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The Role of Mentors in Supporting the Professional Learning of Lecturers in Further Education Colleges in Scotland and Wales
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Husband, Gary – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2020
This article details the findings of a research project that aimed to interpret and understand the experiences of further education lecturers as they undertook initial teacher education. Using rigorous methods grounded in hermeneutic phenomenology, the research situated in colleges in Scotland and Wales structured as two significant case studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Faculty Development, College Faculty
Law and Ethics: Problematising the Role of the Foundation Degree and Paralegal Education in English Post-Compulsory Education
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Ingleby, Ewan; Gibby, Caroline – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2016
This article is based on research on a foundation degree programme in paralegal education in England. The content explores the pedagogical benefits of this academic programme with its work-related focus. The research has been completed with academic tutors and students who are associated with a foundation degree programme in paralegal education in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Legal Education (Professions), Postsecondary Education, Program Effectiveness
Towards Preparing Young People for Employment and Further Study: First Evaluation of the City & Guilds TechBac
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Emira, Mahmoud; Rahman, Zeeshan – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2017
Despite the United Kingdom government increasing efforts to tackle unemployment, young people face a number of barriers to be employed. As a leading awarding body, City & Guilds launched the TechBac in 2014 to address some of these barriers and provide learners with a balanced programme of vocational study. This article is based on the initial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Qualifications, Job Skills, Mixed Methods Research
Advanced GNVQs, AVCEs and Level 3 Diplomas in England: A Motivational Analysis
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Wellings, David; Spours, Ken; Ireson, Judith – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2010
This paper reviews recent research that has questioned the efficacy of using what has been defined as "policy with regards to student motivation" to enhance retention and achievement among vocational students. This research examined the contradictions between GNVQ and AVCE policy and the student perceptions of these courses at two…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Educational Policy
Paying Young People to Learn--Does It Work?
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Maguire, Sue – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2008
The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) was designed to encourage more young people from lower-income households to participate in post-compulsory education. This has been extended to other groups of young people, most notably those who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) or in jobs without training (JWT). This paper presents…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, Low Income Groups, Postsecondary Education
Post-School Vocational Training Initiatives for Young Adults in Greece: The Case of IEKs (Vocational Training Institutes)
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Zarifis, George K. – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2003
Reviews developments in vocational education in Greece, especially the 1993 establishment of vocational training institutes as a response to the need for competitiveness and economic development. Identifies problems and concerns about whether they are fulfilling their role after 10 years. (Contains 31 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Mission, Institutional Role, Postsecondary Education
The Good, the Bad and Other Considerations: Reflections on Mentoring Trainee Teachers in Post-Compulsory Education
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Hankey, Jenny – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2004
This article discusses the role of professional mentoring in the training of teachers in post-compulsory education in the context of national initiatives to train and professionalise all teachers in the sector. The article draws on the author's experience as course leader for a full-time programme of initial teacher training for post-compulsory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Public Policy, Educational Policy