Crossing the boundaries: expectations and experience of newcomers to higher and further education
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2006-12-20
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This article examines the expectations and experiences of staff new to the FE/HE sector. The research involved the use of focus group interviews supported by a questionnaire. Key findings of the research indicate the pervasiveness of managerialism and the intensification of labour across sectors. Findings also suggest that there is a blurring of the division between labour processes within the new University and FE sectors, and a shared discourse about learners and their expectations of learning. Orientations to research were differentiated within and across the sectors, and those new to FE were largely unaware of the thrust towards the development of practicebased/evidence-based research.Citation
Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 8 (2): 179-196Publisher
RoutledgeJournal
Research in Post-Compulsory EducationType
Journal articleLanguage
enISSN
1359674817475112
ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13596740300200148
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