Journal•ISSN: 1359-6748
Research in Post-compulsory Education
Taylor & Francis
About: Research in Post-compulsory Education is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Higher education & Further education. It has an ISSN identifier of 1359-6748. Over the lifetime, 737 publications have been published receiving 8152 citations. The journal is also known as: Post-compulsory education.
Topics: Higher education, Further education, Vocational education, Adult education, Lifelong learning
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TL;DR: There is a tension between graduateness as a state after the completion of a course, and employability as an assessment of the economic worth of a student at that time as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: There is considerable pressure to expand the student take-up of university places in the United Kingdom. This has had implications for the nature of provision and pedagogy in higher education. In particular there is a tension between graduateness as a state after the completion of a course, and employability as an assessment of the economic worth of a student at that time. This investigation charts the background to the tension and reports on findings from 400 students at the commencement, and 400 students at the completion of their university courses. Evidence indicates that economic motivation is more important than the pursuit of knowledge and that instrumentalism directed towards employment is increasingly expected of higher education courses. Graduateness alone is not seen by students as a sufficient basis for continued personal and institutional investment and hoped for success in a highly competitive, flexible, and globally responsive, environment. The extension of partnerships between hig...
138 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, an anthropological term "prestige economy" is defined and located as part of a three-part model, and its application to higher education is explored, using a socio-cultural approach rooted in Bourdieu's analyses of academic life.
Abstract: The introduction of performance-related pay into universities in recent years implies a belief that academic behaviours are modified by money. However, many valued academic activities are poorly paid or not paid at all. Clearly other factors are at work. Academic motivation and new working patterns are explored using the literature. An anthropological term ‘prestige economy’ is defined and located as part of a three-part model, and its application to higher education is explored, using a socio-cultural approach rooted in Bourdieu’s analyses of academic life. The implications for those who seek to bring about change in institutions are considered and further research questions outlined.
111 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate student perceptions of the use of video in lectures and seminars in order to assess whether video can enhance student learning and encourage critical engagement with topics, and highlight some key issues in using video in teaching and learning.
Abstract: Videos (including commercial films, films made for teaching and films on public websites) are being used in higher education in many different subject areas. With the arrival of websites such as YouTube, students can access material of varying quality and content on numerous topics. The purpose of this research has been to investigate student perceptions of the use of video in lectures and seminars in
order to assess whether video can enhance student learning and encourage critical engagement with topics. Based on feedback from 134 questionnaires and 20 semistructured
interviews, we highlight some key issues in using video in teaching and learning. Overall, it will be suggested that video can provide useful material for students to engage with, but it needs to be used as part of an overall blended
learning approach.
89 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider that the fundamentals of marketing which were developed to increase business efficiency fail to fulfil the needs of higher education and propose an alternative premise based on the notions of temporality, confidence and trust.
Abstract: This article considers that the fundamentals of marketing which were developed to increase business efficiency fail to fulfil the needs of higher education. An alternative premise is proposed based on the notions of temporality, confidence and trust. The article is timely as higher education embraces a business model of competition almost without questioning the appropriateness of the tools it uses.
84 citations
TL;DR: This article investigated issues in public university governance that contributed to the rapid expansion of university education and its impact on the quality of education as well as the effect of government involvement in the management of universities.
Abstract: This study investigated issues in public university governance that contributed to the rapid expansion of university education and its impact on the quality of education as well as the effect of government involvement in the management of universities. The study established that although the socio-economic and political pressures coupled with external policy formulations led to the rapid expansion of all levels of the education system following Kenya's independence in 1963, university education expanded phenomenally from the 1980s in response to the insatiable demand for such education. The political system exploited this demand as a means of squaring issues relating to historical and regional inequality and the devaluation of the assumed elitist ethos of the formal education system. Among the important politically motivated factors that has influenced large numbers of student admission in public universities is the relatively high frequency of student boycotts of lectures which in most cases are...
81 citations