Education + Training: Volume 49 Issue 2

Towards a pedagogy of inspirational parables

Edwina Pio, Neil Haigh

This paper seeks to present a rationale for a learning and assessment activity involving students in the construction of inspirational parables for diversity management within a…

From foundation to honours degree: the student experience

Paul Greenbank

This paper aims to examine how students from foundation degrees (FDs) run at local further education colleges coped (academically and to a lesser extent psychologically) with the…

Students' self‐evaluation and reflection (part 2): an empirical study

Jesus Cambra‐Fierro, Jesus Cambra‐Berdún

This paper aims to demonstrate that students' self‐evaluations contribute to improving academic results and life skills.

Employer co‐funded training in the UK: Current practice and policy considerations

Rhodri Thomas, David Parsons, John Barry, Valerie Rowe

This paper sets out to examine the contribution of employer co‐funding of publicly‐funded vocational education and training in the UK (i.e. training initiatives that are available…

Cooperative learning: a pedagogy to improve students' generic skills?

Joan Ballantine, Patricia McCourt Larres

The objective of this study is two‐fold. First, it provides guidance to educators and trainers on establishing a cooperative learning environment. Second, it examines final‐year…

The sustainability of enterprise education: a case study in Hong Kong

Christina Wai Mui Yu, Thomas Wing Yan Man

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a case of an increasingly popular enterprise education programme in Hong Kong called the Teen Entrepreneurs Competition (TEC) and to…

Postgraduate Study in the UK: The International Student's Guide

Nicholas Foskett, Rosalind Foskett

Preparing the Perfect CV (4th edition)

Rebecca Corfield