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Beach, Dennis – Ethnography and Education, 2017
This article is based on a meta-ethnography of research about schools, school experiences and learning following the recent (post-market) introduction of personalisation policies in Swedish schools. It pays particular attention to issues of equity. Tensions between personalisation, privatisation and equity are discussed and it is noted that…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Social Structure
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Abrandt Dahlgren, Madeleine; Fenwick, Tara; Hopwood, Nick – Teaching in Higher Education, 2016
Despite the widespread interest in using and researching simulation in higher education, little discussion has yet to address a key pedagogical concern: difficulty. A "sociomaterial" view of learning, explained in this paper, goes beyond cognitive considerations to highlight dimensions of material, situational, representational and…
Descriptors: Simulation, Higher Education, Social Theories, Experiential Learning
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Dahlgren, Madeleine Abrandt; Reid, Anna; Dahlgren, Lars Owe; Petocz, Peter – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2008
At the core of higher education is the experience of students whose focus for learning is often directed towards their future employability. In this paper, we explore the intersections between two large international research projects involving over 500 students. Interviews with students yielded their conceptions of learning and work in specific…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Student Attitudes, Education Work Relationship