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Dr Rachel Masika is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Learning and Teaching. Since joining the University of Brighton in 2009, she has researched institutional, national and international higher education issues in relation to the following projects:
- ESRC/Newton funded Southern African Rurality in Higher Education (SARiHE)
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School initiated study into the Impact of a Novel Approach to Teaching General Practice
- UKCISA funded First Year International Students’ Experiences of Starting their Degrees in UK Universities
- HEFCE funded Understanding the Demand for and Characteristics of Professional Doctorate Programmes in English HEIs
- HEA funded Defining and Supporting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Sector-wide Study
- HEA funded What Works? Student Retention and Success
- British Academy funded Collaborative Learning Circles: Developing Female Academics as Researchers and Supervisors in the Social Sciences and the Humanities
- HEA funded Social Justice and Critical Professionalism
- British Council managed/DFID funded Connections for Sustainable Change
She draws on multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives of, and approaches to, understanding student engagement and success, widening participation, teaching excellence and research capacity building. Her research interests include: enhancing student learning, outcomes and the quality of teaching; higher education pedagogic research, policy and impact; equity in higher education and; gender. Current research includes higher education student transitions in South Africa and institutional curriculum development process evaluation in the UK.
Rachel co-chairs the university’s annual pedagogic research conference and co-edits the conference publication, Research Matters. She also co-convenes the Higher Education Pedagogies and Policy Research and Enterprise group and is member of two research ethics committees.
Supervisory Interests
Higher education pedagogies and policy
Equity and inclusivity in higher education
Widening participation in higher education
Higher education students' transitions and experience
Higher education student learning and teaching
Higher education pedagogic research development
Keywords
- L Education (General)
- Pedagogigic Research
- Learning and Teaching
- Higher Education
- Transitions
- Belonging
- Student Engagement
- International Students
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Research Output 2014 2019
Research matters: framing and situating pedagogic research
Masika, R. & Chown, A., 1 Feb 2019, Research Matters Articles from the Pedagogic Research Conference 2018. Masika, R. & Chown, A. (eds.). Brighton: Centre for Learning and Teaching, University of Brighton Press, p. 6-10 5 p. 1Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › Research
Open Access
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pedagogics
learning
commitment
methodology
Teaching
Research Matters: Articles from the Pedagogic Research Conference 2018
Masika, R. (ed.) & Chown, A. (ed.), 1 Feb 2019, Centre for Learning and Teaching, University of Brighton Press. 73 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book - edited › Research
Open Access
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Understanding the role of crystallizing local shared values in fostering effective community engagement in adaptation planning in Botswana
Sethamo, O. A., Masika, R. & Harder, M. K., 31 Jul 2019, In : Climate and Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Botswana
vulnerability
planning
risk assessment
community
Editorial Introduction: Research Matters: Articles from the University of Brighton annual Pedagogic Research Conference 2017
Masika, R. & Chown, A., 1 Jul 2018, Research Matters : Articles from the Pedagogic Research Conference 2017. Masika, R. & Chown, A. (eds.). Brighton: University of Brighton, p. 6-10 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Conference contribution with ISSN or ISBN › Research
Open Access
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Research Matters: Articles from the Pedagogic Research Conference 2017
Masika, R. (ed.) & Chown, A. (ed.), 1 Jul 2018, Brighton: Centre for Learning and Teaching, University of Brighton Press. 80 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book - authored › Research
Open Access
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