Madeleine Atkins
Biographic Data
| ID | 3941805 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Madeleine Atkins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Madeleine |
| FAMILY NAME | Atkins |
| SIGNATURE | ATKINS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Newcastle University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Effective Teaching in Higher Education
Inter-professional collaboration and conceptualisations of practice
This article discusses the inter-professional collaborative experiences of professionals working with children and their families in two areas of high social need. The findings suggest that, although the way that professionals conceptualise their practice may hinder attempts to collaborate effectively, a complex interplay of several factors is involved. A typology of the various collaborations reported is then constructed. Finally, integrating th…
Inter‐professional collaboration and conceptualisations of practice
This article discusses the inter‐professional collaborative experiences of professionals working with children and their families in two areas of high social need. The findings suggest that, although the way that professionals conceptualise their practice may hinder attempts to collaborate effectively, a complex interplay of several factors is involved. A typology of the various collaborations reported is then constructed. Finally, integrating th…
Theories of learning and multimedia applications: An overview
The article presents a synthesis of research findings and theoretical perspectives in the field of learning with interactive courseware delivered on advanced technology platforms. Two dominant theoretical positions are examined: the behaviourist and the cognitive. The main features of each as they relate to instructional design are identified. The question of their effectiveness is then addressed through a review of the relevant empirical finding…
Explaining in professional contexts
This article provides a conceptual framework for the study of explaining and uses that framework to review and discuss studies of explaining in various professional contexts including school and university teaching, medicine and medical consultations, nursing, other health professions and law. Explaining is a central activity in all these professions. Explaining may be described as an attempt to give understanding of a problem to another and unde…
Academic staff training in British universities: Results of a national survey
A survey of academic staff training in 42 universities and 25 colleges in the United Kingdom is reported and discussed. The results indicate that most training continues to be focused upon teaching skills but there is a growing recognition of the importance of training for all staff in research and management as well as teaching. There appears to be sufficient expertise and resources to provide training on most topics but various constraints on t…
Minority community languages: Problems, strategies and issues for teacher educators
Practitioner as researcher: Some techniques for analysing semi‐structured data in small‐scale research
Practitioner as Researcher: Some Techniques for Analysing Semi-Structured Data in Small-Scale Research
Academic staff training in British universities: Results of a national survey
A survey of academic staff training in 42 universities and 25 colleges in the United Kingdom is reported and discussed. The results indicate that most training continues to be focused upon teaching skills but there is a growing recognition of the importance of training for all staff in research and management as well as teaching. There appears to be sufficient expertise and resources to provide training on most topics but various constraints on t…
Theories of learning and multimedia applications: An overview
The article presents a synthesis of research findings and theoretical perspectives in the field of learning with interactive courseware delivered on advanced technology platforms. Two dominant theoretical positions are examined: the behaviourist and the cognitive. The main features of each as they relate to instructional design are identified. The question of their effectiveness is then addressed through a review of the relevant empirical finding…
Explaining in professional contexts
This article provides a conceptual framework for the study of explaining and uses that framework to review and discuss studies of explaining in various professional contexts including school and university teaching, medicine and medical consultations, nursing, other health professions and law. Explaining is a central activity in all these professions. Explaining may be described as an attempt to give understanding of a problem to another and unde…
Practitioner as researcher: Some techniques for analysing semi‐structured data in small‐scale research
Practitioner as researcher: Some techniques for analysing semi‐structured data in small‐scale research
Practitioner as Researcher: Some Techniques for Analysing Semi-Structured Data in Small-Scale Research
Minority community languages: Problems, strategies and issues for teacher educators
Explaining in professional contexts
This article provides a conceptual framework for the study of explaining and uses that framework to review and discuss studies of explaining in various professional contexts including school and university teaching, medicine and medical consultations, nursing, other health professions and law. Explaining is a central activity in all these professions. Explaining may be described as an attempt to give understanding of a problem to another and unde…
Academic staff training in British universities: Results of a national survey
A survey of academic staff training in 42 universities and 25 colleges in the United Kingdom is reported and discussed. The results indicate that most training continues to be focused upon teaching skills but there is a growing recognition of the importance of training for all staff in research and management as well as teaching. There appears to be sufficient expertise and resources to provide training on most topics but various constraints on t…
Theories of learning and multimedia applications: An overview
The article presents a synthesis of research findings and theoretical perspectives in the field of learning with interactive courseware delivered on advanced technology platforms. Two dominant theoretical positions are examined: the behaviourist and the cognitive. The main features of each as they relate to instructional design are identified. The question of their effectiveness is then addressed through a review of the relevant empirical finding…
Inter-professional collaboration and conceptualisations of practice
This article discusses the inter-professional collaborative experiences of professionals working with children and their families in two areas of high social need. The findings suggest that, although the way that professionals conceptualise their practice may hinder attempts to collaborate effectively, a complex interplay of several factors is involved. A typology of the various collaborations reported is then constructed. Finally, integrating th…
Inter‐professional collaboration and conceptualisations of practice
This article discusses the inter‐professional collaborative experiences of professionals working with children and their families in two areas of high social need. The findings suggest that, although the way that professionals conceptualise their practice may hinder attempts to collaborate effectively, a complex interplay of several factors is involved. A typology of the various collaborations reported is then constructed. Finally, integrating th…
Effective Teaching in Higher Education
Sociology (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Engineering ethics (3 works) · Evaluation and Performance Assessment (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Political science (3 works)