Liverpool Hope University

Implementation and Process Evaluation of a Programme to Promote Reading Motivation and Engagement: Love to Read Reception

ABSTRACT Background In the United Kingdom, continued declines in children's reading enjoyment and engagement have led to an urgent need for research‐informed, school‐based pedagogy to promote reading. This article shares findings from the implementation and process evaluation (IP...

Bridging skills gaps: how micro-credentials reshape sustainable development learning in higher education

Abstract Micro-credentials (MCs) are gaining traction in higher education as essential tools for advancing sustainable development (SD). These short, focused courses provide learners with specific skills and knowledge related to sustainability, enabling them to address pressing g...

REScoops acting as intermediaries, influencing the scaling of energy communities; a multi-case analysis of five pilots in Europe

There is increasing scholarly attention to the scaling of energy communities (EC). Intermediaries have an important role here. Energy communities themselves, especially in the form of renewable energy cooperatives (REScoops), can take on this role very well. This paper addresses...

Leading the renewal of a profession: Approaches to developing teacher educators’ research capacity in higher education

Teacher educators in higher education are often encouraged to engage with research to enhance their own subject knowledge and professional practice, improve teacher education programmes, and contribute to educating better trainee teachers. However, research shows that there are a...

The impact of entrepreneurial traits to digital entrepreneurship and international performance: a qualitative analysis of Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises

Abstract This study explores the impact of entrepreneurial traits on the international performance (IP) of Chinese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the digital age. Utilizing a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with Chinese SME entrepren...

On Hauntology in Music and Musical Hauntings

In music critic Mark Fisher’s Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology + Lost Futures, he asks, ‘why hauntology?’ (Fisher 2022, 16). In the 2022 introduction to the second edition of F...