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Direct linkDuckworth, Vicky; Smith, Rob – Education & Training, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore data from the University and College Union (UCU) Further Education in England--Transforming Lives and Communities research project and through this the paper develops a distinctive, theorised conceptualisation of transformative teaching and learning (TTL). Design/methodology/approach: The research…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Teaching Methods, Critical Theory, Continuing Education
Smith, Rob – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2015
The further education (FE) sector in England has experienced two decades of marketisation. This article takes as its focus the first five years of incorporation (1993-1998) for one case study college in a city ("Coppleton") in the West Midlands of England, five years that were dominated by a contract dispute. Data from interviews with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Commercialization, Adult Education, Interviews
Gleeson, Denis; Hughes, Julie; O'Leary, Matt; Smith, Rob – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2015
This paper addresses a recurring theme regarding the UK's Vocational Education and Training policy in which further education (FE) and training are primarily driven by employer demand. It explores the tensions associated with this process on the everyday working practices of FE practitioners and institutions and its impact on FE's contribution to…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Adult Education, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Smith, Rob; O'Leary, Matt – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2015
This article examines the nature of an on-going educational partnership between a Higher Education institution and a number of Further Education (FE) colleges in the West Midlands region of England, forged against the backdrop of sectoral marketisation and neoliberal reform. The partnership originates in the organisation and administration of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, Partnerships in Education, Continuing Education
Dhillon, Sundeep; Hamilton-Victor, Raquel; Jeens, Diane; Merrick, Sarah; O'Brien, June; Siddons, Nikki; Smith, Rob; Wilkins, Bridgette – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2011
This article originates in a networking project that facilitated the coming together of a group of Skills for Life (SfL) teachers from different Further Education (FE) contexts across the West Midlands region of England. The original impetus was to explore and develop a model of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) that was shaped by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Professional Development, Professional Continuing Education
