Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2026)
This paper reviews the performance of students who graduated from the foundation year programme in business studies and compares their performance with non-foundation students at the higher national diploma equivalent to the foundation degree in the business programme. The study is conducted to unde…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2025)
This study explores the best responses expected of university-level TVET students during the 2022 Nigerian lecturers’ industrial action. It thus explored lecturers’ perceptions of the strike, their expectations of the students, activities, opportunities and challenges of university-level TVET (UL-TV…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2025)
Recent technological advancements have further fuelled the ever-evolving dynamics of future employability. This enhanced the avenue of graduate employability to the forefront of university education across the globe. Universities are striving to provide and equip graduates with capital that compleme…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2024)
One of the hallmarks of an ever-changing educational landscape is that students are paying considerably higher fees to study higher education courses, including those offered by college-based HE providers. As such, the student experience becomes of paramount importance to ensure student needs are me…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2023)
The objective of this article is to analyse the development and content of research in the global literature on student agency in higher education (SAHE) based on a bibliometric review of 224 articles published in the Scopus database during the period 2000–2022. VOSviewer, Excel, and Tableau softwar…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2023)
This article explores the rationale behind the ineffectiveness of on-campus Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) activities in three Vietnamese universities. An exploratory sequential mixed-methods approach that included six in-depth interviews with lecturers and 461 responses to a student survey was empl…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2022)
Even though the importance of technical and vocational education is acknowledged in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015, the university sector has dominated the discourse on the role of postsecondary educational institutions in sustainability. This comparat…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2021)
Self-governance and responsibilisation are integral to Basic Key Skills Builder (BKSB) assessments and Functional Skills qualifications. However, very little is known of its neoliberalist effects and the governance practices of tutors teaching disengaged youth taking Functional Skills as part of the…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2021)
For many years, a key driver for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) has been ensuring that students are prepared for employment post-graduation. This has often resulted in HEIs providing specific modules of study focussing on employability and soft skills. The existing research literature presents…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2020)
The concept of ‘competence’ has gained traction in recent years because of its power in informing broader educational objectives, such as readiness for transition to later educational stages. The responsibility for developing competencies in learners is increasingly laid onto educational institution…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2019)
The aim of this study was to gain a perspective of new members of staff who attempt to gain entry into an existing community of practice, to ascertain how this process occurs, and to explore new ways of inducting teams into established communities of practice. This research is situated, while demons…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2019)
Recognising the importance of graduates being equipped with appropriate employability skills alongside their subject-specific skills, we have had transferable skills training embedded throughout our degree programmes for 30 years. More recently, a specific employability skills module for final-year …
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2018)
This article sets out to examine the effectiveness of five different post-16 study pathways and the impact that spending time away from education has on gaining employment associated with an undergraduate degree. It also explores advice and guidance for students looking at post-16 study options, hig…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2017)
This study investigated a feedback exchange activity for engaging pre-service teachers and the nature of such feedback in two undergraduate classes, a distance learning (DL) and a face-to-face (F2F) class. The research question asked if the nature of peer feedback was different between F2F and DL cl…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2017)
Much of the research into higher education and its role in work-based learning, and especially in supporting undergraduate students on placements, has focused on longer-term internships and sandwich courses. Research has also concentrated on subject areas that have traditionally been associated with…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2017)
This article explores the impact of key teacher education policies created between 2000 and 2010 on further education teacher educators. Data was collected from a group of experienced teacher educators in the Midlands through a series of semi-structured interviews. This article argues that the refor…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2015)
The foundation degree is an intermediate-level qualification designed to widen participation in higher education while providing work-related skills and knowledge. It has a vocational focus and a pedagogic approach that integrates academic and work-based learning. Research into opportunities and the…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2015)
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is often seen to be constraining and focused on specific skill development for specific occupations. This goal is at odds with the demands of a knowledge economy that requires more general educational outcomes for an uncertain and unpredictable …
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2014)
Learning in the teaching workplace is crucial for the development of all trainee teachers. Workplace learning is particularly important for trainee teachers in the lifelong learning sector (LLS) in the UK, the majority of whom are already working as teachers, tutors, trainers or lecturers while unde…
Published:Journal of Further and Higher Education
(2012)
In 2008 there were 87,339 people enrolled on foundation degrees (FDs) in the UK (Foundation Degree Forward, 2009), and educational institutions in the UK offered 1700 different foundation degrees in over 25 subjects, with nearly 900 more in development (Action on Access, 2010). In addition, student …
