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Political influence in policy and education.

Presentation / Conference
Webster, B. & Holloway, A. (2015, October)
Political influence in policy and education. Presented at Florence Nightingale Foundation Conference, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
No abstract available.

Education - who does it serve? A political and policy analysis.

Presentation / Conference
Webster, B. (2014, June)
Education - who does it serve? A political and policy analysis. Presented at NHS Lothian Annual Staff Conference, Edinburgh
No abstract available.

Private schools as battlefields: contested visions of learning and livelihood in Nepal.

Journal Article
Caddell, M. (2006)
Private schools as battlefields: contested visions of learning and livelihood in Nepal. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 36(4), 463-479. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057920601024909
Current policy and programme considerations of the role of the private sector in the promotion of schooling reform and the achievement of Education For All encompass a somewha...

The managed learning environment in Scottish Higher Education: a socio-technical exploration

Thesis
Edwards, D. The managed learning environment in Scottish Higher Education: a socio-technical exploration. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6425
This thesis presents a socio-technical account of the adoption and development of Managed Learning Environments (MLE) in three Universities in Scotland. The term 'development'...

Development of a model for implementation of strategic change management in Libyan higher education.

Thesis
Theeb, M. Development of a model for implementation of strategic change management in Libyan higher education. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3580
This research focuses on an analysis of the changes in the Libyan Higher Education Institutions (LHEIs) management system. This is an important subject since the Libyan Genera...

Are we all designers?

Conference Proceeding
Rodgers, P., Hall, A., Winton, E., Land, E. & Aurisicchio, M. (2013)
Are we all designers?
Several design writers have proposed, or at least implied, that “…we are all designers…” through the way we manipulate the environment around us, select the items we wish to o...

Establishing Process Improvement Capability in an HE environment

Report
McAssey, R. & Yorkstone, S. (2016)
Establishing Process Improvement Capability in an HE environment. UCISA: UCISA-PCMG
Process improvement activity is increasing in UK universities, partly in response to calls for increased effectiveness and efficiency but also as a response to today’s rapidly...

It's Okay to Teach People with an Intellectual Disability about Their Disability

Journal Article
Spassiani, N. A. (2018)
It's Okay to Teach People with an Intellectual Disability about Their Disability. The Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 31(3), 287-294
This paper introduces a newly accredited university programme for students with an intellectual disability (ID). The curriculum is largely based on disability studies pedagogy...

National Qualification Frameworks: developing research perspectives.

Journal Article
Fernie, S. & Pilcher, N. (2008)
National Qualification Frameworks: developing research perspectives. Quality in Higher Education. 15, 221-232. doi:10.1080/13538320903343099. ISSN 1353-8322
Arguments for National Qualification Frameworks (NQF) are compelling. Indeed, such frameworks are now an international phenomenon. Yet, few studies take a critical perspective...

Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education.

Journal Article
Caddell, M., & Ashley, L. D. (2006)
Blurring boundaries: towards a reconceptualisation of the private sector in education. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 36(4), 411-419. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057920601024750
This Special Issue of Compare stems from papers presented to the eighth United Kingdom Forum for International Education and Training (UKFIET) Oxford International Conference ...