Catherine Baudains

Effectiveness of web-based materials to support learning in Botany

Publisher: IEEE Comput. Soc

Date: 2002

DOI: 10.1109/CIE.2002.1186031

A Critical Evaluation of Interventions to Progress Transdisciplinary Research

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 14-01-2015

DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2014.945058

Ten Tonne Plan: Education for sustainability from a whole systems thinking perspective

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 03-04-2014

DOI: 10.1080/1533015X.2014.950890

What educational resources are medical students using for personal study during primary care attachments?

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 2013

DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2013.11494198

Abstract: Today's medical students have grown up in a technological world, with access to a wide variety of educational resources for their personal study. Although there is some evidence from the USA that students prefer the internet to textbooks, there is little evidence of UK students' preferences, particularly during their primary care attachments. To identify what educational resources medical students are using for their personal study during primary care attachments and why they make these choices. We held two focus groups, one with five, and one with seven fifth-year UK medical students after their primary care attachment. We analysed the transcripts using thematic analysis to identify the educational resources used, and identified themes to describe why the students made these choices. Textbooks remain students' resource of choice for personal study. The most popular textbook was The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine and internet sites were Google and GP Notebook. The choice of resource was influenced by convenience, purpose, recommendation, exam focus, reliability and learning styles. Two further overarching themes influencing their choices were the broad nature of general practice and the use of GP tutors as an important learning resource. In contrast to the USA, textbooks remain the most popular resource for these UK students. Students felt that the style of learning within general practice was fundamentally different to other specialities due to the breadth of the subject matter and this influenced the resources used. This research could help inform the development of educational resources tailored to the learners, and provides further evidence for the need to develop a more structured curriculum for students in primary care. Further research could explore the ideal role of GP tutors.

Prompting transdisciplinary research: Promising futures for using the performance metaphor in research

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 2015

DOI: 10.1016/J.FUTURES.2014.10.014

Asking The Participants: Students' Views on Their Environmental Attitudes, Behaviours, Motivators and Barriers

Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Date: 2011

DOI: 10.1375/AJEE.27.2.219

Abstract: This study investigated student views on the relationship between their environmental attitudes and behaviours and their thoughts about barriers and motivators to environmentally responsible behaviours. The environmental attitudes and behaviours of students participating in a classroom-based environmental education program were measured using two Likert scales that had been tested for internal consistency and validity using the Rasch polytomous measurement model. Focus groups were held for students to comment on the results from the two questionnaires and provide suggestions with regards to the barriers and motivators influencing their behaviour. The findings of the study support previous research about the relationship between attitude and behaviour and the students' comments on the results provided insight that has not been widely reported elsewhere. Conclusions were drawn regarding the most significant barriers to specific environmental behaviours for high school students and how environmental education programs could be designed and delivered more effectively in secondary schools with the aim of engendering environmentally responsible behaviours in students.

Turtle Watch: Community engagement and action

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Date: 2015

DOI: 10.1080/23265507.2015.1061445

What to call a dog? A review of the common names for Australian free-ranging dogs

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2018

DOI: 10.1071/PC18018

Abstract: Wildlife research is informed by human values and interests, and these are reflected in, and reinforced by, the language used to describe particular species and animals. Examining factors that influence the use of common names of contentious taxa such free-ranging dogs is important, as naming can influence the design and reception of scientific studies. There are a range of common names for free-ranging dogs in Australian scientific literature but the most common names are ‘dingoes’ and ‘wild dogs’. This review investigated influences on the terminology used to describe Australian free-ranging dogs in scientific studies from October 1952 to January 2018. Using a multidimensional scaling analysis, we tested the effects of several potential factors on terminology around Australian free-ranging dogs. We found a significant correlation between studies that reported on ‘wild dog’ control within livestock production–focussed papers and the use of the term ‘dingo’ and discussion of mesopredator release in conservation-related papers. There was a bias associated with author employment, with studies funded by a livestock production organisation more likely to employ ‘wild dog’ terminology. Year of publication and dingo purity within the locale of the study made a lesser contribution to differences in terminology. Our study explores the contextual factors that influence the choice of common names in scientific papers. Although referring to the same species, this review highlights that common terminology within scientific papers is reliant on the discussion of mesopredators release, control programs and the paper’s context.

Going on a Turtle Egg Hunt and Other Adventures: Education for Sustainability in Early Childhood

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Date: 12-2010

DOI: 10.1177/183693911003500412

Abstract: THIS PAPER REPORTS OUTCOMES for Early Childhood (EC) students after engagement in an Education for Sustainability (EfS) program. The research was conducted at an independent school located in the Perth metropolitan area of Western Australia. Three student-driven EfS projects, on issues of concern to young children, are examined. These projects are located at the school and in the nearby wetlands: biological survey, reed planting and turtle nest-watch. Findings indicated that participation in EfS projects was an effective, meaningful approach to achieving potent, enjoyable, hands-on action in real-life local contexts.

Biodiversity in the front yard: An investigation of landscape preference in a domestic urban context

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Date: 07-11-2012

DOI: 10.1177/0013916510385542

Abstract: It is being increasingly recognized that the success of efforts to preserve/restore bio ersity in urban areas is highly contingent on the preferences of human urban dwellers. We investigated preference ratings for photos of high- versus low-habitat-providing garden landscapes among residents ( n = 487) in two specific areas of Perth, Western Australia, and their relationship with general environmental concern and attitudes toward native plants and urban bio ersity. We also investigated the impact of localized descriptive gardening norms. The findings indicate that the distinction between high-/low-habitat-providing gardens was important to respondents’ landscape preferences. The attitudinal variable with the strongest relationship to garden-type preference was residents’ attitudes toward native plants. Preferences were also highly related to prevailing gardening norms in respondents’ local area. We discuss our findings in relation to the structure and dynamics involved in human perceptions of and interactions with urban landscapes.

Murdoch University

Location: Australia

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Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP160100441

Start Date: 10-2016

End Date: 2022

Amount: $200,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council