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Orr, Kevin – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2013
This article examines the development of new teachers' practice and conceptions of teaching in English further education (FE). Drawing upon data from observations and interviews involving both trainee and serving teachers at a large FE college, it discusses and applies a restricted conceptualisation of culture to investigate the influence of local…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Practices, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
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Orr, Kevin – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2010
The introduction of applied diplomas for 14-19-year-olds from September 2008 in England is leading to increased numbers of young people of current school age (14-16) attending further education (FE) colleges, where aspects of these new qualifications are taught. Although students aged 14 and 15 have previously attended FE, the numbers involved are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Foreign Countries, Trainees