Stuart Sims
Biographic Data
| ID | 3788935 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stuart Sims |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stuart |
| FAMILY NAME | Sims |
| SIGNATURE | SIMS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Greenwich |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5903-3398 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Identity formation and conflicting priorities of early career academics studying the Academic Professional Apprenticeship in England
The Academic Professional Apprenticeship (APA) has emerged in recent years as a new avenue for early career academic staff to develop into their roles. While much of the content may be similar, as an apprenticeship, the requirements and structure of the APA differ from other routes for supporting early career academic staff such as a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education. The purpose of this paper is to explore the conflicting priorities o…
Challenges, barriers and strategies for engaging in level 7 apprenticeship studies
This study explores the lived experience of apprentices on a degree-level programme and their perceptions of how elements of apprenticeship study that aren’t components of traditional degree study – i.e. off-the-job training – impact their learner journey. This article undertakes a thematic analysis following qualitative interviews with eleven apprentices, who are early-career academic professionals nearing the end of their apprenticeships. Key f…
Identifying opportunities and gaps in current evaluation frameworks – the knowns and unknowns in determining effective student engagement activity
The higher education sector is under increasing pressure to deliver more and to evidence the fruits of its contribution to society. There is a particular focus on the enhanced engagement of students in order to maximise success, and for this engagement to be achieved equitably across the student body, regardless of demographic backgrounds. This calls for the sector to increase its capability to enhance student engagement in a targeted manner, and…
Post-Truth, Scepticism & Power
This book examines the concept of post-truth and the impact it is having on contemporary life, bringing out both its philosophical and political dimensions. Post-truth is contextualised within the philosophical discourse of truth, with particular reference to theories of scepticism and relativism, to explore whether it can take advantage of these to claim any intellectual credibility. Sim argues that post-truth cannot be defended on either scepti…
The eighteenth-century novel and contemporary social issues: An Introduction
Deconstructing the Pun
Journal Article DECONSTRUCTING THE PUN Get access Stuart Sim Stuart Sim Staff Tutor in Arts, The Open UniversityNorth West Region, Chorlton House, 70 Manchester Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 1PQ, England Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 27, Issue 4, AUTUMN 1987, Pages 326–334, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/27.4.326 Published: 01 April 1987
Deconstructing the Pun
Journal Article DECONSTRUCTING THE PUN Get access Stuart Sim Stuart Sim Staff Tutor in Arts, The Open UniversityNorth West Region, Chorlton House, 70 Manchester Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 1PQ, England Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 27, Issue 4, AUTUMN 1987, Pages 326–334, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/27.4.326 Published: 01 April 1987
Deconstructing the Pun
Journal Article DECONSTRUCTING THE PUN Get access Stuart Sim Stuart Sim Staff Tutor in Arts, The Open UniversityNorth West Region, Chorlton House, 70 Manchester Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 1PQ, England Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 27, Issue 4, AUTUMN 1987, Pages 326–334, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/27.4.326 Published: 01 April 1987
The eighteenth-century novel and contemporary social issues: An Introduction
Post-Truth, Scepticism & Power
This book examines the concept of post-truth and the impact it is having on contemporary life, bringing out both its philosophical and political dimensions. Post-truth is contextualised within the philosophical discourse of truth, with particular reference to theories of scepticism and relativism, to explore whether it can take advantage of these to claim any intellectual credibility. Sim argues that post-truth cannot be defended on either scepti…
Identifying opportunities and gaps in current evaluation frameworks – the knowns and unknowns in determining effective student engagement activity
The higher education sector is under increasing pressure to deliver more and to evidence the fruits of its contribution to society. There is a particular focus on the enhanced engagement of students in order to maximise success, and for this engagement to be achieved equitably across the student body, regardless of demographic backgrounds. This calls for the sector to increase its capability to enhance student engagement in a targeted manner, and…
Challenges, barriers and strategies for engaging in level 7 apprenticeship studies
This study explores the lived experience of apprentices on a degree-level programme and their perceptions of how elements of apprenticeship study that aren’t components of traditional degree study – i.e. off-the-job training – impact their learner journey. This article undertakes a thematic analysis following qualitative interviews with eleven apprentices, who are early-career academic professionals nearing the end of their apprenticeships. Key f…
Identity formation and conflicting priorities of early career academics studying the Academic Professional Apprenticeship in England
The Academic Professional Apprenticeship (APA) has emerged in recent years as a new avenue for early career academic staff to develop into their roles. While much of the content may be similar, as an apprenticeship, the requirements and structure of the APA differ from other routes for supporting early career academic staff such as a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education. The purpose of this paper is to explore the conflicting priorities o…
Pedagogy (4 works) · Higher Education and Employability (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Apprenticeship (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Higher Education Learning Practices (2 works) · Management (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)