Review article on students' conceptions of statistics by Uzelac, Gordana

“…There are several reasons for that: few students see statistics as a crucial part of their education as social scientists and their future profession, many hold certain prejudices against and misconceptions about statistics, or have a low level of numeracy or other learning issues. …”
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The influence of cultural heritage on students' willingness to engage in peer assessment by Schwabenland, Christina

“…The decision about which methods of assessment to use are critical because ‘assessment defines what students regard as important, how they spend their time and how they come to see themselves as students (Brown et al, 1977 p7 my emphasis). …”
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What decolonising the curriculum means: reflections by students of Politics and International Relations at London Metropolitan University by Moran, Andrew

“…Working in a university that has one of the most diverse student populations in the UK, with a high level of black and ethnic minority students, it is clear that the traditional curriculums of the West often do not reflect the interests of our students, and, equally importantly, they do not see themselves reflected in the subject matter. …”
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Putting leadership in its place: introduction to the special issue by Sutherland, Neil, Bolden, Richard, Edwards, Gareth, Schedlitzki, Doris

“…In engaging with this special issue, we encourage you to read widely and reflect deeply in order to see and understand leadership and place in new ways.…”
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Teaching Arabic as a second language: an evaluation of key word method effectiveness by Yaakub, Muhamadul Bakir

“…The study conducted an experiment to see whether the memory learning strategy would have an impact on learners in a controlled enviroment.…”
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Quantitative measures of respect and social inclusion in children: overview and recommendations by Tredoux , Colin G., Mohd. Noor, Noraini, de Paulo, Lisa

“…Una is a global learning initiative on children and ethnic diversity (see: www.unaglobal.org).…”
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Islam and the legal system of Malaysia by Shuaib, Farid Sufian, Bari, Abdul Aziz

“…All these mean that one has to see the issue beyond the days when English law principles began to be applied in this land. …”
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Reasons for student non-attendance at lectures and tutorials : an analysis by Kottasz, Rita

“…Students' learning experiences (Zhongqi, 2000), their attitudes to different methods of teaching (see for example Bennett and Kottasz, 2001) and their skills and competencies (Kremer and McGuiness, 1998) have all been subject to analysis. …”
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Writing Mentors and the Writing Centre: producing integrated disciplinary writers by Harrington, Kathy, O'Neill, Peter, Bakhshi, Savita

“…This article reports on an evaluation of the first year of the Student Writing Mentor Scheme, a peer tutoring initiative developed by the Write Now Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) (see http://www.writenow.ac.uk for details). The Write Now CETL aims to enrich students' learning experiences through the development of innovative, evidence-based provision focused on writing for assessment. …”
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Getting the story right : evaluating a postgraduate multimedia journalism module by Rodgers, James

“…However, the rapid changes - technological, editorial, and economic - currently underway in journalism (Hesmondhalgh, 2007; Beckett, 2008; Shirky 2008; Albertazzi and Cobley, 2009; Williams, 2011) meant that there was an argument for frequent examination of course materials to see that they remained as relevant as possible. …”
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Legitimacy of death: national appropriation of the fallen by Uzelac, Gordana

“…Many influential theorists of nationalism see war as a social conflict that to great extent homogenizes and unifies the nation. …”
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Measuring the persistence of poverty in East London by Lindsay, Jim

“…Inner east London has been one of the consistently poorest areas of the city since the 19th century, and this study explores the use of mapping techniques to see how persistent the regional geography of poverty in east London has been since the 1880s. …”
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"Darling Look! It's a Banksy!" Viewers’ Engagement with Street Art and Graffiti by Hansen, Susan, Flynn, Danny

“…Viewers’ material engagements with street art and graffiti represent a disruption of the expectable order that demonstrates that what we see, according to our usual division of the sensible, could be otherwise – thus revealing the contingency of our perceptual and conceptual order. …”

Does connecting tobacco cessation intervention with tuberculosis care improve quality of life outcomes? by Awaisu, Ahmed, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Noordin, NM, Abd. Aziz, Noorizan, Syed Sulaiman, Syed Azhar, Ahmad Mahayiddin, Aziah, Muttalif, Abdul Razak

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Organizational study of an Urban Malay settlement: the case of Kampung Baru by Md Yassin, Khairil Azhar, Othman, Mohamed Aris

“…First, it attempts to explore the organizational structure of an urban Malay settlement namely Kampung Baru, and second it tries to see the connection between the organizational structure and development process at Kampung Baru. …”
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Security threats of finger print biometric in network system environment by Taha, Imad, Ahmad, Mohammad A.

“…As analysis tools, two biometric network models are implemented and connected to see some of the arguments of the vulnerabilities and security threats. …”
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Decisive insight on communal and moral assessment of Islamic banking: is it identical to social and ethical banking? by Hassan, Rusni, Yusoff, Adnan

“…Given the different natures of these banking concepts, it is indeed interesting to see where these differences converge and how their co-existence complements their respective growth. …”
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Shareholders’ protection through the enhanced independent advice circular by Ambaras Khan, Mushera Bibi

“…The SC suggests that when arriving at its opinion, an independent adviser should see that the takeover bid is “fair” and “reasonable”. …”
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Virtual realities in the business world by Tredinnick, Luke

“…The computer screen is a window to an alien world, one we can see and hear but never touch. Over time improvements in display technology have meant that the spaces which greet us on the other side of the plastic and glass are filled-in with ever greater realism and verisimilitude, enmeshing us more completely in our digital environments. …”

The effective assessment of clinical legal education by Leach, Philip

“…In January 2003, a new unit was established under the auspices of the Human Rights and Social Justice Research Institute of London Metropolitan University to deal with human rights cases from Russia (see Leach, 2003). The new unit, the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), is assisting lawyers and non-governmental organisations based in Russia to utilise the European Convention on Human Rights (which Russia ratified in 1998) by providing advice and assistance in taking cases to the European Court of Human Rights. …”
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