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Englund, Claire – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
Higher education institutions are under increasing pressure to offer interdisciplinary education programmes; however, their implementation is not uncomplicated. Particularly where parts of a programme are delivered by different departments, academic development activities to change practices and develop a coherent interdisciplinary programme are…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Teamwork, Higher Education, Educational Development
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Whiteford, Gail; Hunter, John; Jamie, Joanne; Pitson, Rhonda; Breckenridge, Deborah; Elders, Yaegl; Vemulpad, Subramanyam; Harrington, David; Jamie, Ian – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
In this article, findings of a qualitative study of an Indigenous widening participation program are presented. The program, "River of Learning", has been in existence since 2010 and represents a powerful collaboration between a rural high school in New South Wales (NSW) Australia, a metropolitan university, Indigenous Elders and…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Qualitative Research, College School Cooperation, School Community Relationship
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Brew, Angela; Boud, David; Malfroy, Janne – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
The development of cultures of support has become important in programmes for the preparation of research students. The paper draws on in-depth interviews with 21 research education coordinators from Australian and United Kingdom institutions to identify the strategies that they use to build research cultures and integrate research students into…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Instructor Coordinators, Teacher Role, Educational Research