Department of Education and Community Studies

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The School of Eduaction supports the university’s ambitious targets in terms of research and postgraduate research student growth.

The Department of Education and Community studies offers a range of Master’s courses and has a thriving and oversubscribed doctoral offer with over 100 students.

It offers professional accreditation to students on the early years and youth and community courses and offers postgraduate Early Years Initial Teacher Training, which was graded Good by Ofsted in 2016.

The doctoral programmes cover a wide range of subject areas associated with our senior research expertise, including informal education, youth, community cohesion, TESOL, legal education, professional identity and early years. 

 

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further education Social Sciences
education Social Sciences
learning Social Sciences
teacher Social Sciences
trainee Social Sciences
experience Social Sciences
student Social Sciences
Vocational Education Social Sciences

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Profiles

Photo of James Avis

James Avis

Person: Academic

19922018
Photo of Wayne Bailey

Wayne Bailey

Person: Academic

20132018
Photo of Liz Bennett

Liz Bennett

Person: Academic

20142019

Research Output 2000 2019

Career planning and continuing professional development

Simmons, R. & Walker, M., 2019, Teaching in Lifelong Learning: A Guide to Theory and Practice . Avis, J., Fisher, R. & Thompson, R. (eds.). Third Edition ed. London: Open University Press, p. 263 - 272 10 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

career planning
1 Citations

Adult literacy practitioners and employability skills: Resisting neoliberalism?

Allatt, G. & Tett, L., 4 Jul 2018, In : Journal of Education Policy. 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

employability
neoliberalism
literacy
curriculum
value system

Advanced academic skills and your major study

Youde, A. & Watson, L., 20 Aug 2018, Advanced Work-Based Practice in the Early Years: A Guide for Students. McMahon, S. & Dyer, M. (eds.). Routledge, p. 116-130

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Projects 2016 2021

De-radicalisation: Insights from International Research

Thomas, D.

1/08/16 → 31/03/17

Project: Research › EU Government

DARE: None In Three - A Centre for the Development, Application, Research and Evaluation of Prosocial Games for the Prevention of Gender-based Violence

Jones, A., Boduszek, D., Debowska, A., Gibbs, G., Miller, P., Shagufta, S., Ma, M. E., Liu, Z. & Ochen, E. A.

1/10/17 → 31/12/21

Project: Research › Research Council

Activities 2009 2018

Youth Transitions, VET and the 'Making' of Class: Changing Theorisations for Changing Times?

James Avis (Speaker)
24 Apr 2018

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

Black Students in Vocational Education and Training: Learner Experiences in an English Metropolitan and Provincial Setting

James Avis (Speaker), Kevin Orr (Speaker), Paul Warmington (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
7 Sep 2018

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

The Cost of the Benefit: Debt and its Continuing Influence on Participation in HE

Glynn Jones (Speaker), Wayne Bailey (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
17 Jul 2018 → 19 Jul 2018

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation