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Simmons, Robin – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2017
This paper draws on research into the experiences of young people classified as NEET (not in education, employment or training) on an employability programme in the north of England, and uses Basil Bernstein's work on pedagogic discourses to explore how the creative arts can be used to re-engage them in work-related learning. Whilst creating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, Out of School Youth, Ethnography
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Simmons, Robin – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2010
Further education (FE) has traditionally been a rather unspectacular activity. Lacking the visibility of schools or the prestige of universities, for the vast majority of its existence FE has had a relatively low profile on the margins of English education. Over recent years this situation has altered significantly and further education has…
Descriptors: Working Class, Political Attitudes, Adult Education, English Instruction