The mismeasure of participation: how choosing the ‘wrong’ statistic helped seal the fate of Aimhigher (2012)
Journal Article
Harrison, N. (2012). The mismeasure of participation: how choosing the ‘wrong’ statistic helped seal the fate of Aimhigher. Higher Education Review -London-, 45(1), 30-61

Extant between 2004 and 2011, Aimhigher was the UK government’s flagship national initiative for widening participation to higher education for young people from disadvantaged social groups, with costs approaching £1 billion. Its demise was predicate... Read More about The mismeasure of participation: how choosing the ‘wrong’ statistic helped seal the fate of Aimhigher.

Creative exploration of local, national and global links (2012)
Book Chapter
Harnett, P., & Whitehouse, S. (2012). Creative exploration of local, national and global links. In H. Cooper (Ed.), Teaching History Creatively. London: Routledge

Creative approaches to aspects of historical enquiry (2012)
Book Chapter
Harnett, P., & Whitehouse, S. (2012). Creative approaches to aspects of historical enquiry. In H. Cooper (Ed.), Teaching History Creatively. London: Routledge

The importance of internal conversations and reflexivity for work-based students in higher education: Valuing contextual continuity and 'giving something back' (2012)
Journal Article
Bovill, H. (2012). The importance of internal conversations and reflexivity for work-based students in higher education: Valuing contextual continuity and 'giving something back'. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 31(6), 687-703. https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2012.723049

This paper utilises the theories of Archer to explore the impact of student 'internal conversations' upon the development of reflexive approaches employed by work-based students (WBS). The study informing this paper draws on the voices of a range of... Read More about The importance of internal conversations and reflexivity for work-based students in higher education: Valuing contextual continuity and 'giving something back'.

Online people tagging: Social (mobile) network(ing) services and work-based learning (2012)
Journal Article
Cook, J., & Pachler, N. (2012). Online people tagging: Social (mobile) network(ing) services and work-based learning. British Journal of Educational Technology, 43(5), 711-725. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2012.01346.x

Social and mobile technologies offer users unprecedented opportunities for communicating, interacting, sharing, meaning-making, content and context generation. And, these affordances are in constant flux driven by a powerful interplay between technol... Read More about Online people tagging: Social (mobile) network(ing) services and work-based learning.

Integrated quality enhancement and review of higher education in Further Education Colleges (2012)
Journal Article
Davies, P., & Simmons, J. (2012). Integrated quality enhancement and review of higher education in Further Education Colleges. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 17(3), 367-390. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2012.700182

Integrated Quality Enhancement and Review (IQER) was introduced as quality assurance designed specifically for Higher Education (HE) in Further Education Colleges (FEC) in 2008. Following a historical account of the quality assurance systems applied... Read More about Integrated quality enhancement and review of higher education in Further Education Colleges.

Implementing and measuring widening participation in the post-2012 higher education world (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Harrison, N. (2012, July). Implementing and measuring widening participation in the post-2012 higher education world. Paper presented at Forum for Access and Continuing Education (FACE) Annual Conference, Derry

The impact of the pursuit of ASDAN’s Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE) on GCSE attainment (2012)
Report
Harrison, N., James, D., & Last, K. (2012). The impact of the pursuit of ASDAN’s Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE) on GCSE attainment

Learning and teaching children´s literature in Europe (2012)
Report
Carter, J. (2012). Learning and teaching children´s literature in Europe. European Union

This project is a two-year investigation into the learning and teaching of children’s literature in Europe, undertaken by the University of the West of England (UK), the University of Akureyri (Iceland), Gazi University (Turkey) and the University... Read More about Learning and teaching children´s literature in Europe.

Using social networked sites and mobile technology for bridging social capital (2012)
Book Chapter
Cook, J., Pachler, N., & Bachmair, B. (2012). Using social networked sites and mobile technology for bridging social capital. In M. Repetto, & G. Trentin (Eds.), Using Network and Mobile Technology to Bridge Formal and Informal Learning. Chandos