Author
Kathleen M Quinlan
Kathleen M Quinlan is a Professor at the Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Kent. She researches learning, teaching, assessment, and student engagement in higher education, specialising in understanding how curriculum and instruction can be designed to support students’ interest.
4 pieces
Newest first, since April 2023
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Student success has an identity problem
Brianah Carter and Kathleen M. Quinlan find that the everyday labour of navigating predominantly white spaces shapes how Black British students see themselves – and their education
With Brianah Carter
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The importance of consequential feedback
Effective feedback allows students to experience the results of their decisions – and thereby refine their practice. Kathleen M Quinlan and Edd Pitt explain how it’s done
With Edd Pitt
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Black and Asian students experience the curriculum as less culturally sensitive
Outcomes get all the attention, but what about the experience gaps by ethnicity which persist in UK higher education? Kathleen Quinlan and Dave Thomas present their research
With Dave Thomas
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Student career choices are not a simple A to B
Students’ career interests and plans often develop and shift in non-linear ways. Kathleen M Quinlan and James Corbin ring the changes
With James Corbin