All Outputs (16)

Reconsidering the technologies of intellectual inquiry in curriculum design (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 British Educational Research Association. This paper reports on the design and delivery of classroom pedagogies and students’ engagement with it in two different UK universities. Under the banner of curriculum design and Bourdieu's curriculum... Read More about Reconsidering the technologies of intellectual inquiry in curriculum design.

“Further education, future prosperity? The Implications of Marketisation on Further Education Working Practices” (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Association for Research in Post-Compulsory Education (ARPCE). This paper examines how the marketised funding system of vocational further education is affecting lecturers’ working practices and professional integrity. Semi-structured intervie... Read More about “Further education, future prosperity? The Implications of Marketisation on Further Education Working Practices”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Success and impact in widening participation policy: What works and how do we know? (2017)
Journal Article

© 2016 International Association of Universities. Efforts to widen the participation in higher education for disadvantaged and under-represented groups are common to many countries. In England, higher education institutions are required by government... Read More about Success and impact in widening participation policy: What works and how do we know?.

Engaging sociologists: An A-Level tutoring and mentoring outreach project with 2nd year undergraduate students (2017)
Journal Article

This article is a collaborative piece of work co-written by two university academic staff (AM and RW), an FE college lecturer (PS), and two undergraduate students (GF and DH) who recently participated in the tutor/mentor scheme. The university academ... Read More about Engaging sociologists: An A-Level tutoring and mentoring outreach project with 2nd year undergraduate students.

Primary humanities: a perspective from Wales (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 ASPE. How the humanities subjects are represented in primary schools in Wales has been influenced by curriculum developments including Curriculum Cymraeg, the Skills Framework and the Foundation Phase. A central tenet of Welsh Government polic... Read More about Primary humanities: a perspective from Wales.

Art > Teacher (2017)
Journal Article

Examining the epistemology of impact and success of educational interventions using a reflective case study of university bursaries (2017)
Journal Article

This paper engages with the continuing emphasis given to evidence-based policy and ‘what works’ approaches in educational research, highlighting some of the continuing epistemological challenges from a post-positivist perspective. To illustrate thes... Read More about Examining the epistemology of impact and success of educational interventions using a reflective case study of university bursaries.

Using geographical knowledge: From floods to deserts, via nappies (2017)
Journal Article

Considering how geography is an ideal vehicle for embedding real world literacy, numeracy and science knowledge in preperation for SATs through a case study.

Stakeholder views of teacher training routes (2017)
Journal Article

In recent years there has been a move away from Initial Teacher Training (ITT) taking place predominantly in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to becoming schools led. The two main routes undertaken by graduates wishing to teach are the Post Gradu... Read More about Stakeholder views of teacher training routes.

The evolving codification of teachers’ work: Policy, politics and the consequences of pursuing quality control in Initial Teacher Education (2017)
Journal Article

This paper documents the evolution of attempts to codify and standardize teachers’ work in the United Kingdom (UK), with particular attention to how this phenomenon has impacted the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) sector. In recent decades the teach... Read More about The evolving codification of teachers’ work: Policy, politics and the consequences of pursuing quality control in Initial Teacher Education.