Call for papers - Research in Post-Compulsary Education / FERA
Special Issue on Research and Lifelong Learning Networks
This international, fully-refereed journal, reports on research in the increasingly important area of post-compulsory education.
Throughout the world, there is a growing awareness of the significance of vocational and post-compulsory education and training systems. The majority of countries are working hard to develop their provision, recognising the importance of post-compulsory education in providing educated and skilled people in sufficient numbers at appropriate levels to assist economic and social development.
Research in Post-Compulsory Education, sponsored by the United Kingdom's Further Education Research Association (FERA), recognises the need for more international research and analysis and the generation of relevant theory in order to identify policy needs and trends as well as priorities in this growing area. While reporting current research, the journal also actively encourages the further development of research for post-compulsory education.
Research in Post-Compulsory Education is essential reading for policy-makers and researchers, practitioners and practitioner-researchers in all the different spheres of post-compulsory education including vocational/technical education, adult and continuing education, community education, schools, further and higher education. The Editorial Board and Advisory Board members are drawn from many counties to take account of the need for wide representation and editorial expertise.
The Editorial Board have decided that this is a timely moment to issue a Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal on Research and Lifelong Learning Networks (LLNs). LLNs are a post-compulsory education initiative funded by the Higher Education Funding Council of England, designed to address the crucial issue of progression of under-represented groups, especially those in employment and on vocational courses, into and within higher education - from schools, colleges and workplaces. As the LLNs move into their final stage, the Board are concerned to showcase the breadth of research that has taken place into and within the networks and how that research has been turned into action.
This special issue will focus on research with the post-compulsory sector which has focused on progressing vocational learners into and through higher education and welcomes research based contributions within the following areas:
- The historical and wider context
- Different aspects of the Lifelong Learning Networks’ achievements
- Implications for practice and development in other contexts
- Good practice case studies
- Successes of Higher Education in Further Education Colleges
- Staff development
- Assessment methods
- Apprenticeships
- Sustaining, embedding and looking forward
Contributions from across the UK will be welcome, as will those with an international perspective.
The final deadline for articles is 24 June 2011, although contributors are encouraged to submit before this deadline if possible. The Joint Editors of this Special Issue are very happy to discuss proposals informally. Submitted papers must follow the Journal guidelines (http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/edstylea.dot), and be sent as an email attachment to Amelia Rout (a.c.rout@staffs.ac.uk).