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FW: New OnlineFirst articles available for Management in Education

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These new articles for Management in Education are available online View online What makes useful evidence for educational leadership practice? An interview Eric Addae-Kyeremeh, Alison Fox Management in Education Jan 21, 2018 | OnlineFirst   Mixed methods research on the role of pupils as assessors in quality assurance of schools in Malta Angele Pulis Management in Education Jan 17, 2018 | OnlineFirst   Reflections on this special issue from a professional perspective Kieran McGrane, Stefan McElwee Management in Education Jan 18, 2018 | OnlineFirst   Researching reciprocal leadership: using the consciousness quotient inventory (CQ-i) as a pilot methodology to explore leadership with the context of a school–university partnership Val Poultney, Jon Fordham Management in Education Jan 17, 2018 | OnlineFirst

FW: Book Launch: Mass Intellectuality and Democratic Leadership in Higher Education - 2nd Feb, 4.30pm

  Birmingham Autonomous University Collective  are organising the following event (supported by  MGS ,  ISRF ,  Westmere UGS  and  CPT ):   Mass Intellectuality and Democratic Leadership in Higher Education (edited by Prof. Richard Hall and Dr. Joss Winn)   Book launch 4.30 – 7.30pm, Friday 2nd February 2018 Dinner buffet will be provided between 6.30 – 7.30pm Westmere House, University of Birmingham Register  here   or by emailing us at  bau.comms@outlook.com   This book critically analyses intellectual leadership in the university, exploring ongoing efforts from around the world to create alternative models for organising higher education and the production of knowledge. Its authors offer their experience and views from inside and beyond the structures of mainstream higher education, in order to reflect on efforts to create alternatives. The authors argue that mass higher education is at the point where it no longer reflects the

FW: Studies in Higher Education, Volume 43, Issue 2, February 2018 is now available online on Taylor & Francis Online

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  The online platform for Taylor & Francis Online content Studies in Higher Education, Volume 43, Issue 2, February 2018 is now available online on Taylor & Francis Online . This new issue contains the following articles:     Articles Academic leadership: management of groups or leadership of teams? A multiple-case study on designing and implementing a team-based development programme for academic leadership Teresa Söderhjelm, Christina Björklund, Christer Sandahl & Klara Bolander-Laksov Pages: 201-216 | DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2016.1160277   Examining the effect of time constraint on the online mastery learning approach towards improving postgraduate students' achievement Mong Shan Ee, William Yeoh, Yee Ling Boo & Terry Boulter Pages: 217-233 | DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2016.1161611   Academic identity reconstruction: th

FW: LJMU: Innovations in Practice

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  Dear Colleagues   The latest issue of Innovations in Practice was released last month.  The issue’s research papers include a diverse range of topics, including papers on the scale and scope of institutional (‘in-house’ produced) higher education journals in the UK, work placements and student learning, creative arts internships and the labyrinth in HE.   Innovations in Practice , Volume 11, No. 2 - http://openjournals.ljmu.ac.uk/index.php/iip/issue/view/39   The journal is LJMU’s in-house peer-reviewed journal on pedagogical and education research, which was re-launched in 2016 as a way of encouraging early career staff and students, who are new to writing and higher education and pedagogical research, to publish.   The journal is still, very much, a work in progress and any feedback (including any tips) would be really welcomed!   Please direct any comments to Virendra Mistry, (Editor, Innovations in Practice ), at v.mistry@ljmu.ac.uk   Th