Outputs (797)

Personalising learning in geography (2017)
Book Chapter

Examination of new Labour's concept of personalistaion; its application to education as personalised learning as interpreted in practice in geography teaching n secondary schools in the UK.

Capitals and habitus: A Bourdieusian Framework for understanding transitions into higher education and student experiences (2017)
Book Chapter

Foundation Degrees and Their Impact on Mature Female Learners and Their Communities (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Foundation Degrees (FDs) were introduced in 2000 as part of the Government’s drive to widen participation in higher education to groups that are (and continue to be) under-represented. Taking two years of full-time study, they were designed for those... Read More about Foundation Degrees and Their Impact on Mature Female Learners and Their Communities.

Cluster analysis characterization of research trends connecting social media to learning in the United Kingdom (2017)
Journal Article

In this work we present a characterization of and discuss the research trends connecting social media to learning in the United Kingdom in the last six years. The data set for this research comprises articles published in educational journals indexed... Read More about Cluster analysis characterization of research trends connecting social media to learning in the United Kingdom.

The Neoliberalisation of Higher Education in England: An Alternatives is Possible (2017)
Journal Article

In this article, we provide a critical explanation and critique of neoliberal policy. We attempt an innovative focus ranging from the wider contemporary political and ideological shifts, to specific higher education influences and consequences, of ne... Read More about The Neoliberalisation of Higher Education in England: An Alternatives is Possible.

Digital literacies for employability- fostering forms of capital online (2017)
Journal Article

The web has revolutionised the world of knowledge and created new literacies practices to operate in a mediated world. In doing so, it has reinvented the workplace, the skills, attitudes and values individual attribute to contemporary forms of commun... Read More about Digital literacies for employability- fostering forms of capital online.

Teaching assistants’ conditions of employment and workload: Reliance upon goodwill and ad hoc systems of preparation time (2017)
Journal Article

This paper draws upon research with a group of work-based students studying for a Foundation Degree in Educational Support. It highlights levels of goodwill evident within their day to day planning and preparation and the ad hoc nature of opportuniti... Read More about Teaching assistants’ conditions of employment and workload: Reliance upon goodwill and ad hoc systems of preparation time.

The neoliberalization of higher education in England: An alternative is possible (2017)
Journal Article

© Author(s) 2017. In this article, we provide a critical explanation and critique of neoliberalism. We attempt an innovative focus ranging from the wider contemporary political and ideological shifts, to the way in which neoliberal policy specificall... Read More about The neoliberalization of higher education in England: An alternative is possible.

Have disruptive innovations arrived at the gates of academia? (2017)
Thesis

Disruptive technologies in education and particularly Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) continue to be one of the polarising and most controvertible topics in postsecondary education, as they have yet to deliver on their promises. Existing academic... Read More about Have disruptive innovations arrived at the gates of academia?.

After PISA: Real approaches to science in Wales (2017)
Journal Article

Following the media response to poor PISA results in Wales, this article considers the role of private business and how they can support education. Using a case study from Pembrokeshire, Wales, it is argued that if we want investment in education, we... Read More about After PISA: Real approaches to science in Wales.