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Tacit rejection of policy and teacher ambivalence – insights into English language teaching in Bahrain through actors’ perceptions (2018)
Journal Article
Hayes. (2018). Tacit rejection of policy and teacher ambivalence – insights into English language teaching in Bahrain through actors’ perceptions. TESOL Journal, 9(1), 114-137. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.310

This article develops Phillips and Ochs's (2003) framework for policy borrowing, particularly their theorisations about indigenisation of international programmes. It uses the example of communicative language teaching (CLT) in Bahrain, exploring tea... Read More about Tacit rejection of policy and teacher ambivalence – insights into English language teaching in Bahrain through actors’ perceptions.

Promoting writing amongst peers: establishing a community of writing practice for early career academics (2017)
Journal Article
Skipper, Y., Williams, H., Kent, A., Berry, D. M., & Budds, K. (2017). Promoting writing amongst peers: establishing a community of writing practice for early career academics. Higher Education Research and Development, 36(6), 1194-1207. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2017.1300141

In the current research-focused climate, academics are facing increasing pressure to produce research outputs. This pressure can prove particularly daunting for early career (EC) academics, who are simultaneously attempting to master new teaching and... Read More about Promoting writing amongst peers: establishing a community of writing practice for early career academics.

Postgraduate Engaged Research: Get out of the office and into the field! (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Postgraduate Engaged Research: Get out of the office and into the field!

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has a lively postgraduate community and many of our PGR students are involved in Engaged Research. In this series of blog posts, postgraduates from across the Faculty reflect on how their work engages wit... Read More about Postgraduate Engaged Research: Get out of the office and into the field!.

The Devil is not in the Detail: Representational absence and Stereotyping in the Trojan Horse News Story (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). The Devil is not in the Detail: Representational absence and Stereotyping in the Trojan Horse News Story. Race Ethnicity and Education, 15-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2016.1195350

Using Content Analysis, this study investigated the coverage of the Trojan Horse news story aiming to ascertain whether its representation by the British press emphasised ‘Islamist extremism’ over ‘poor school governance’. The sample coverage was ext... Read More about The Devil is not in the Detail: Representational absence and Stereotyping in the Trojan Horse News Story.

Introduction to 'A Gendered Perspective on Learning to Labour' (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Introduction to 'A Gendered Perspective on Learning to Labour'. Culture and Organization, 85-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2016.1151426

This paper presents an auto-ethnographic study of the personal experience of learning to labour. Heather Hopfl reflects on the prospects and opportunities presented to her as part of her life and experiences of learning to labour during the same peri... Read More about Introduction to 'A Gendered Perspective on Learning to Labour'.

The science of enhanced student engagement and employability: introducing the psychology stream of the HEA STEM conference (2012)
Journal Article
(2012). The science of enhanced student engagement and employability: introducing the psychology stream of the HEA STEM conference. Psychology Teaching Review, 3 -8

The Higher Education Academy (HEA) is committed to enhancing the quality of learning and teaching for all university students in the UK, and the inaugural conference for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, held in Ap... Read More about The science of enhanced student engagement and employability: introducing the psychology stream of the HEA STEM conference.

Social Work's New ‘Non-traditional’ Students? Learning from the Experiences of Our Younger Students (2012)
Journal Article
Holmstrom, C. (2012). Social Work's New ‘Non-traditional’ Students? Learning from the Experiences of Our Younger Students. Social Work Education, 269 - 286. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2011.557430

This paper begins by locating the (controversial) removal of the ‘minimum age at qualification’ regulation in 2003 within the context of wider changes occurring within social work education and the social work profession. This is followed by a report... Read More about Social Work's New ‘Non-traditional’ Students? Learning from the Experiences of Our Younger Students.

Further education, work and technician qualification: a case study of the TEC certificate in a local college
Thesis
McIntyre, T. Further education, work and technician qualification: a case study of the TEC certificate in a local college. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415501

The introduction of TEC provision from 1976 has been generally regarded - both by proponents and critics - as significantly advancing the accountability of colleges to 'industrial needs'. The requirement that colleges develop their technician program... Read More about Further education, work and technician qualification: a case study of the TEC certificate in a local college.

Continual Professional Development for school teachers: A qualitative inquiry into factors affecting engagement at one university.
Thesis
Continual Professional Development for school teachers: A qualitative inquiry into factors affecting engagement at one university. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/405330

This thesis examines what influences teachers when they engage with, or disengage from CPD at one U.K. University that is a major provider of teachers` CPD. The research has been carried out with the aim of informing the management and development of... Read More about Continual Professional Development for school teachers: A qualitative inquiry into factors affecting engagement at one university..

Response to change - a study of guidance and counselling in secondary and grammar schools and technical colleges in Northern Ireland
Thesis
Fulton, J. F. Response to change - a study of guidance and counselling in secondary and grammar schools and technical colleges in Northern Ireland. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413499

The roots of guidance and counselling are to he found in the works of the great philosophers who have written on education. However, the modern concept of guidance, as a service distinguished from normal classroom practice, is a relative newcomer on... Read More about Response to change - a study of guidance and counselling in secondary and grammar schools and technical colleges in Northern Ireland.

The vocational education and training of technicians and engineers
Thesis
The vocational education and training of technicians and engineers. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414659

Along with widespread concern over the poor quality of all aspects of Technician and Engineers' courses, there is confusion over many of the critical concepts involved which this research necessarily had to provide prior solutions to before undertaki... Read More about The vocational education and training of technicians and engineers.

The Development of Entrepreneurial Identity within a HE environment; The COVID-19 Context
Presentation / Conference
McLuskie. The Development of Entrepreneurial Identity within a HE environment; The COVID-19 Context. Presented at ISBE2021, Cardiff

The purpose of this research is to explore the process of identity formation of first year higher education students. This study was designed in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and data was collected as COVID struck with full force during t... Read More about The Development of Entrepreneurial Identity within a HE environment; The COVID-19 Context.

A critical discourse analysis of history teacher responses to the February 2013 draft National Curriculum for History
Thesis
Smith, J. A critical discourse analysis of history teacher responses to the February 2013 draft National Curriculum for History. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/407061

This thesis seeks to explore history teacher engagement in debates surrounding the 2013 draft National Curriculum for History and locates these in the wider context of English history teacher identity. The 2013 draft curriculum, which was announced i... Read More about A critical discourse analysis of history teacher responses to the February 2013 draft National Curriculum for History.