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Fuller, Ian C.; Mellor, Antony; Entwistle, Jane A. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2014
This paper addresses the relationship between teaching and research in a fieldwork context by seeking student views over 3 years across two institutions to assess the perceived value of blending staff research activity with student fieldwork. Student views were solicited using questionnaires. Despite the contrasting environments, locations and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education
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Lock, Roger – Journal of Biological Education, 2010
Between 1963 and 2009, there have been 13 published studies offering empirical evidence on biology fieldwork in schools and colleges in the UK. This paper considers the evidence from these studies relating to work with 16-19 year old students undertaking academic study beyond the compulsory years of schooling; advanced ("A") level. It…
Descriptors: Field Studies, Criticism, Biology, Teaching Methods
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Locke, William – London Review of Education, 2012
The relationship between teaching and research is a touchstone in thinking about higher education. However, the last 40 years has seen the "dislocation" of these core academic activities as a result of policy and operational decisions to distinguish the way they are funded, managed, assessed and rewarded. The activities of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study, Teaching (Occupation)
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Holbrook, Allyson; Bourke, Sid; Fairbairn, Hedy; Lovat, Terry – Studies in Higher Education, 2007
The review of literature, so central to scholarly work and disciplined inquiry, is expected of the Ph.D. student, but how far along the road are they expected to travel? This article investigates the expectations of "the literature" in research and scholarship at Ph.D. level from the examiner and assessment perspective. The analysis…
Descriptors: Examiners, Scholarship, Literature Reviews, Doctoral Dissertations