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Leach, Tony – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2017
This paper explores contested notions of the purpose of education and careers work. The research for the paper examines public sector employee reactions to notion of a psychological contract breach, when cuts in funding put their jobs and careers at risk. It argues that, in this environment, the search for career fulfilment can be marked by…
Descriptors: Graduate Surveys, Employment Experience, Employment Potential, Career Guidance
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Leach, Tony – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2017
As cuts in public-sector funding continue to affect the lives and careers of public-sector workers in the UK, and in other countries, there are added pressures on educational establishments to equip students with the knowledge and skills for employability, sustainable employment and career development in an employment marketplace characterised by…
Descriptors: Ideology, Politics of Education, Vocational Education, Neoliberalism
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Spowart, Lucy; Turner, Rebecca; Shenton, Deborah; Kneale, Pauline – International Journal for Academic Development, 2016
The status of teaching and learning is an issue those providing and supporting higher education grapple with. The UK Higher Education Academy offers accreditation aligned to the professional standards framework (PSF). The PSF contextualises the role of teaching and supporting learning, and offers a mechanism for individuals' commitment to be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accreditation (Institutions), Experienced Teachers, College Faculty