Conference Year 2014

This conceptual paper aims to discuss the role of educators from a critical pedagogical paradigm. It will consider the historical context and major influences on critical pedagogy and explore the implications for, and relevance of, Freirean theory on educational practice…

The role and place of the arts within prison has long been the topic of much research and discussion, with varying opinions on its relevance and outcomes in terms of rehabilitation. In the most recent review of the female prison…

In this symposium, two senior lecturers discuss their experiences of developing a revalidated degree programme in Primary Education Studies in a transformed university. The University of Wales, Trinity Saint David has recently undergone a major merger and is now a…

This paper will explore how the contemporary lives of undergraduate students impact on their engagement with the Academy and, by implication, how the ways in which being a Higher Education student are incorporated into their current lifestyles. Framed within the…

This paper is a summary of my recently completed PhD thesis. The project set out to critically examine the field of higher education development, as one which is overly focused on and regulated by socio-economic inequality and welfare, and determines…

This study is embarking on an exploration of online activities and practices of a group of higher education professionals and endeavours to investigate if online activities are influential to academic professional development. Various studies have investigated how the participatory web…

This project was funded by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, and the paper will be presented by Mr Steve Harris and Dr Terry Nolan. The concept of Organisational Leadership is undergoing renewed scrutiny by academics and practitioners across all…

Screencasting, or video screen capture, has become a popular and convenient practice that is integrated into many learning activities and provides an effective platform for sharing information and ideas. This reflective paper describes and analyses the innovative use of the…

Constructing a professional identity in a male-dominated, traditional occupation such as the police force (Bittner,1974, Bayley 1979, Fielding 1988 & 1994) has been examined by the literature. Literature on career transition in educational organisations focuses on the personal capabilities and…

The Salamanca Statement (1994) endorsed the idea of inclusive education, contending that mainstream schools with an inclusive culture are ‘the most effective means of …..building an inclusive society and achieving education for all’. Raising the achievement of all learners by…

Employability is pervasive in current educational policy and practice with very little consideration to where the concept emanates from or how it shapes individuals’ subjectivity. Taking a realist governmentality approach, this paper utilises critical discourse analysis examining both the governmental…