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Exploring Practitioner Research in Further Education unpacks how people in the FE sector undertake research and the impact it has had on the world around them.
List of contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Mapping the sector: further education research organisations
Part 1: Developing pedagogy1) Changing the lens: developing teaching practice through taking a diffractive and dialogical approach to self and peer observation.
2) Shaping practice and pedagogy in offender learning.
3) Teach the Teacher: tackling a failure mindset with GCSE resit learners in Further Education through a 'bridging the empathy gap' intervention.
4) Investigating the teaching of agriculture in further education in England
Part 2: Overcoming barriers in the sector5) Reducing barriers to learning opportunities for healthcare professionals to improve attendance.
6) Time: The Hidden Challenge for Course Leaders for College-Based Higher Education
7) Making Learning Diaries Meaningful for Learners in the Community
Part 3: Models for practitioner research in FE8) Coleg Sir Gar Coleg Ceredigion: The Evolution of our Culture of Curiosity
9) The Progress of Research and Scholarship in Scottish Colleges: charting some key developments.
10) The Power of Community: Developing Intergenerational Learning Spaces.
11) Developing the capacity for, and use of, practitioner research: The Research College Group.
Part 4: Stories of leadership12) Unblocking the FE leadership pipeline: understanding today's senior leaders in order to inspire tomorrow's.
Conclusion
About the author
Kerry Scattergood is Lecturer in Adult Literacy at Solihull College & University Centre, UK.
Samantha Jones is Principal Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.
Summary
Exploring Practitioner Research in Further Education unpacks how people in the FE sector undertake research and the impact it has had on the world around them.
