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Professional Doctorates for Practitioner Psychologists: Understanding the Territory and Its Impact on Programme Development
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Eubank, Martin; Forshaw, Mark – Studies in Continuing Education, 2019
This paper aims to articulate the multi-regulatory and complex territory that programme developers of professional doctorates are required to navigate, and, using examples from Health Psychology and Sport and Exercise Psychology, discusses the impact of this territory on programme development. 'Practitioner Psychologist' is a legally protected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Psychologists
The Student Experiences of Teaching and Learning in Transnational Higher Education: A Phenomenographic Study from a British-Qatari Partnership
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Al Yafei, Khalifa; Ayoubi, Rami M.; Crawford, Megan – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2023
Transnational higher education (TNHE) of UK universities has been noticeably expanding during the last two decades in the Arab Gulf region, but few studies investigated qualitatively the different ways in which students in that region experience both teaching and learning. The aim of this study is to understand the ways that students conceptualise…
Descriptors: International Education, Partnerships in Education, Student Attitudes, Employment Potential
Building Teachers' Research Literacy: Integrating Practice and Research
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Evans, Carol; Waring, Michael; Christodoulou, Andri – Research Papers in Education, 2017
Supporting early career teacher (ECT) research literacy is essential in promoting research-integrated professional practice, however it remains an area in much need of development. This article discusses the importance and process of developing ECTs' research literacy, through establishing strong collaborative links between universities and…
Descriptors: Research Skills, Skill Development, Theory Practice Relationship, College School Cooperation
Making the Vision Work
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Plant, Helen; Ravenhall, Mark – Adults Learning, 2008
One of the successes of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has been to recognize the importance of advice and guidance to adults on courses as well as those wanting to access provision. Information, advice and guidance (IAG) matters: it helps people to overcome barriers to learning. It enables adults to identify what learning is right for them.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Program Development
Using the Basic Skills Standards for ESOL.
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Pill, Liz – 1994
This handbook provides useful information on using the Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit (ALBSU) standards with English-as-a-Second-or-Other-Language (ESOL) students. The ALBSU standards were developed as the result of the Basic Skills Accreditation Initiative funded by the British Department of Education and Science and the Employment…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Work-Based Learning and Universities in the U.K.: A Review of Current Practice and Trends.
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Foster, Elizabeth; Stephenson, John – Higher Education Research and Development, 1998
Discusses work-based learning in the United Kingdom and traces its history, examines the shift from work experience to work-based learning, and the nature of current work-based learning. Key variables that appear to distinguish different styles of work-based learning are identified, and attention is given to the nature of the relationship between…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Competition, Educational History, Educational Trends