Editorial

On care, candour, and capacity: a pedagogy of patchwork

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi41.2317

Keywords:

care, candour, capacity, peer review, academic community, Learning Development, higher education

Author Biographies

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.

Alicja Syska, University of Plymouth

Alicja Syska is Editor-In-Chief at the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, which she has led since 2019. She is an Associate Professor in Humanities and Pedagogy at the University of Plymouth where she previously also held a decade-long post in Learning Development. Alicja has a Ph.D. in American Studies from Saint Louis University, USA, is a Principal Fellow of Advance HE (PFHEA), an ALDinHE Senior Fellow, and a co-host of the Learning Development Project podcast. Her research interests include writing, community building, Third Space identity, and researcher development.

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Syska, A. (2026). Is it exploitation? On stewardship in academic communities. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (40), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi40.2105

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30-09-2026

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McDonald, C., & Syska, A. (2026). Editorial: On care, candour, and capacity: a pedagogy of patchwork . Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (41). https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi41.2317

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No. 41 (2026)

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