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Melanie Walker

Professor of Higher Education, University of the Free State
Verified email at ufs.ac.za
Cited by 9972

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial dysfunction in neurological disorders: Exploring mitochondrial transplantation

P Norat, S Soldozy, JD Sokolowski, CM Gorick… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2020 - nature.com
Mitochondria are fundamental for metabolic homeostasis in all multicellular eukaryotes. In
the nervous system, mitochondria-generated adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is required to …

Challenging the ischemic core concept in acute ischemic stroke imaging

M Goyal, JM Ospel, B Menon, M Almekhlafi… - Stroke, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Endovascular treatment is a highly effective therapy for acute ischemic stroke due to large
vessel occlusion and has recently revolutionized stroke care. Oftentimes, ischemic core …

Global Surgery 2030: a roadmap for high income country actors

JS Ng-Kamstra, SLM Greenberg, F Abdullah… - BMJ global …, 2016 - gh.bmj.com
The Millennium Development Goals have ended and the Sustainable Development Goals
have begun, marking a shift in the global health landscape. The frame of reference has …

[BOOK][B] Higher education pedagogies

M Walker - 2005 - books.google.com
What does higher education learning and teaching enable students to do and to become?
Which human capabilities are valued in higher education, and how do we identify them …

[BOOK][B] Amartya Sen's capability approach and social justice in education

M Walker, E Unterhalter - 2007 - books.google.com
This compelling book introduces Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's capability approach and
explores its significance for theory, policy and practice in education. The book looks …

Towards a capability‐based theory of social justice for education policy‐making

M Walker - Journal of education policy, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Increasingly there is interest in development studies and specifically in the field of education
in taking up Amartya Sen's capability approach as a framework for theorizing, implementing …

Alternative pollinator taxa are equally efficient but not as effective as the honeybee in a mass flowering crop

R Rader, BG Howlett, SA Cunningham… - Journal of Applied …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The honeybee Apis mellifera is currently in decline worldwide because of the combined
impacts of Colony Collapse Disorder and the Varroa destructor mite. In order to gain a …

Amartya Sen's capability approach and education

M Walker - Educational action research, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The human capabilities approach developed by the economist Amartya Sen links
development, quality of life and freedom. This article explores the key ideas in the capability …

The capability approach: Its potential for work in education

M Walker, E Unterhalter - Amartya Sen's capability approach and social …, 2007 - Springer
Prize–winning economist and a political philosopher, Sen is a key contributor to identifying,
detailing, and campaigning against forms of global inequality. A major theme of his work is …

Framing social justice in education: What does the 'capabilities' approach offer?

M Walker - British Journal of educational studies, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
This paper develops a framework for conceptualising social justice in education, drawing
particularly on Martha Nussbaum's (2000) capabilities approach. The practical case for …