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Panel member for the afternoon plenary session. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pollock, C. (2013, February). Panel member for the afternoon plenary session. Presented at Research and innovation in recruitment, selection and retention conference

Estimating Scottish student retention rates using propensity score matching (2013)
Journal Article
Penny, K. I., Morton, I. D., Ashraf, M. Z., & Duffy, J. C. (2013). Estimating Scottish student retention rates using propensity score matching. Leadership and policy quarterly, 2,

The performance of institutions such as universities and colleges is of increasing interest to funders, policy makers, potential students and the establishments themselves who require accurate estimates of outcomes such as retention rates across the... Read More about Estimating Scottish student retention rates using propensity score matching.

Digital gardens with real toads in them: the place of heritage media in a digital art and design education. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macdonald, I. (2013, May). Digital gardens with real toads in them: the place of heritage media in a digital art and design education

At a time when digital media is regarded as orthodoxy in education, in advanced global economies there is a pressing argument to review the lessons of the past and reflect on whether they are still applicable. This paper will enquire into today’s iss... Read More about Digital gardens with real toads in them: the place of heritage media in a digital art and design education..

The Impact of repeated lying on survey results (2013)
Journal Article
Chesney, T., & Penny, K. I. (2013). The Impact of repeated lying on survey results. SAGE Open, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244012472345

We study the effects on results of participants completing a survey more than once, a phenomenon known as farming. Using data from a real social science study as a baseline, three strategies that participants might use to farm are studied by Monte Ca... Read More about The Impact of repeated lying on survey results.