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Scripted and unscripted aspects of creative work with knowledge (2017)
Book Chapter
Bereiter, C., Cress, U., Fischer, F., Hakkarainen, K., Scardamalia, M., & Vogel, F. (2017). Scripted and unscripted aspects of creative work with knowledge. In B. Smith, M. Borge, E. Mercier, & K. Linn (Eds.), Making a difference: prioritizing equity and access in CSCL, 12th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) 2017. International Society of the Learning Sciences

Advances in scripting theory and advances in support for student-driven knowledge construction call for a reconsideration of long-standing issues of guidance, control, and agency. This symposium undertakes a fresh analysis based on the relations betw... Read More about Scripted and unscripted aspects of creative work with knowledge.

The problem of choosing between irreconcilable theoretical orientations: comment on Melchert (2016) (2017)
Journal Article
Joseph, S. (2017). The problem of choosing between irreconcilable theoretical orientations: comment on Melchert (2016). American Psychologist, 72(4), 397-398. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000134

Melchert (2016) argues that knowledge of psychological processes is now grounded in experimental tests of falsifiable theories that support a unified, paradigmatic understanding of human psychology. While his argument for leaving behind our preparadi... Read More about The problem of choosing between irreconcilable theoretical orientations: comment on Melchert (2016).

Client congruence in therapy and its association withmindfulness and the therapeutic relationship (2017)
Journal Article
Ivtzan, I., & Joseph, S. (2017). Client congruence in therapy and its association withmindfulness and the therapeutic relationship. International Journal of Psychology and Counseling, 9(4), 23-25. https://doi.org/10.5897/IJPC2017.0487

In order to investigate clients’ role in the mutuality of therapeutic encounter, this pilot study examined data from 49 participants who had undergone at least three sessions of therapy. The participants completed the Working Alliance Inventory and t... Read More about Client congruence in therapy and its association withmindfulness and the therapeutic relationship.

Teachers' Worlds and Work: understanding complexity, building quality (2017)
Book
Day, C. (2017). Teachers' Worlds and Work: understanding complexity, building quality. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315170091

Understanding what influences the quality of teachers’ work across a career is key to building and sustaining their on-going commitment and effectiveness. Teachers’ Worlds and Work provides a new, research-informed consideration of key elements which... Read More about Teachers' Worlds and Work: understanding complexity, building quality.

Quality education and the role of the teacher in Fiji: mobilising global and local values (2017)
Journal Article
Crossley, M., Frances, C., Vaka’uta, K., McGrath, S., Thaman, K. H., & Waqailiti, L. (2017). Quality education and the role of the teacher in Fiji: mobilising global and local values. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 47(6), 872-890. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2017.1338938

This article reports on the findings of original field research carried out in the small island developing state of Fiji, in the South Pacific. A North-South research partnership was built upon previous collaboration between team members and, in so d... Read More about Quality education and the role of the teacher in Fiji: mobilising global and local values.

Informal mentorship of new engineers in the workplace (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davis, P., Vinson, A., & Stevens, R. Informal mentorship of new engineers in the workplace. Presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Despite the long history of apprenticeship in engineering (Wilson, 1965), little is understood about the transition from school to work in the modern engineering workforce. How do new engineers gain experience and knowledge while also gaining trust a... Read More about Informal mentorship of new engineers in the workplace.

Learners' and teachers' beliefs about learning tones and Pinyin (2017)
Book Chapter
Medwell, J., & Yang, J. (2017). Learners' and teachers' beliefs about learning tones and Pinyin. In I. Kecskes (Ed.), Explorations in Chinese as a second language (141-163). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54027-6_6

This paper reports a study of the perceptions of English-speaking learners and teachers about the challenges and difficulties of Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) learning in England. The study involved a Likert-scale questionnaire and follow-up int... Read More about Learners' and teachers' beliefs about learning tones and Pinyin.