Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education: Volume 1 Issue 1

Becoming eco‐responsible, active citizens through participation in the eco ambassadors project – a reflective analysis

Melanie Hall, Barbara Bassot

This article offers a reflective analysis of the Eco Ambassadors Project as an example of the some of the ways in which learning about environmental issues and active citizenship…

An investigation in the effects of gender, prior academic achievement, place of residence, age and attendance on first‐year undergraduate attainment

Loretta Newman‐Ford, Steve Lloyd, Stephen Thomas

The number of people engaging in higher education (HE) has increased considerably over the past decade. However, there is a need to achieve a balance between increasing access and…

Neuro‐linguistic programming techniques to improve the self‐efficacy of undergraduate dissertation students

Heather Skinner, Robin Croft

This paper aims to address the gap in the extant literature examining the support offered to, and required by, students in light of the changing nature of the undergraduate…

E‐learning – a change agent for education?

Norah Jones, Alice Lau

The aim of this paper is to explore e‐learning’s potential as a change agent for higher education using an e‐learning project, E‐College Wales (ECW), as a case study. E‐College…

E‐assessment: its impplementation and impact on learning outcomes

Lily Wong

To remain globally competitive, there is increasing pressure for universities to incorporate a greater use of technology and innovation into their curriculum. In response, many…

Bologna: some thoughts on its effects on the internationalisation of higher education

Bob Morgan, Julie Lydon

The Bologna Process is perhaps the most important factor that will shape the higher education landscape in Europe over the coming decades. This article attempts to demonstrate how…

Linkages between research, scholarship and teaching in universities in China

Richard Neale

Linkages between research, scholarship and teaching are a topic of contemporary interest in UK universities, driven by pressures such as traditional views of the nature and…