PhD in Leadership in learning and teaching in Higher Education

Assessment and feedback are fundamental to student learning: without feedback, students' ability to understand complex concepts or to develop academic skills is likely to be very limited. However, students can experience difficulties and frustrations as they transition from a relatively didactic pedagogy at school to more discursive and developmental pedagogies which are common in higher education. One area which can be particularly difficult for students is in the changing nature of assessment and feedback. Proposals which focus on an investigation of student engagement with assessment and feedback are welcomed. Possible topics include: a longitudinal study of students' experiences as they transition from school to higher education, and throughout their university experience; the phenomenological exploration of different forms of engagement, and how engagement changes over time; and the influence of students' social networks on their engagement with assessment and feedback. Proposals should build on the work of the ASKe Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Brookes, and the FDTL
feedback project. Applicants are invited to view information at http://www.business.brookes.ac.uk/learningandteaching/aske/ and https://mw.brookes.ac.uk/display/eswaf/Home

Contact for informal inquiries and further information about the project: Dr Karen Handley khandley@brookes.ac.uk; or Professor Margaret Price meprice@brookes.ac.uk

Applicants should have a good Honours degree with 2:1 and normally a masters degree within a discipline relevant to the Business School.

The full-time studentship, which includes an element for teaching will be for 3 years, subject to satisfactory progress. Bursary will be £20,000 pa plus student fees.

For details regarding how to apply please download the application form, reference form and additional information.

Completed applications forms should be sent directly to: Business School HR Team, Oxford Brookes University, Business School, Wheatley Campus, Wheatley, OX33 1HX or email hr-bs@brookes.ac.uk

DEADLINE

Closing date: 15 April 2009

FURTHER INFORMATION

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/studentships.html