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Bathmaker, Ann-Marie; Pennacchia, Jodie – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2023
Concerns about racism and race equality have been widely reported in the first decades of the 21st century, following the Black Lives Matter protests and campaigns such as 'Rhodes Must Fall'. Yet 'race' remains largely absent from policy debate and research concerning further education colleges in the four countries of the UK, particularly in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Governance, Equal Education
Naz, Zahid – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2023
This paper performs a critical examination of the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF), which was accompanied by an Inspection Handbook for Further Education and Skills, and argues that this policy document reinforces the neoliberal project in education. Drawing on concepts from Michel Foucault's analysis of the nature and effects of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, Inspection, Educational Policy
Talash, Khojasta; Corfield, Lorraine; Latcham, Natalie; Lavelle, Claire; Williams, Richard A.; Machin, Laura L. – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2022
This study aims to explore the perceptions of foundation doctors (FDs) in the United Kingdom (UK) surrounding raising concerns in the workplace. An online survey was sent to all FDs in the UK between February and March 2018. Respondents were asked what they had observed or experienced that had been ethically challenging during their foundation…
Descriptors: Physicians, Work Environment, Ethics, Medical Education
Reichart, Elisabeth; Kaufmann-Kuchta, Katrin – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2021
In international comparative research on adult education, typologies such as the 'Varieties of Capitalism' approach are applied frequently to justify country-based research designs, or to frame research results. However, the advantage of typologies in reducing institutional complexity becomes a drawback when it comes to explain variations between…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Social Systems, Investment, Comparative Education
Smith, Christine; Curtis, Lucill J. – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2020
Work placements and workplace learning are increasingly integral components of undergraduate degrees, run within post-compulsory educational institutions; both in universities and further education colleges in the United Kingdom (UK). The intent in workplace learning is to help students attain the work-ready competencies (or employability) sought…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Self Control, Workplace Learning, Job Placement
Broad, Janet Hamilton – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2016
The paper presents empirical data to consider some of the current debates concerning the nature of vocational knowledge taught in Further Education colleges to students following craft, vocational and occupational courses. The concept of "knowledge in motion" and workplace learning theories are employed as a conceptual framework to…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Faculty Development, Workplace Learning, Learning Theories
Tella, Susanna; Smith, Nancy-Jane; Partanen, Pirjo; Turunen, Hannele – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2016
Learning to ensure patient safety in complex health care environments is an internationally recognised concern. This article explores and compares Finnish (n = 22) and British (n = 32) pre-registration nursing students' important learning events about patient safety from their work placements in health care organisations. Written descriptions were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Nursing Students, Patients
Lewis, Paul A.; Gospel, Howard – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2015
The UK government aims to increase both the number, and also the status, of workers with intermediate-level skills, with a view to creating a "modern class of technicians" who can help to bolster economic growth and prosperity. This article considers the prospects for such a policy by focusing on one particular, but neglected, group of…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional Personnel, Workshops, Laboratories, Employer Attitudes