Taking academic skills for a walk: Dixon, D. J. (2024). Walking tours for academic skills: London: Introducing academic skills for university. Independently published. ISBN 9798882829024

Chad McDonald

doi:10.47408/jldhe.vi41.2310

Taking academic skills for a walk

Dixon, D. J. (2024). Walking tours for academic skills: London: Introducing academic skills for university. Independently published. ISBN 9798882829024

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Chad McDonald Manchester Metropolitan University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4779-2220

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https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi41.2310

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place-based learning, experiential learning, academic literacies, student belonging, learning development

Author Biography

Chad McDonald, Manchester Metropolitan University

Chad McDonald is a Senior Academic and Study Skills Tutor at Manchester Metropolitan University and Managing Editor of the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. He holds a PhD in History from the University of Bristol, where his research examined how individuals working across civil society shaped Holocaust remembrance in postwar London. His interests include student transition and approaches to learning in higher education, and he contributes to the national Learning Development community through his work with the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE). He is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE and an ALDinHE Senior Fellow.

References

Lea, M. R., & Street, B. V. (1998). Student writing in higher education: An academic literacies approach. Studies in Higher Education, 23(2), 157–172. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079812331380364

Neves, J., Stephenson, R., & Armstrong, C. (2026). Student academic experience survey 2026. Higher Education Policy Institute and Advance HE. https://www.hepi.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Student_Academic_Experience_Survey_2026.pdf

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30-09-2026

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McDonald, C. (2026). Taking academic skills for a walk: Dixon, D. J. (2024). Walking tours for academic skills: London: Introducing academic skills for university. Independently published. ISBN 9798882829024. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (41). https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi41.2310

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