Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 5 Issue 1
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The journal of the University Vocational Awards CouncilTable of contents - Special Issue: Higher level vocational skills – part 1: contexts and issues arising from higher level vocational skills offered by colleges
Guest Editors: Gavin Moodie and Dr Leesa Wheelahan
Conceptualising scholarship within college-based higher education
Jonathan EatonDuring a period of significant crisis within HE on a global scale, there is a clear need for colleges to clearly articulate the distinct nature of their higher vocational…
A case for scholarly activity in vocational education in Australia
Melinda Waters, Linda Simon, Michele Simons, Jennifer Davids, Bobby HarreveldAs neoliberal reforms take hold in the vocational education and training (VET) sector in Australia, there is renewed interest in the quality of teaching practice. However, despite…
Managing organisational culture and identity in a dual sector college
Arti SaraswatThis paper is drawn from a doctoral study that was funded as part of Higher Education Funding Council for England’s Leadership, Governance and Management project. The college…
The impact of role identity on student expectations
Jane DavisThe purpose of this paper is to present the viewpoint that student role identity, its dimensions and salience, impact strongly on student expectations of college-based higher…
Aboriginal student strength to persist and Indigenous Knowledges in community colleges
Elizabeth Erwin, Linda MuzzinThe purpose of this paper is to document experiences of Aboriginal students in community colleges from the perspective of Aboriginal communities rather than policymakers and shows…
The experiences of students studying higher education on a part time basis in English further education colleges
Madeleine King, Arti Saraswat, John WiddowsonThe purpose of this paper is to report research carried out by the Mixed Economy Group of colleges into the student experience of part time (PT) higher education (HE) delivered in…
Graduate Certificates in Ontario colleges: uniquely engaging in specialized skills development
Laura A. ThorsellThe purpose of this paper is to examine Graduate Certificates in colleges in Ontario, Canada, and their distinctive ability to generate intrinsic student engagement in specialized…
Student engagement and enhancement through research and scholarship
Peter K. McGregor, Jason Birt, Kelly Haynes, Ruth J. Martin, Lawrence J. Moores, Nicola J. Morris, Brender Willmott, Andrew C. SmartA significant (8-18 per cent) proportion of higher education (HE) students in the UK are hosted by colleges. The quality of college HE provision has been questioned. The purpose…
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2042-3896e-ISSN:
2042-390XISSN-L:
2042-3896Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Tony Wall