Recent PhD vivas
Come and meet some of the people who have had recent PhD vivas in our Department. Their theses will soon be available electronically and can be accessed via Lancaster University Library.
Come and meet some of the people who have had recent PhD vivas in our Department. Their theses will soon be available electronically and can be accessed via Lancaster University Library.
Hennie was a member of Cohort 6, of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and she was supervised by Natasa Lackovic.
The title of her thesis is: From Design to Practice: Teachers’ Experiences and Perspectives of Blended Professional Development in Hong Kong.
Mike Johnson was a member of Cohort 7, of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and he was supervised by Dr Kirsty Finn.
The title of his thesis is: A phenomenological study of healthcare students’ experiences of using and learning to use mobile phones for academic work.
Julie Voce was a member of Cohort 5, of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and she was supervised by Professor Paul Trowler.
The title of her thesis is: Examining the Effect of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Support Modules and Organisational Culture on the Adoption of TEL in UK Higher Education.
Tunde Varga Atkins was a member of Cohort 8, of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and she was supervised by Professor Don Passey.
The title of her thesis is: Designing curricula to develop digitally capable professionals in engineering and management – the case in two UK universities.
Sadanand was a member of Cohort 19 of the Doctoral Programme in Educational Research and he was supervised by Dr Kirsty Finn.
The title of his thesis is: What Students’ Conceptions of Teaching and Learning Tell us about Measurement Tools in Higher Education: A Case Study of Part-Time MBA Students in Singapore.
Jen was a member of Cohort 20 of the Doctoral Programme in Educational Research and she was supervised by Dr Natasa Lackovic.
The title of her thesis is: A Bernsteinian analysis of the interplay between legal knowledge and the legal professional in university law schools in Yorkshire and Alberta: Rule of Law or Rule of Lawyers?
Phil was a member of Cohort 8, of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and he was supervised by Brett Bligh.
The title of his thesis is: Transformative Agency for the Collaborative and Future-Oriented Redesign of Activity in Military Higher Education; Empowering Participants to Change their Boundary-Crossing Technology Enhanced Learning.
Vjeko was a member of Cohort 6, of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and he was supervised by Dr Jan McArthur.
The title of his thesis is: Quality Improvement Education and Interprofessional Learning of the Perioperative Team [From Theory to Reality].
Claire was a member of Cohort 7, of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and she was supervised by Dr Sue Cranmer.
The title of her thesis is: Young people's perceptions and management of cyberbullying in secondary schools: An exploratory study using a socio-ecological lens.
Joseph was a member of Cohort 2 of the Doctoral Programme in Higher Education: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement and he was supervised by Dr Kirsty Finn.
The title of his thesis is: Lifelong Learning as a Transformative Endeavour: How do part-time mature learners make sense of barriers and opportunities in Higher Education?
Iain was a member of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning programme and he was supervised by Professor Don Passey.
The title of his thesis is: Innovative online computer supported collaborative assessment: the influence of learning approach and intensity of use on outcomes for healthcare undergraduates in a single university setting.
Rose-ann was a member of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning and she was supervised by Dr Jo Warin.
The title of her thesis is: Investigating the Impact/Role of the Interactive Whiteboard on Teaching Practices in Maltese Kindergarten Classrooms through an Activity Theory Approach.
Bernard was a member of the Doctoral Programme in Educational Research and he was supervised by Professor Paul Trowler.
The title of his thesis is: An examination of how tutor-practitioners conceptualise and enact practice-based knowing in a small Higher Education Fashion School: a social practice theory approach.
Melissa was a member of Cohort 2 of the Doctoral Programme in Higher Education: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement and she was supervised by Dr Gemma Derrick.
The title of her thesis is: Understanding International Student Recruitment as Export Marketing Behaviour in Higher Education Institutions.
Simon was a member of Cohort 19 of the Doctoral Programme in Educational Research and he was supervised by Professor Malcolm Tight.
The title of his thesis is: Examining the mechanisms for variations in student outcomes from Work Placements: Glimpsing Expansive Learning in a Placement Student Change Laboratory.
Andrea was a Traditional Route PhD student and she was supervised by Professor Don Passey.
The title of her thesis is: Help! I am gifted. The development of self-concept, (self-theory) and self-esteem amongst gifted students in English secondary schools and the influence of school culture.
Michelle was a member of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning programme and she was supervised by Dr Natasa Lackovic.
The title of the thesis is: Shaping up for success: a qualitative case study on the impact of using radar graphs on workplace-based assessment practices for pharmacy interns in Ireland.
Mike was a member of Cohort 7 of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning and he was supervised by Dr Julie-Ann Sime.
The title of his thesis is: How do technologies support School Direct students’ learning on a PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status within a Networked Learning model?
Sue was a member of Cohort 2 of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning and she was supervised by Professor Paul Ashwin.
The title of her thesis is: Does the use of Assistive Technology (AT) increase performance and motivation for students with dyslexia during periods of assessment within their studies?
Tony was a member of Cohort 6 of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning and he was supervised by Dr Natasa Lackoovic.
The title of his thesis is: Exploring the challenges of managing blended learning courses in selected Irish higher education institutes: An activity theory study.
Fiona was a member of Cohort 18 of the Doctoral Programme in Educational Research and she was supervised by the late Dr Steve Dempster, Dr Nicola Ingram and Professor Murray Saunders.
The title of her thesis is:Constructing Early Graduate Careers: Navigating Uncertainty in Transition.
Irene was a member of Cohort 17 of the Doctoral Programme in Educational Research and she was supervised by Professor Malcolm Tight.
The title of her thesis is: Metacognition and Dyslexia: towards an increased understanding of the cognitive knowledge and self-regulation practices of students with dyslexia in higher education.
Doreen was a member of Cohort 7 of the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning and she was supervised by Dr. Kyungmee Lee.
The title of her thesis is: The implementation of blended learning in International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) English A curriculum in Singapore: An exploratory design-‐based
research.