A book review of Davies, M. (2022) Study skills for international postgraduates. 2nd edn. London: Bloomsbury Academics.

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  • Ivan Newman Specialist Study Skills Tutor & SpLD Diagnostic Assessor Dyslexia Handled & Associates Ltd

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi24.903

Keywords:

study skills tutor, specific learning difficulties, HE educational policy

Author Biography

Ivan Newman , Specialist Study Skills Tutor & SpLD Diagnostic Assessor Dyslexia Handled & Associates Ltd

Ivan Newman is an independent Higher Education Specialist Study Skills tutor and qualified Diagnostic Assessor for Specific Learning Difficulties/Differences (SpLDs) specialising in supporting master’s and doctoral students. Long familial exposure to SpLDs and other learning differences inform his practice. His doctoral thesis examined English HE educational policy regarding the interplay between Disabled Students’ Allowances and inclusive teaching and learning. He has published and presented extensively in the field. Prior to entering HE, his career encompassed business and corporate management, project management and business process engineering. His original discipline was Physics and Computing.

References

Bell, J. (2010) Doing your research project: a guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science. 5th edn. (Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Open University).

Cottrell, S. (2013) The study skills handbook. 4th edn. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Grix, J. (2010) The foundations of research. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

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Published

08-09-2022

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Newman , I. . (2022) “A book review of Davies, M. (2022) Study skills for international postgraduates. 2nd edn. London: Bloomsbury Academics”., Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (24). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi24.903.

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No. 24 (2022)

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Reviews

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