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Volume 6, No. 1, Autumn 2006
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6, No. 1, Autumn 2006 in .pdf 
Editorial
Diversity, Criticism and Discussion
Content
Enhancing Academic Achievement among Philosophy Students
Yvonne Bremer et al
This article outlines the methods and results of a project on the challenges posed by the increasing number of students with special educational needs (SEN), dyslexia in particular, in higher education.
pp. 13-49
Reflections on Collaborating with SEN Experts
Keith Crome
This article gives the experience of one philosophy academic in working with a special educational needs specialist in order to develop and implement dedicated pedagogic strategies that would both enrich SEN students' educational experience and enhance their academic performance.
pp. 51-61
Successful e-Learning Applications: PRS Funded Projects Report
Danielle Lamb
This report gives details of the projects funded by the latest tranche of Subject Centre funding.
pp. 63-69
TechDis: e-Learning, Accessibility and Inclusion
Emma Arnold and Sue Harrison
This report outlines the services available via the JISC TechDis office, including information and resources about accessibility issues, and funding opportunities.
pp. 71-82
David Mossley
This is a report of a workshop organised by UCL and the Unviersity of Leeds to explore the complex relationship between History and Philosophy of Science, to discover factors that are motivating change in that relationship and chart possible future collaboration in a more explicit way than has been done for some time.
pp. 83-88
AAPT and APA Conference: Report on Graduate Teaching Seminar
Duncan Watson
This report outlines the experience of one postgraduate who attended the AAPT and APA Conference Graduate Teaching Seminar in the USA.
pp. 89-105
David Mossley
This is the transcript of an interview with Professor Steven French.
pp. 107-122
Interdisciplinarity and Philosophy
Benjamin Franks
This article describes and defends the interdisciplinary model of the Liberal Arts degree, set up at the Crichton Campus of the University of Glasgow in 1998.
pp. 123-143
Learning,Teaching and Assessment with Deaf Students
Wayne Morris
This article outlines issues surrounding the learning, teaching and assesment of deaf students.
pp. 145-173
An Educational Approach to Intercultural Teaching and Learning: Some Preliminary Reflections
Anthony G. Reddie
This article discusses various issues surrounding Black Christian education.
pp. 175-188
Making it Safe to Think Differently About Sex in the Academy
Dee Amy-Chinn
This article discusses a module entitled 'Culture, Gender and Sexuality', run at Oxford Brookes University.
pp. 189-209
Academic Capital, Postgraduate Research and British Universities
Matthew Eddy
This article discusses three different kinds of academic 'capital' postgraduates can gain, publications, teaching and networking, and how to use them to best advantage in a competitive job market.
pp. 211-223
Manifesto for Higher Education
Brendan Larvor
This article discusses the way academics talk about teaching, and sets out to articulate seven thoughts the author considers to be largely absent from current discourse.
pp. 225-236
This page was originally on the website of The Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies. It was transfered here following the closure of the Subject Centre at the end of 2011.
