Education + Training: Volume 50 Issue 2

Cognitive styles and managerial behaviour: a qualitative study

Eva Cools, Herman Van Den Broeck

The purpose of this paper is to contribute further insights into how cognitive styles influence managerial behaviour, using a qualitative approach.

Learning styles across cultures: suggestions for educators

Zarina M. Charlesworth

This paper seeks to present research findings on the relationship between culture and learning styles, as defined by Honey and Mumford in a Higher Education setting.

Emotional competence and drop‐out rates in higher education

Emma Kingston

The purpose of this paper is to compare the emotional competence of first year undergraduates enrolled on a high or low drop‐out rate (HDR and LDR, respectively) course, at a…

Trainee teachers' cognitive styles and notions of differentiation

Carol Evans, Michael Waring

The purpose of this paper is to compare the cognitive styles of trainee teachers with their notions of differentiation and perceptions of its place/location within their teaching…

Implementation of learning styles at the teacher level

Tine Nielsen

The purpose of this paper is to present, try out, and evaluate a strategy for implementation of learning and teaching styles at the teacher level.

Using concept mapping to measure learning quality

David Hay, Ian Kinchin

This paper aims to describe a method of teaching that is based on Novak's concept‐mapping technique.

Guest editorial

Carol Evans, Martin Graff