This thesis aims to contribute new understandings of community sustainability through a detailed case study of public sector and community relations within Cornwall. The Look Group Network is a multi-layered public sector and community adult informal learning partnership project…
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This study focuses on informal collaborative learning, including communities of practice as knowledge creation and sharing tools for work-based learning, essential for the competitiveness of organisations in today's dynamic environment. Three research questions are explored in t…
Thorough examination of the existing research and the content of ballad and folk song collections reveals a lack of information regarding the methods by which folk musicians learn the music they perform. The centuries-old practice of folk song and ballad performance is well-docu…
In an effort to understand the ways in which individual members of social groups brought their lived experience and personal histories to the group, and how after doing so the group co-constructed a new kind of understanding at the communal level, I joined such a group for over …
Background: Museums have been fundamental tools outside of formal learning environments in providing new learning and to support knowledge acquired in the traditional classroom. Museum spaces can add to the learning development of all students, yet the focus of this research is …
This thesis deals with the theory and practice of mathematical science communication. First, we give an overview of the developments in general science communication research. This is necessary to provide a basis on which we analyze the very scarce literature on mathematical sci…
Digital games that represent history, i.e. ‘historical games’, are a fundamental way that players can engage with the past. Their focus on historical representations, narratives and processes means educators are using them in formal educational practice. Surprisingly, there is l…