53 Ways to Enhance Researcher Development. Rob Daley, Kay Guccione and Steve Hutchinson

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Empowering International Students by Embedding Formative Experience in Course Design

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Searching for 'a third space’: a creative pathway towards international PhD students’ academic acculturation

Undertaking a PhD is a challenging endeavour. Pursuing a doctoral education in a ‘foreign’ context tends to increase the demands of this intellectual venture. The nature of research-based PhD programmes, often characterised by a lack of formal curricula where academic supervision lasts several years, may add another layer of complexity. Drawing upon an extended version of Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological theory of human development, this paper attempts to offer a greater understanding of both academic and non-academic concerns confronting international PhD students with a view to highlighting their implications for institutional policy and practice. Underpinned by a visual metaphor approach, our research findings advocate embedding the use of ‘a third space’ as a creative pathway and strategy for maximising students’ chances of achieving a successful PhD academic acculturation journey

Reflecting on the Use of Photo-elicitation Methods in IPA Research. Enhancing the Interpretative Lens and Re-balancing Power Back to the Participant. A Review of Published Studies

The use of visual and creative methods, specifically photo-elicitation in qualitative research has seen an increase in popularity in applied social science research, particularly in studies of psychology. This paper considers the evolution of the photograph as a research tool, particularly when combined with one-to-one interviewing. This paper situates the use of the photograph within historical and disciplinary contexts whilst offering new perspectives on its application to psychological fields of study. We argue that there are interesting benefits associated with supplementing qualitative methods such as one-to-one interviews with photographic stimuli. We present a recent systematic review of photo-elicitation used in research which identifies as being informed by Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Interpretative phenomenological Analysis is a particular qualitative approach which aims produce an account of lived experience. It is often unconcerned by adhering to the application of pre-existing theoretical preconceptions and instead offers an inductive, iterative and highly idiographic account of a phenomena of which the participant has direct experience of. This may be phenomena linked to personal changes in health and illness, or even adapting to new learning environments. Central to the purpose of IPA is the recognition that this account of lived experience is an interpretative endeavor between both participant and analyst. We argue that this need for interpretation and co-construction offers space for creative methods to ‘bridge the gap’ between simply describing a phenomena and entering into the symbolic, metaphorical interpretative world of meaning making which pushes IPA research from mediocrity to excellence. In this review we aimed to capture information related to the use of photographic methods in IPA research with particular interest in exploring the body of published work across the following protocols; 1) sample for inclusion, 2) domain of study, 3) orientation of research questions, 4) design features, 5) variation of photo-method, 6) outcomes of research and 7) critical appraisal of study. There are 14 published articles utilising photographs in IPA from 2010-2018. These studies were conducted internationally and reach across different topic domains including health, developmental, education and occupational research. The reviewed studies extend across the age span and there was notable younger age participants involved. Using photographs offered particular advantages in comparison to interview alone. These include; (a) to empower marginalized, ‘hard to reach’ groups (b) to facilitate in-depth interpretative discussions of abstract, ‘metaphorical’ concepts, sensitive issues (c) to synthesise data with other methods to strengthen and d) enhance trustworthiness of findings. There was considerable variation in how photographs were ‘produced’ ranging from photos, ‘elicited’ by participants or as a secondary artefact produced by researcher as a stimulus for discussion. Visual methods using photographs vary, and include photo-narratives, photo-journals, photo-montage, photo-questionnaires. We situation our review within fast moving changes and opportunities for this method within a wider ‘open science’ framework and also pay particular attention to exploring ethical issues to ensure confidentiality, consent, privacy and wider 2018 General Data Protection Regulation adherence

ESRC IAA Workshop: Towards Maximising International PhD Students' Experience: Extended Summary

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International students and crime by Helen Forbes­‐Mewett, Jude McCulloch and Chris Nyland

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Studi Kelayakan USAhatani Cabai Besar (Capsicum Annum L.) Di Kelurahan Lempake Kecamatan Samarinda Utara Kota Samarinda

Feasibility Study of Curly Chilli Farming (Capsicum annum L.) in the urban village of Lempake, North Samarinda sub district, Samarinda Municipality. The purpose of this study were: (1) To determine the revenue and profit economically curly Chili farming and (2) to determine the withdrawal or efensiensi curly Chili farm in the Village District Lempake North Samarinda.The study was conducted from September to October 2012 in the Village district Lempake North Samarinda.Sampling for the study were calculated using proportional Stratiefied Random Sampling, respondents selected the peasant farming Chili seeking kinky as 10 farmers. Data collected consists of: primary data and secondary data. The data include: total cost, Revenue, Revenue, break even point and efensiensi their farm.The result showed that: (1) income curly Chili farming in one growing season is Rp73.902,149,- with an average of Rp 7.390,215,/ha, (2) the cost of production significantly affect the income generated by farming chilli curls and (3) R/C ratio 2,39 average which means that for every expenditure of Rp 15,000- you will get a revenue of Rp 38,350,

Compensation temperature of 3d mixed ferro-ferrimagnetic ternary alloy

In this study, we have considered the three dimensional mixed ferro-ferrimagnetic ternary alloy model of the type AB$_{p}$C$_{1-p}$ where the A and X (X=B or C) ions are alternately connected and have different Ising spins S$^{A}$=3/2, S$^{B}$=1 and S$^{C}$=5/2, respectively. We have investigated the dependence of the critical and compensation temperatures of the model on concentration and interaction parameters by using MC simulation method. We have shown that the behavior of the critical temperature and the existence of compensation points strongly depend on interaction and concentration parameters. In particular, we have found that the critical temperature of the model is independent on concentration of different types of spins at a special interaction value and the model has one or two compensation temperature points in a certain range of values of the concentration of the different spins.Comment: To be published in JMM