Sarah Wilkes
Biographic Data
| ID | 6462772 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Wilkes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilkes |
| SIGNATURE | WILKES S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Making, University College London, London, UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7251-4495 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Materials library collections as tools for interdisciplinary research
This paper examines how materials libraries are used as tools for interdisciplinary collaboration in 3 research projects that inhabit a disciplinary triangle between materials research, design and user needs: PhysFeel , which explores how materials collections can be used in psychological therapies; Light.Touch.Matters , a design-led project to develop new smart materials; and Hands of X , which uses materials collections to develop a bespoke pro…
Materials Libraries as Vehicles for Knowledge Transfer
As part of a wider picture of increased funding for interdisciplinary art-science projects, a number of institutions and instruments have arisen in the UK over the last 35 years which aim to facilitate the transfer of knowledge about materials between materials producers and users. In this paper I focus on the development of one kind of institution in particular; the materials library. The paper examines the perceived need for the development of …
Trainee Teachers' Perceptions of the Values behind the Primary Curriculum in England and the Potential Significance for Future Professional Development
The aim behind this research was to investigate how one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education Primary (PGCE) trainee teachers in England perceived the nature of the curriculum and the values inherent within it. A sample of 102 trainee teachers was asked to reflect through a detailed set of questionnaires on how they saw the issues facing them as they prepared to enter the teaching profession. The authors were keen not only to elicit the trai…
Materials library collections as tools for interdisciplinary research
This paper examines how materials libraries are used as tools for interdisciplinary collaboration in 3 research projects that inhabit a disciplinary triangle between materials research, design and user needs: PhysFeel , which explores how materials collections can be used in psychological therapies; Light.Touch.Matters , a design-led project to develop new smart materials; and Hands of X , which uses materials collections to develop a bespoke pro…
Trainee Teachers' Perceptions of the Values behind the Primary Curriculum in England and the Potential Significance for Future Professional Development
The aim behind this research was to investigate how one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education Primary (PGCE) trainee teachers in England perceived the nature of the curriculum and the values inherent within it. A sample of 102 trainee teachers was asked to reflect through a detailed set of questionnaires on how they saw the issues facing them as they prepared to enter the teaching profession. The authors were keen not only to elicit the trai…
Materials Libraries as Vehicles for Knowledge Transfer
As part of a wider picture of increased funding for interdisciplinary art-science projects, a number of institutions and instruments have arisen in the UK over the last 35 years which aim to facilitate the transfer of knowledge about materials between materials producers and users. In this paper I focus on the development of one kind of institution in particular; the materials library. The paper examines the perceived need for the development of …
Materials library collections as tools for interdisciplinary research
This paper examines how materials libraries are used as tools for interdisciplinary collaboration in 3 research projects that inhabit a disciplinary triangle between materials research, design and user needs: PhysFeel , which explores how materials collections can be used in psychological therapies; Light.Touch.Matters , a design-led project to develop new smart materials; and Hands of X , which uses materials collections to develop a bespoke pro…
Social science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Engineering ethics (2 works) · Panacea (medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Affordance (1 works) · Artistic and Creative Research (1 works)