Embedding learning technologies into teaching requires a range of new skills and knowledge for academics in higher education. While teaching programmes are designed for learners to achieve diff erent learning outcomes, academics can adopt alternative teaching strategies and assessment methods to provide a conducive learning environment through learning technologies. Th ere is a need to collabor...

The aim with this paper is to outline different approaches that enable the researcher to analyse the learning processes in an organisation through emotional situations without asking direct questions. Analysis of emotional data related to learning processes is enriched by supplementing the traditional semi-structured interviews with more creative and aesthetic approaches. The approaches include...

This study evaluated the practical relevance of the academic literature on international human-resources management (IHRM). To this end, 304 IHRM articles published in nine academic and eight practitioner journals during 1991–2000 were examined. Results suggested that academics and practitioners varied in their focus on HR topics, geographical regions, and cultural vs. institutional variables. ...

BACKGROUND public and patient involvement (PPI) in clinical research is increasingly advocated by funding and regulatory bodies. However, little is known about the views of either academics or members of the public about perceptions of the practical realities of PPI, particularly in relation to ageing research. OBJECTIVE to survey current levels of PPI in biomedical and clinical research rela...

This study aimed to determine the influence of selected individual and situational features on burnout among nurse academics. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was used to assess the burnout levels of academics. The sample population comprised 94 female participant. The emotion exhaustion (EE) score of the nurse academics was 16.43±5.97, the depersonalization (DP) score was 4.83±3.62, and the perso...

A brief communication appearing in this journal ranked UK LIS and (some) IR academics by their h-index using data derived from Web of Science. In this brief communication, the same academics were re-ranked, using other popular citation databases. It was found that for academics who publish more in computer science forums, their h was significantly different due to highly cited papers missed by ...