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Criteria
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From: 'Annex - Guidelines on Portfolios of Evidence for the PhD by Practice' at the end of the document: 'Regulations and Procedures Governing the Award of the Degrees of: Doctor of Philosophy by Published Work and Doctor of Philosophy by Practice', Approved by the Board of Studies for Research Degrees, October 2008, Approved by the Academic Board, October 2008, Version 3 (Dec 2008)
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Introduction
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Procedures
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Completion
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The PhD was completed in 2014 after a viva held on 24th March and changes made as required by the examiners.
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Introduction
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Procedures
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Methodology
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There are three aspects to this section - firstly an overview of my research approaches, secondly a discussion of the research methodologies I have developed in my practice, and thirdly a discussion of the methodology employed in developing this dissertation.
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Research approaches
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This section describes the overall approach for both my practice throughout my career and the production of this dissertation. Both were founded in iterative cycles of development based on an action research paradigm. It also explains the values that have been at the heart of my practice and the ethical issues that have arisen.
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Methodology
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Methodology developed in practice
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Over the span of my practice I have adopted a range of methodologies and employed many methods, as well as supervising students for Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral dissertations as they developed their methodological approaches and applied methods. This section focusses on those methodologies that I have developed and applied directly in my design practice.
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Methodology
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Methodology for this dissertation
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This section explains and critiques the methodology used in the completion of this dissertation as opposed to the methodology applied in my practice. It begins with the philosophical and methodological approaches taken and the specific methods used to create the dissertation and discover my thesis.
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Methodology
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Theoretical & Conceptual Framework
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This chapter critically reviews the main theoretical issues which have been influential in the practice and the central concepts which developed.
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Overview
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The four concepts of design, learner, technology and education intersect to provide an overarching conceptual framework for the practice, which occurred in the intersection of all four.
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Theoretical & Conceptual Framework
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Design
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The concept of design employed in the author's practice extended from the imaginative formation of learning resources, environments and systems to their development and evaluation and culminated in the innovation of courses and organisations for education.
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Theoretical & Conceptual Framework
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Learner
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The concept of learner in my work has been particularly concerned with the developmental fulfilment of the learner at all stages in a lifelong venture, that is learning for intrinsic reasons, as well as preparation for work, culture and citizenship.
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Theoretical & Conceptual Framework
