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'I wouldn’t have let you in if you’d had a folder.' Access and resistance in a qualitative interview study. (2019)
Journal Article
Brown, S. (2019). 'I wouldn’t have let you in if you’d had a folder.' Access and resistance in a qualitative interview study. Qualitative Research Journal, 19(3), 271-280. https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-12-2018-0006

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss methodological issues connected to being a member of a stigmatised group invited to take part in a research study.

Design
This paper draws on experiences of interviewing young parents and their fam... Read More about 'I wouldn’t have let you in if you’d had a folder.' Access and resistance in a qualitative interview study..

Closing the researcher-practitioner gap: an exploration of the impact of an AHRC networking grant (2019)
Journal Article
Hall, H., Cruickshank, P., & Ryan, B. (2019). Closing the researcher-practitioner gap: an exploration of the impact of an AHRC networking grant. Journal of Documentation, 75(5), 1056-1081. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-12-2018-0212

Purpose: Results are presented from a study that investigated the extent to which learning gained through participation in three research methods workshops funded by an AHRC networking grant was applied in practice.
Design/methodology/approach: Data... Read More about Closing the researcher-practitioner gap: an exploration of the impact of an AHRC networking grant.

Entrepreneurial teams and design thinking: a longitudinal evaluation of success factors (2017)
Thesis
Huber, F. Entrepreneurial teams and design thinking: a longitudinal evaluation of success factors. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/976980

Design continuously re-defines its meaning. Over the last years, the way designers interpret information, solve problems as well as prototype and express ideas has received increased attention from domains outside of traditional design, especially fr... Read More about Entrepreneurial teams and design thinking: a longitudinal evaluation of success factors.

Smart energy monitoring technology to reduce domestic electricity and gas consumption through behaviour change (2015)
Thesis
Stinson, J. W. Smart energy monitoring technology to reduce domestic electricity and gas consumption through behaviour change. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9828

If the UK is to address its energy reduction targets, it is vital to understand energy use behaviours and to devise technology that positively encourages domestic occupants to use less energy. This study is cross-over research that spans energy resea... Read More about Smart energy monitoring technology to reduce domestic electricity and gas consumption through behaviour change.

Lighting Design as a Second Language. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Innes, M. (2015, October). Lighting Design as a Second Language. Presented at LES RENCARDS DE L’ACETYLÈNE 2015

Lighting Education for Non-Specialists:

How does anyone end up working as a lighting designer? We have all discovered the joy of lighting design through different routes. When friends in kindergarten wanted to be firemen and astronauts, I did not... Read More about Lighting Design as a Second Language..

“You play your part: an ethnographically informed, practice led approach to documentary knowledge.’ (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macleod, K. (2012, November). “You play your part: an ethnographically informed, practice led approach to documentary knowledge.’. Paper presented at Media Discourse Group, MeCCSA PG Network, 2012, De Montfort University,

Media Discourse Group, MeCCSA PG Network, 2012, De Montfort University, “You Play Your Part: an ethnographically informed, practice led approach to documentary knowledge.’

‘You Play Your Part: an ethnographically informed, practice led approach to... Read More about “You play your part: an ethnographically informed, practice led approach to documentary knowledge.’.

The use of podcasts to enhance research-teaching linkages in undergraduate nursing students (2012)
Journal Article
Strickland, K., Gray, C., & Hill, G. (2012). The use of podcasts to enhance research-teaching linkages in undergraduate nursing students. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(4), 210-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.01.006

An understanding of research is important to enable nurses to provide evidencebasedcare. However, undergraduate nursing students often find research a challenging subject. The purpose of this paper is to present an evaluation of the introduction of p... Read More about The use of podcasts to enhance research-teaching linkages in undergraduate nursing students.

Students’ choices between typing and handwriting in examinations. (2012)
Journal Article
Mogey, N., Cowan, J., Paterson, J., & Purcell, M. (2012). Students’ choices between typing and handwriting in examinations. Active learning in higher education, 13, 117-128. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787412441297

Keyboarding is a ubiquitous skill for most UK students and most coursework essays must be word-processed. However few examinations, other than for students with disabilities, permit the use of a word-processor. It is not known how students would re... Read More about Students’ choices between typing and handwriting in examinations..

A co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research: an update from the LIS Research Coalition (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H. (2010, December). A co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research: an update from the LIS Research Coalition. Presented at Online 2010

Presentation slides available to view from slideshare - https://www.slideshare.net/LISResearch/a-coordinated-and-strategic-approach-to-library-and-information-science-research-an-update-from-the-library-and-information-science-research-coalition

Oral versus written assessments: a test of student performance and attitudes (2010)
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Campbell, F., & Westwood, J. (2012). Oral versus written assessments: a test of student performance and attitudes. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 37(1), 125-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2010.515012

Student performance in and attitudes towards oral and written assessments were compared using quantitative and qualitative methods. Two separate cohorts of students were examined. The first larger cohort of students (n = 99) was randomly divided into... Read More about Oral versus written assessments: a test of student performance and attitudes.

Is the routine recording of primary care consultations possible … and desirable? Lessons for researchers from a consultation with multiple stakeholders (2010)
Journal Article
Rushmer, R., Themessel-Huber, M., Coyle, J., Humphris, G., Dowell, J., & Williams, B. (2011). Is the routine recording of primary care consultations possible … and desirable? Lessons for researchers from a consultation with multiple stakeholders. Patient Education and Counseling, 82(2), 247-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2010.04.020

Objective: To explore stakeholders' attitudes towards routine, longitudinal recording of primary care consultations for research purposes, and to identify legal, ethical, and practical barriers and facilitators. Methods: 183 stakeholders (including p... Read More about Is the routine recording of primary care consultations possible … and desirable? Lessons for researchers from a consultation with multiple stakeholders.

Beyond beyond. (2007)
Journal Article
Turner, M. (2007). Beyond beyond. Journal of Visual Culture, 6, 349-353. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470412907084513

My paper reviews the evidence for, and the reasons why science exhibit design evidently fails to convey cognitive knowledge through affective display. Evidence is drawn on pilot interviews with curators, designers and visitors at science exhibits in... Read More about Beyond beyond..

Fast and effective feedback: are model answers the answer? (2007)
Journal Article
Huxham, M. (2007). Fast and effective feedback: are model answers the answer?. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 32(6), 601-611. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602930601116946

Feedback to students is essential for effective learning, but there is little empirical information on what kind of feedback is best. This study compares student responses and performance after receiving two types of feedback, that provided by model... Read More about Fast and effective feedback: are model answers the answer?.