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Dr Gavin D'Northwood's Outputs (11)

What is this thing called Critical Thinking? Perspectives from business school academics (2024)
Journal Article
D'Northwood, G., & Rattray, J. (online). What is this thing called Critical Thinking? Perspectives from business school academics. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2024.2422310

In our ever-changing and complex world, we encounter difficult problems that demand sophisticated solutions. Critical thinking, a vital skill for modern survival, lies at the heart of higher education. It is what we should develop in students, arguab... Read More about What is this thing called Critical Thinking? Perspectives from business school academics.

Are we consistently inconsistent when assessing undergraduate dissertations? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Northwood, G. (2024, May). Are we consistently inconsistent when assessing undergraduate dissertations?. Paper presented at British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA) Accounting Education SIG Annual Conference 2024, Leeds, UK

High stakes assessment is a central function of higher education and a crucial factor in determining future study and career opportunities. Accountability and transparency are especially important in this context, with higher education assessment pra... Read More about Are we consistently inconsistent when assessing undergraduate dissertations?.

Epistemological development and critical thinking: an assessment perspective (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Northwood, G. (2023, May). Epistemological development and critical thinking: an assessment perspective. Paper presented at British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA) Accounting Education SIG Annual Conference 2023, Durham, UK

Assessment in higher education has long been a challenging issue, particularly so for complex higher-order thinking such as critical thinking. Research continues to demonstrate considerable variability across assessors. The literature affords many re... Read More about Epistemological development and critical thinking: an assessment perspective.

Business school academics and critical thinking – a practical concept. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Northwood, G. (2022, May). Business school academics and critical thinking – a practical concept. Paper presented at British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA) Accounting Education SIG Annual International Conference 2022, Glasgow, Scotland

The highs and lows of phenomenographic research (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Northwood, G. (2019, July). The highs and lows of phenomenographic research. Paper presented at Imagining Better Education Conference 2019, Durham University, PGR Education

A phenomenographic study of critical thinking: conceptualisation and operationalisation in assessment practices. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Northwood, G. (2017, December). A phenomenographic study of critical thinking: conceptualisation and operationalisation in assessment practices. Paper presented at Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Newer and Early Career Researchers Conference 5th December 2017, Newport, Wales

Higher Education students are ultimately differentiated by summative assessment, the results having ramifications for seeking employment or access to higher level education programmes. Yet assessment has long been a challenging issue (Yorke, 2010). P... Read More about A phenomenographic study of critical thinking: conceptualisation and operationalisation in assessment practices..

BP plc 2010 – a case of linguistic legitimation? (2017)
Journal Article
D'Northwood, G. (2017). BP plc 2010 – a case of linguistic legitimation?. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 18(4), 480-495. https://doi.org/10.1108/jaar-02-2016-0022

Purpose The purpose of this article is to examine statements by the Chairman and CEO in BP plc’s Annual Report 2010 for linguistic evidence of reader positioning. This is based on the premise that reputational fallout from the Deepwater Horizon oil s... Read More about BP plc 2010 – a case of linguistic legitimation?.

A comparative linguistic analysis of statements by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in BP plc’s published annual report of 2010 (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Northwood, G. (2015, July). A comparative linguistic analysis of statements by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in BP plc’s published annual report of 2010. Presented at British Accounting & Finance Association Financial Reporting and Business Communication, Nineteenth Annual Conference, Bristol

This paper examines statements by the Chairman and CEO of BP plc from the company’s 2010 annual report. Working on the premise that the reputational fallout from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010 would have heightened the need for the com... Read More about A comparative linguistic analysis of statements by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in BP plc’s published annual report of 2010.