All Outputs (34)

Class consciousness and education in Sweden: A Marxist analysis of revolution in a social democracy (2017)
Book
Hill, D., & Maisuria, A. (2017). Class consciousness and education in Sweden: A Marxist analysis of revolution in a social democracy. (1). Abingdon, Oxon: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315268682

Emerging from a Marxist perspective, this book focuses on the importance of social class and the role of education broadly in relation to the possibility of revolutionary change in Sweden and beyond. Critically tracing the celebrated so-called ‘Swedi... Read More about Class consciousness and education in Sweden: A Marxist analysis of revolution in a social democracy.

Ethnography and Education (2017)
Book Chapter
Maisuria, A., & Beach, D. (2017). Ethnography and Education. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.100

As described in Beach and Dovemark?s 2007 book, Education and the Commodity Problem , critical researchers have identified two fundamental roles for modern-day schools within capitalist states. These are the ideological and material roles and functio... Read More about Ethnography and Education.

Moving on up: Pathways of care leavers and care-experienced students into and through higher education (2017)
Report
Harrison, N. (2017). Moving on up: Pathways of care leavers and care-experienced students into and through higher education

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Critical Realism for Marxist Sociology of Education: A Book Review Symposium (2017)
Journal Article
Maisuria, A., Beach, D., Edwards, G., & Themelis, S. (2017). Critical Realism for Marxist Sociology of Education: A Book Review Symposium. Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 15(2), 1-22

Mystification of production and feasibility of alternatives Social class inequality and education (2017)
Book Chapter
Maisuria, A. (2017). Mystification of production and feasibility of alternatives Social class inequality and education. In M. Cole (Ed.), Education, Equality and Human Rights, 4th Edition. (4). Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

This chapter develops a critique of the neoliberal capitalist mode of production through discussing the role and function of fee-paying private schools in the first section, of which I explain that there are two sorts: one for the ruling class and th... Read More about Mystification of production and feasibility of alternatives Social class inequality and education.

Reconsidering the technologies of intellectual inquiry in curriculum design (2017)
Journal Article
Costa, C., & Harris, L. (2017). Reconsidering the technologies of intellectual inquiry in curriculum design. Curriculum Journal, 28(4), 559-577. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585176.2017.1308260

© 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.

Education and migration: Languages foregrounded (2017)
Journal Article
Holmes, P., Fay, R., & Andrews, J. (2017). Education and migration: Languages foregrounded. Language and Intercultural Communication, 17(4), 369-377. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2017.1376142

Introduction to a special issue of eight articles on the theme of Education and migration: Languages foregrounded

“Further education, future prosperity? The Implications of Marketisation on Further Education Working Practices” (2017)
Journal Article
Illsley, R., & Waller, R. (2017). “Further education, future prosperity? The Implications of Marketisation on Further Education Working Practices”. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 22(4), 477-494. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2017.1381291

© 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”.

Debates in Geography Education (2017)
Book
Jones, M., & Lambert, D. (2017). D. Lambert, & M. Jones (Eds.), Debates in Geography Education. Abingdon: Routledge

ebates in Geography Education encourages early career teachers, experienced teachers and teacher educators to engage with and reflect on key issues, concepts and debates. It aims to enable readers to reach their own informed judgements with deeper th... Read More about Debates in Geography Education.

Personalising learning in geography (2017)
Book Chapter
Jones, M. (2017). Personalising learning in geography. In D. Lambert, & M. Jones (Eds.), Debates in Geography Education (127-139). Routledge

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
Burke, C. (2017). Capitals and habitus: A Bourdieusian Framework for understanding transitions into higher education and student experiences. In Access to Higher Education: Theoretical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges. Routledge

Foundation Degrees and Their Impact on Mature Female Learners and Their Communities (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Bovill, H. (2017, July). Foundation Degrees and Their Impact on Mature Female Learners and Their Communities

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
Pereira, A. L., Costa, C., & Lunardi, J. T. (2017). Cluster analysis characterization of research trends connecting social media to learning in the United Kingdom

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 neoliberalization of higher education in England: An alternative is possible (2017)
Journal Article
Maisuria, A., & Cole, M. (2017). The neoliberalization of higher education in England: An alternative is possible. Policy Futures in Education, 15(5), 602-619. https://doi.org/10.1177/1478210317719792

© 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.

Teaching assistants’ conditions of employment and workload: Reliance upon goodwill and ad hoc systems of preparation time (2017)
Journal Article
Bovill, H. (2017). Teaching assistants’ conditions of employment and workload: Reliance upon goodwill and ad hoc systems of preparation time. Teacher Education Advancement Network, 9(2), 24-34

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.

Digital literacies for employability- fostering forms of capital online (2017)
Journal Article
Costa, C., & Gilliland, G. (2017). Digital literacies for employability- fostering forms of capital online. Revista da UIIPS, 5(2), 186-197

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.

The Neoliberalisation of Higher Education in England: An Alternatives is Possible (2017)
Journal Article
Cole, M., & Maisuria, A. (2017). The Neoliberalisation of Higher Education in England: An Alternatives is Possible. Policy Futures in Education, 15(5), 602-619. https://doi.org/10.1177/1478210317719792

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.

Have disruptive innovations arrived at the gates of academia? (2017)
Thesis
Santandreu, D. Have disruptive innovations arrived at the gates of academia?. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/887386

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
Jones, V. (2017). After PISA: Real approaches to science in Wales. Primary Science, 9-11

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
Harrison, N., & Waller, R. (2017). Success and impact in widening participation policy: What works and how do we know?. Higher Education Policy, 30(2), 141-160. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-016-0020-x

© 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?.