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Bhandari, Renu (2024). Examining Stereotypes and Parenting Behaviours of South Asian Heritage Parents: Discourse and Case Studies. Hershey, PA, USA: IGI, Global.

Bhandari, Renu (2023). Block 1 Unit 3: What made me who I am? In: Darnell, Simon ed. Y034 Psychology, social science and wellbeing. Milton Keynes: The Open University.

Bhandari, Renu (2023). Block 2 Unit 2: Do we all have the same chances? In: Darnell, Simon ed. Y034 Psychology, social science and wellbeing. Milton Keynes: The Open University.

Sibbett, Lorna and Bhandari, Renu (2024). Belonging with, not to: Cultivating Agency and Belonging through a Students-as-Partners Project in the Open University, UK. The Envisioning Report for Empowering Universities, (nr. 8) pp. 27–30.

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Butcher, John; Bhandari, Renu; Foley, Karen; McCormick, Mick and Curry, George (2024). Preparing to succeed: the impact of an access module. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 48(7) pp. 639–653.

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Bhandari, Renu (2023). Supporting the wellbeing of associate lecturers at the Open University through a creative arts intervention. Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching, 16(1) pp. 34–48.

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Bhandari, Renu and Rainford, Jon (2023). Exploring the Transitions of Neurodivergent Access Students to Level One Study: Narratives of Study Skills and Support. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1), article no. 5.

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Bhandari, Renu (2023). Creating effective, empowered, and inclusive play in children with disabilities. SHEJ: Disability Rehabilitation Research, 1(1) pp. 3–12.

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Bhandari, Renu (2021). A study exploring key areas of worry in children and their expression through drawings amid COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020. International Journal of Child Development and Mental Health, 9(1) pp. 39–54.

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Bhandari, Renu (2020). A Socio-Cultural approach on learning in the virtual classrooms- key implications for practice. Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching, 13(1) pp. 1–12.

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Itteyrah, H. and Sharma, R. (1997). The performance of hearing-impaired children on handedness and perceptual motor tasks. Genetic, Social and General Psychology Monographs, 123(3) pp. 285–302.

Bhandari, Renu (2024). Preparing to succeed: the impact of an Access module on mature students from disadvantaged backgrounds. In: The International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL,24), 28-31 Oct 2024, Indiana, USA.

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Bhandari, Renu (2024). Exploring the Transitions of Neurodivergent Access Students to Level One Study: Narratives of Study Skills and Support (Praxis). In: Affirming Neurodiversity in teaching and learning, 12 Sep 2024, Online.

Bhandari, Renu (2024). Preparing to Succeed: The Impact of an Access Module at The Open University. In: NEON Summer Symposium 2024, 13-14 Jun 2024, University of West London, London.

Bhandari, Renu (2024). Vasudev Kutubakam “(The entire world is one family)-Raising global children through multi layered education approach. In: Child Research and Education Congress, Rzeszow, Poland., 8-9 Feb 2024, University of Rzeszow, Poland..

Butcher, John; Bhandari, Renu; Foley, Karen; Curry, George and McCormick, Michael (2024). Preparing for success: understanding the impact of Y032 on WELS students. In: Praxis Festival of scholarship 2024, 13 May 2024, The Open University [online].

Bhandari, Renu and Sibbett, Lorna (2024). Belonging with, not to: Cultivating agency and belonging through a Students-as-Partners(SaP) project in the Open University, UK. In: Blurring Boundaries Festival 2024, 20 Jun 2024, Open University [Online].

Bhandari, Renu; Butcher, John; Foley, Karen and McCormick, Mick (2024). Preparing to Succeed: The Impact of an Access Module at the Open University. In: The European Conference on Education (ECE2024), 15 Jul 2024, London, UK (Online).

Sibbett, Lorna and Bhandari, Renu (2024). Belong with, not to: cultivation of student belonging through student-staff partnership. In: 2024 SRHE International Research Conference, 2 Dec 2024, Online.

Bhandari, Renu and Rainford, Jon (2023). “Fearless” exploration of creative methodology in research. In: “Fearless” exploration of creative methodology in research, 23 Oct 2023, Online.

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Sibbett, Lorna and Bhandari, Renu (2023). It’s the quiet ones you have to look out for. In: Open University ACCESS Online Staff Development Conference 2023, 9-10 Jun 2023, [Online].

Bhandari, Renu and Rainford, Jon (2023). Exploring the transitions of Neurodivergent Access students to level one study: Narratives of study skills and support. In: PRAXIS Festival of Scholarship, 18 May 2023, The Open University [Online].

Bhandari, Renu and Rainford, Jon (2023). Bridging the awarding gap in the transitions of neurodivergent students moving from Access to Level 1 study. In: Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility (EDIA) AL Professional Development (Online) Event – 17 May 2023, 17 May 2023, The Open University [Online].

Sibbett, Lorna and Bhandari, Renu (2023). How can we maximise equity and diversity in student partnerships? In: 7th Biennial International Conference on Access, Participation and Success: ‘Through the looking glass: How Higher Education is using the lens of access, participation, and success to create equity for all students’, 26-27 Apr 2023, The Open University [Online].

Bhandari, Renu and Rainford, Jon (2023). Exploring the Transitions of Neurodivergent Access Students to Level One Study: Narratives of Study Skills and Support. In: Research Centre for Transformative Change: Educational & Life Transitions (TCELT) Research Seminar, 5 Jul 2023, University of Dundee.

Sibbett, Lorna; Bhandari, Renu; Salih, Nadiah; Ferdinand, Sarah; Webster, Andrew and McKernan, Sarah (2023). Student sense of belonging in distance learning: inclusion for autistic and ethnically diverse students . In: International Society for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL, 23), 8-11 Nov 2023, Utrecht University, Netherlands.

Sibbett, Lorna; Bhandari, Renu; Ferdinand, Sarah; Salih, Nadiah; Webster, Andrew and Mckernan, Sarah (2023). How can we maximise equity and diversity in student partnerships? In: International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL 2023), 8-11 Nov 2023, Utrecht University, Netherlands.

Bhandari, Renu and Rainford, Jon (2023). Listening to Neurodivergent student voice: Supporting transitions to level 1 study. In: ISSOTL23 (International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Context matters): Research on Teaching & Learning: Integrating Practices, 8-11 Nov 2023, Utrecht University, Netherlands.

Bhandari, Renu (2022). “Aao Hindi bole” - Improving inclusive practice by assessing the impact of Hindi language learning in early years practitioners in the UK. In: Diversity and social justice in language learning, teaching and research: bringing theory and practice together, 14 Jun 2022, Online.

Bhandari, Renu and Rainford, Jon (2022). Holding a Prism - Reflecting on the challenges and changing expectations through the experiences of Neurodiverse students transitioning from interdisciplinary Access to specific disciplines. In: Future of Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning @ The OU Conference, 21-22 Jun 2022.

Bhandari, Renu (2022). Building wellbeing and connectedness in the Open University Associate Lecturers teaching at a distance through online creative expressions. In: WELS Staff Tutor conference, 22 Nov 2022, The Open University, UK [Online].