 110(1-2), 125-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2005.01.012

The Tomato spotted wilt virus ambisense M- and S-RNA segments contain an A/U-rich intergenic region predicted to form a stable hairpin structure. The site of transcription termination of S-segment encoded N and NSs mRNAs synthesised in an in vitro tr... Read More about Tomato spotted wilt virus S-segment mRNAs have overlapping 3'-ends containing a predicted stem-loop structure and conserved sequence motif.

The role of formative ‘low-stakes’ assessment in supporting non-traditional students’ retention and progression in higher education: student perspectives (2004)
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Sambell, K., & Hubbard, A. (2004). The role of formative ‘low-stakes’ assessment in supporting non-traditional students’ retention and progression in higher education: student perspectives. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 6(2), 25-36

There is little doubt that strategies to widen participation in UK higher education are having a significant impact on institutions, curricula and staff (Collins & Lim, 2002). Given the current policy emphasis on recruiting students from non-traditi... Read More about The role of formative ‘low-stakes’ assessment in supporting non-traditional students’ retention and progression in higher education: student perspectives.

In vitro transcription of Tomato spotted wilt virus is independent of translation (2004)
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van Knippenberg, I., Goldbach, R., & Kormelink, R. (2004). In vitro transcription of Tomato spotted wilt virus is independent of translation. Journal of General Virology, 85(5), https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.19767-0

Ongoing transcription in vitro of Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) has previously been demonstrated to require the presence of reticulocyte lysate. This dependence was further investigated by testing the occurrence of transcription in the presence of... Read More about In vitro transcription of Tomato spotted wilt virus is independent of translation.

Carnivalising the future: a new approach to theorising childhood and adulthood in science fiction for young readers (2004)
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Sambell, K. (2004). Carnivalising the future: a new approach to theorising childhood and adulthood in science fiction for young readers. Lion and the Unicorn, 28(2), 247-261

The comic narrative strategies that Reeve uses in Mortal Engines set it apart from the bulk of deeply serious, starkly pessimistic science fiction for young readers. Sambell illustrates how Reeve eschews the oppressive admonitory tone of the dystopia... Read More about Carnivalising the future: a new approach to theorising childhood and adulthood in science fiction for young readers.

What do parents feel they need? Implications of parents' perspectives for the facilitation of parenting programmes (2003)
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Miller, S., & Sambell, K. (2003). What do parents feel they need? Implications of parents' perspectives for the facilitation of parenting programmes. Children & Society, 17(1), 32-44. https://doi.org/10.1002/chi.726

This paper is based upon in-depth interview studies with a range of parents and explores their beliefs, expectations and experiences of parenting support. Three dominant ways in which parents viewed parenting education are identified. The implication... Read More about What do parents feel they need? Implications of parents' perspectives for the facilitation of parenting programmes.

Purified tomato spotted wilt virus particles support both genome replication and transcription in vitro (2002)
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van Knippenberg, I., Goldbach, R., & Kormelink, R. (2002). Purified tomato spotted wilt virus particles support both genome replication and transcription in vitro. Virology, 303(2), 278-286. https://doi.org/10.1006/viro.2002.1632

Purified Tomato spotted wilt virus particles were shown to support either genome replication or transcription in vitro, depending on the conditions chosen. Transcriptional activity was observed only upon addition of rabbit reticulocyte lysate, indica... Read More about Purified tomato spotted wilt virus particles support both genome replication and transcription in vitro.

Developing a creative curriculum for those working with clients who misuse substances. (2001)
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Webster, B., Yardley, J., Hegan, L., & Tebano, C. (2002). Developing a creative curriculum for those working with clients who misuse substances. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 2(1), 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1108/17459265200200005

A substance misuse curriculum was developed using a creative approach. Key players identified were: a community outreach worker, a nurse consultant, a communication expert and an academic. Communication was seen as a fundamental and integral cornerst... Read More about Developing a creative curriculum for those working with clients who misuse substances..