Teaching about teaching science: Aims, strategies, and backgrounds of science...
Despite pressing concerns about the need to prepare high-quality teachers and the central role of teacher educators (TEs) in this process, little is known about how TEs teach about teaching specific...
View ArticleSeeing in colour: A hundred years of studies on bee vision since the work of...
One hundred years ago it was often assumed that the capacity to perceive colour required a human brain. Then in 1914 a young Austrian researcher working at Munich University in Germany published...
View ArticlePublic anticipation yet private realisation: The effects of using cases as an...
Recent research has begun to conceptualise the professional learning of practising teachers who take on leadership roles in schools. In this vein, this article draws on a qualitative interview-based...
View ArticleDeveloping scientific literacy in a primary school
The science education literature demonstrates that scientific literacy is generally valued and acknowledged among educators as a desirable student learning outcome. However, what scientific literacy...
View ArticleEnhancing the practicum experience for pre-service chemistry teachers through...
This paper reports findings from an ongoing study exploring how the Content Representation (CoRe) design can be used as a tool to help chemistry student teachers begin acquiring the professional...
View ArticleGlobal spatio-temporal patterns of influenza in the post-pandemic era
We study the global spatio-temporal patterns of influenza dynamics. This is achieved by analysing and modelling weekly laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A and B from 138 countries between January...
View ArticleAb Initio Comparison of Bonding Environments and Threshold Behavior in...
Ab initio models of GexAs10Se90-x, and GexSb10Se90-x glasses are constructed, and their bonding environments are characterized and compared against each other and to recent experimental studies of...
View ArticleThe context, content and process of green information system innovations
This thesis reports an investigation of information system innovations for environmental sustainability. The Information Systems (IS) sub-field concerned with addressing this challenge is known as...
View ArticlePart I Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel peptide based...
Use of small organic molecules in asymmetric organic transformations has been popularly increasing every year since the turn of this century. The disadvantages associated with the use of transition...
View ArticleTransforming flexible devices to stretchable oxide-based electronics,...
Lightweight compact electronics are currently the most popular personal electronic devices. A trend towards wearable and body compatible smart devices is clearly indicated, creating the demand for...
View ArticleNot quite fitting in: Asian international students in Singapore
For more than a decade Singapore has been investing heavily in establishing itself as a rising star in the competitive international education market that services students from the region and...
View ArticleIncreased Smad signalling and reduced MRF expression in skeletal muscle from...
The molecular mechanisms underpinning the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength associated with insulin resistance remain to be extensively investigated. There is mounting recognition that certain...
View ArticleTeachers' negotiation of professional identities in the 'contact zone':...
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View ArticleDocta ingnorantia: Paradoxes of faith, doubt and architecture
This essay considers notions of spiritual exile, doubt, faith and 'mastery' and the ways in which they are embedded in the architectural thought of Howard Raggart. While other scholars have discussed...
View ArticleDigital Ethnography and Media Practices
This chapter deals with ethnographic methodologies used when studying digital media, social contexts, and cultural practices. The chapter starts with an introduction to ethnography and its challenges...
View ArticleGas Turbine Modelling for Power System Dynamic Simulation Studies
Gas turbines possess unique frequency response characteristics, as compared to other conventional (synchronous) generation technologies, which can significantly influence power system dynamics and...
View ArticleThe politicization of the PhD and the employability of doctoral graduates: An...
In this chapter, we reflect on current debates on the employability of doctoral graduates and related concerns about PhD graduates' work skills (or their lack) using recent Australia policy debates and...
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