Editorial

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https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi33.1530

Author Biographies

Alicja Syska, University of Plymouth

Alicja holds a PhD in American Studies from Saint Louis University, USA (2008), and a Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Sociology of Human Behaviour from the University of Szczecin, Poland. She is based at the University of Plymouth where she works a Learning Developer while also lecturing in History and Education. Alicja is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE, a Certified Leading Practitioner in Learning Development (ALDinHE), and serves as Co-Lead Editor at the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education.  

Chad McDonald, Manchester Metropolitan University

Chad McDonald is a Senior Academic and Study Skills Tutor at Manchester Metropolitan University. Much of his work has focused on supporting students at transition points in higher education, especially in Arts and Humanities disciplines. He was a member of LearnHigher’s working group from 2021 to 2024, and he is the Deputy Chair of ALDinHE’s professional recognition working group. Chad became the Managing Editor for the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education in 2024.

References

Buckley, C., Syska, A. and Heggie, L. (2024) ‘Grounded in liquidity: writing and identity in third space’, London Review of Education, 22(1), 26. Available at: https://doi.org/10.14324/LRE.22.1.26

Foucault, M. (1984) ‘Of Other Spaces (1967), Heterotopias’. Translated from Architecture, Mouvement, Continuité, 5, 46-49. Available at: https://foucault.info/documents/heterotopia/foucault.heteroTopia.en/ (Accessed: 25 January 2025).

Wenger, E. (1998) Communities of practice: Learning, meaning, and identity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Whitchurch, C. (2008) ‘Shifting identities and blurring boundaries: the emergence of third space professionals in UK higher education’, Higher Education Quarterly, 62(4), pp.377-396. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2273.2008.00387.x

Whitchurch, C. and Healy, G. (2024) ‘The concept of third space as an enabler in complex higher education environments’, London Review of Education, 22(1), 42. Available at: https://doi.org/10.14324/LRE.22.1.42

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30-01-2025

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Syska, A., & McDonald, C. (2025). Editorial. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (33). https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi33.1530

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No. 33 (2025): Special Edition, Third Space In HE

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