Word count penalties are like “putting the boot in”

I’ve seen quite a lot of talk recently about word counts and what to do if they are exceeded. From the outset I should say that I think in terms of a word budget rather than a word count but more about that later. There’s a number of things to consider; if you set a word count

What impacts on a students chances of getting a good degree?

This is another of my EdD assignments and this one is focused on logistic regression analysis. This gave me a lot of bother and keeping track of the stats was difficult for me. I got through it in the end and this was down to the support I received. The idea here was to see

Does where you work make a difference to mentorship? — learningbrian

Does where you work make a difference to mentorship? The following piece is an excerpt from my EdD, (one of the taught modules), and was carried out under the supervision of colleagues in the School of Education with all of the necessary ethical checks and balances in place. Essentially its an assignment but one that

Qualitative or quantitative? Still an argument that needs to be had.

Introduction When considering research as it applies to education, this paper will attempt to identify, expand and subsequently critique the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative and quantitative research methods and evaluate their usefulness in relation to one educational research issue. In this paper educational research will relate to research that has been conducted in the

Does where you work make a difference to mentorship?

Does where you work make a difference to mentorship? The following piece is an excerpt from my EdD, (one of the taught modules), and was carried out under the supervision of colleagues in the School of Education with all of the necessary ethical checks and balances in place. Essentially its an assignment but one that enabled