http://www.e-space.mmu.ac.uk:80/e-space e-space captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material. Sat, 25 May 2013 02:44:41 GMT 2013-05-25T02:44:41Z http://hdl.handle.net/2173/288621 Title: Respect or ridicule? the representation of old age in Cervantes's works Authors: Puig, Idoya Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2173/288621 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2173/288619 Title: Tom's story: Developing music education with technology Authors: Savage, Jonathan Abstract: Tom is a keen, young guitarist. When traditional methods of musical instruction failed, he sought out alternative approaches using online social tools. These transformed his learning, engaged him and helped him develop his playing in significant ways. Tom's story is unremarkable in many respects. However, on reflection, it does reveal four important ideas that will continue to drive forward music education. First, the Internet is the most powerful technology available to us today; second, making and learning is all about connecting; third, teachers and learners need to be careful about the technologies they choose to use in their work; and, finally, curriculum development is inextricably tied to teacher development. In the United Kingdom, music education as a core entitlement for all young people as part of their formal education is under threat. The development of a rich, varied, broad and balanced curriculum and the skilful, professional role that teachers play in delivering this are inextricably linked. As teachers and researchers, we have a responsibility not to fail young people like Tom. Description: Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published following peer-review in Journal of music, technology and education, published by and copyright Intellect Ltd. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2173/288619 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2173/288608 Title: A marriage of convenience? A qualitative study of colleague supervision of master's level dissertations Authors: Kirton, Jennifer; Straker, Katherine; Brown, Jeremy; Jack, Barbara; Jinks, Annette Abstract: The focus of this study is colleague supervision of Master's level dissertations. A qualitative study was undertaken and in-depth interviews with research supervisors (n=7) and students (n=7) who had experienced colleague supervision of masters' level dissertations in the previous four years were undertaken. Independent ‘outsider’ researchers were deployed to undertake the interviews. A thematic content analysis approach was utilised and an analogy of a ‘Marriage of Convenience’ was used to describe the various dimensions and significant chronological events of the student/supervisor relationship. Four data themes were identified and included: ‘Match making and betrothal’, ‘Soul mates or not’, ‘Married life’ and ‘Giving birth’. The study's findings give rise to a number of recommendations that will be of interest to all healthcare educators who are involved in supervision of colleagues' academic research activities. Description: Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published following peer-review in Nurse education today, published by and copyright Elsevier. Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2173/288608 2011-02-02T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2173/288607 Title: Supporting statistical literacy: What do culturally relevant/realistic tasks show us about the nature of pupil engagement with statistics? Authors: Carvalho, Carolina; Solomon, Yvette Abstract: The Portuguese curriculum has recently moved away from a focus on individual subject disciplines towards the development of cross-disciplinary competencies for civic life, including the development of statistical literacy in application to everyday problems. Students are encouraged to draw on their own interests to collect and organize data sets in support of intra- and inter-disciplinary problem solving, reasoning and communication. In this paper we investigate this conception of the development of statistical literacy and its relation to ‘real life’ by exploring the talk of three pairs of working-class Portuguese students engaged in a task that was considered to be culturally relevant and realistic, and hence supportive of the development of civic competencies. We analyse what the nature of their talk indicates about the role of identities and dispositions in the way they approach statistics and their application in the real world. We suggest that differences between how each pair of students engages with the tasks illustrate the importance of individual experience and identity in accessing important statistical literacy. Description: Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published following peer-review in International journal of educational research, published by and copyright Pergamon. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2173/288607 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z