Needs and expectations of a new learning space: Research students' perspectives

Zeivots, S; Schuck, S

Needs and expectations of a new learning space: Research students' perspectives

Zeivots, S

Schuck, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2018, 34 (6), pp. 27 - 40
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Zeivots, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5450-2530	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Schuck, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7482-0480	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2018, 34 (6), pp. 27 - 40	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/129112
dc.description.abstract	© Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 2018. Much of the literature on university learning spaces focuses on the undergraduate student experience, neglecting experiences of research students in new spaces. This article is concerned with research students' needs and expectations of a learning space. It focuses on a recently opened shared activity-based learning space that was specifically built for research students. The methodological focus draws on case study methods and hermeneutic phenomenology to observe students' lived experience in the new space and how they make sense of it. Twenty-six data sets, involving interviews, surveys and feedback, were collected from research students. The findings were analysed across three themes: physical, virtual, and hybrid space; a space free of distractions; and belonging to, and interaction with, university community. The article indicates the benefits of the new space for research students and articulates the particular needs of research students in such spaces.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australasian Journal of Educational Technology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.14742/ajet.4516	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Education	en_US
dc.title	Needs and expectations of a new learning space: Research students' perspectives	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	34	en_US
utslib.for	1303 Specialist Studies in Education	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/FASS Faculty Administration
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - STEM Education Futures
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pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	34	en_US

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© Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 2018. Much of the literature on university learning spaces focuses on the undergraduate student experience, neglecting experiences of research students in new spaces. This article is concerned with research students' needs and expectations of a learning space. It focuses on a recently opened shared activity-based learning space that was specifically built for research students. The methodological focus draws on case study methods and hermeneutic phenomenology to observe students' lived experience in the new space and how they make sense of it. Twenty-six data sets, involving interviews, surveys and feedback, were collected from research students. The findings were analysed across three themes: physical, virtual, and hybrid space; a space free of distractions; and belonging to, and interaction with, university community. The article indicates the benefits of the new space for research students and articulates the particular needs of research students in such spaces.

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