...F. Sehkar Fayda-Kinik Purpose This study aims to explore the bibliometric indicators of the previous research on education for sustainable development (ESD) and to synthesise the critical outcomes of the most cited publications in the context of the further education (FE) and skills sector...

...Paul Tully Purpose The Further Education and Training (FET) sector is being positioned as a centrepiece of the government's post-pandemic recovery. However, issues of capacity and staff churn are threatening the potential success of this strategy. Unfortunately, there has been almost no strategic...

...Peter Tiernan; Jane O’Kelly Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the attitudes and impressions of pre-service Further Education teachers towards enterprise education. It also looks at the potential impact on their future teaching practices and aspirations. This study builds...

...Vicky Duckworth; Rob Smith 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...

...Dr Vicky Duckworth and Dr Jonathan Tummons; Gillian Bailey Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how the culture of teacher accountability has been intensified in further education (FE) under neo-liberalist policy, with the result that the student-teacher relationship has shifted...

... and the other in a Further Education College, both based in the north‐west of England. Both used interviews (either individual or focus‐group) to collect data, which were then analysed using a grounded approach. Findings In linking the two studies the authors highlight how the impact of symbolic violence...

... predominantly serves further education needs and the follow‐up intention to undertake an apprenticeship; confirms preceding research which put them in line with the “typical” full‐time VET system. Research implications/limitations Limitations are due to the focus on one type of full‐time VET...

...Paul Greenbank Purpose This paper aims to examine how students from foundation degrees (FDs) run at local further education colleges coped (academically and to a lesser extent psychologically) with the transition to a final year honours degree at a university. Design/methodology/approach...

... Group Publishing Limited 2005 Apprenticeships Higher education Further education Employers The current policy agenda to widen participation in higher education and to increase the skills levels of those in employment is paramount for apprentices, many of whom fit both these criteria...

.... The implications of working within a market‐driven environment are examined. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Colleges Students Curriculum development Further education Sixth form colleges are an important part of the learning and skills sector: the sector which in England and Wales...

...); the structure of education; the role of the individual states and that of the federal government; funding; accreditation; faculty assessment and promotion; and the practicalities of teaching for an American university. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Universities Further education...

... the growing diversity of economic and social imperatives. This paper explores some of the challenges facing further education in constructing an effective and vocational paradigm for lifelong learning that addresses the impact of widening participation and accessibility. It highlights the significance...

...Alex Appleby; Andrew Robson; Jane Owen Presents the findings from a study of 48 Colleges of Further Education (FE) who have participated in a diagnostic benchmarking exercise using the learning probe methodology. Learning probe has been developed from the established service probe tool (developed...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Further education Partnering Six colleges in team-up Keywords: Further education, Partnering Six colleges in north-east England have formed a consortium which has secured more than £1 million of extra money for further-education projects...

...Martin Bloomer; Phil Hodkinson Draws from a four‐year longitudinal study of young people’s experiences of learning in further education. The project, funded by the Further Education Development Agency, focused upon relationships between the personal careers of young people and the structured...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Further education Colleges Funding United Kingdom Most colleges achieve funding target Keywords: Further education, Colleges, Funding, United Kingdom More than 70 per cent of colleges achieved or surpassed their funding target in 1997...

...Ann R.J. Briggs Reports on project work in six further education colleges in central England, supported by funding from the Further Educational Development Agency as part of its inclusive learning initiative. The project team investigated a range of materials for student analysis of learning styles...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Career planning Further education Young people The voice of the learner Keywords Career planning, Further education, Young people Teenagers should not have to make firm choices between work and study at the age of 16, says Dr Martin...