Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning: Volume 5 Issue 1

Conceptualising scholarship within college-based higher education

Jonathan Eaton

During 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 Harreveld

As 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 Saraswat

This 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 Davis

The 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 Muzzin

The 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 Widdowson

The 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. Thorsell

The 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. Smart

A 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…

Introduction

Gavin Moodie, Leesa Wheelahan