Dr Aida Abzhaparova's Outputs (9)

Pandemic pedagogies: Reflecting on online learning using the community of inquiry framework (2023)
Journal Article

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in profound disruption to geography higher education. A pivot to online teaching required staff to rapidly adapt their practices to novel digital spaces. Whilst many studies have reported the different pedagogic approac... Read More about Pandemic pedagogies: Reflecting on online learning using the community of inquiry framework.

The benefits and challenges of online learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for future blended learning (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The online pivot caused by the COVID-19 pandemic required many staff to adapt their practices to digital learning environments. Whilst studies have reported the different approaches adopted, fewer have evaluated the resultant learning experience. In... Read More about The benefits and challenges of online learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for future blended learning.

Reflecting on the benefits and challenges of online learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in profound disruption to geography higher education. A pivot to online teaching required staff to rapidly adapt their practices to novel learning environments and digital spaces. Whilst many studies have reported the d... Read More about Reflecting on the benefits and challenges of online learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

How to thrive when studying online (2022)
Journal Article

The Covid-19 pandemic led to significant changes in higher education institutions, with a rapid pivot from on-campus to online teaching and learning. The move to predominantly online teaching resulted in a very different learning experience for many... Read More about How to thrive when studying online.

A qualitative study examining UK female genital mutilation health campaigns from the perspective of affected communities (2020)
Journal Article

Objectives: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a worldwide problem associated with severe health risks. In the UK, preventative public health campaigns have been developed to eradicate FGM. The aim of the present study was to elicit the views about F... Read More about A qualitative study examining UK female genital mutilation health campaigns from the perspective of affected communities.

Exploring young people's interpretations of female genital mutilation in the UK using a community-based participatory research approach (2020)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a deeply-rooted cultural practice mainly undertaken in Africa, the Middle East and Asian countries. Evidence to date suggests that although first-generation migrants to the West are abandoning FGM, the c... Read More about Exploring young people's interpretations of female genital mutilation in the UK using a community-based participatory research approach.

Denuclearisation practices of Kazakhstan: Performing sovereign identity, preserving national security (2011)
Journal Article

In this article, I investigate the processes of the discursive construction of the identity of Kazakhstan as a sovereign and non-nuclear state, and show how the construction and performance of these identities are both productive and the product of N... Read More about Denuclearisation practices of Kazakhstan: Performing sovereign identity, preserving national security.

(Re)imagining eurasianism: (Geo)political and (geo)cultural practices of Kazakhstan in the preservation of its national security (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The regulation of private military and security services in the European Union: Current policies and future options
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