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Investigating the performance and underlying mechanisms of a novel screening measure for developmental dyslexia: Implications for early identification

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Piotrowska, B. Investigating the performance and underlying mechanisms of a novel screening measure for developmental dyslexia: Implications for early identification. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1253563
Developmental dyslexia is a common disorder affecting around 10% of the British population characterized by difficulties with reading despite adequate intelligence and educati...

Incorporating a research-minded approach in professional practice

Presentation / Conference
Hall, H. (2015, June)
Incorporating a research-minded approach in professional practice. Presented at Research minded: supporting, understanding, conducting research workshop, Edinburgh
Opening keynote. Presentation slides can be found on slideshare - https://www.slideshare.net/HazelHall/incorporating-a-researchminded-approach-to-professional-practice

'Skills Passport' for Life Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University: Helping students to help themselves.

Presentation / Conference
Campbell, S. A., Durkin, P., MacCallum, J., & MacNab, A. (2015, June)
'Skills Passport' for Life Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University: Helping students to help themselves. Paper presented at QAA Enhancement and Innovation in Higher Education Conference
Developing graduates with the appropriate skills for future employment is an issue that affects every sector of industry. Research within the Life Sciences sector in Scotland ...

The Topic of Alcohol within the Scottish Occupational Therapy Curricula

Journal Article
Maclean, F., O'May, F., & Gill, J. S. (2014)
The Topic of Alcohol within the Scottish Occupational Therapy Curricula. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(4), 205-213. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802214X13968769798872
Purpose: Scotland has witnessed a large rise in all types of alcohol-related illnesses and death, with societal costs associated with drinking estimated to be 3.6 billion poun...

Health inequality and careers

Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2014)
Health inequality and careers. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 42(3), 338-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2014.900660
Structural explanations of career choice and development are well established. Socioeconomic inequality represents a powerful factor shaping career trajectories and economic o...

CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE: a study of art & design and the impact on Higher Education.

Journal Article
Macdonald, I. (2014)
CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE: a study of art & design and the impact on Higher Education. AD, 24-25
This small study was undertaken in two secondary schools in Edinburgh where art and design teachers were willing to be interviewed on video following a semi-structured questio...

Updating Qualifications for the Career Guidance Profession in Scotland: Navigating the Maze

Journal Article
Allan, G., Moffett, J., & Robertson, P. J. (2013)
Updating Qualifications for the Career Guidance Profession in Scotland: Navigating the Maze. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 1(2), https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v1i2.62
This paper describes work in progress to modernise the initial training arrangements for the career guidance profession in Scotland. In a process initiated by the University o...

The well-being outcomes of career guidance

Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2013)
The well-being outcomes of career guidance. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 41(3), 254-266. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2013.773959
The potential for career guidance to impact on well-being has received insufficient attention in the UK. There are both conceptual and empirical reasons to expect that the imp...

Social software as support in hybrid learning environments: the value of the blog as a tool for reflective learning and peer support.

Journal Article
Hall, H., & Davison, B. (2007)
Social software as support in hybrid learning environments: the value of the blog as a tool for reflective learning and peer support. Library and Information Science Research, 29(2), 163-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2007.04.007
This article reports on an investigation of blog technology's potential for encouraging interaction between students, and its consequences in terms of peer learning and peer s...

Supporting the teaching of Java using surgeries.

Presentation / Conference
Urquhart, N. B. (2004, January)
Supporting the teaching of Java using surgeries. Paper presented at LTSN 1 day conference on the teaching of programming., Birmingham

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