International Journal of Phytoremediation

This article investigates the experiences and training needs of student teachers as they learn to teach post-16 English on a secondary Post Graduate Certificate in Education. A case-study was conducted on a sample of Open University PGCE English students and mentors over a six-month period. Five res…

Educators in a number of disciplines rely on field strategies to show their students how to apply concepts they have learned in their coursework. Very little guidance has been provided to criminal justice educators on ways to successfully bring the field into their classroom. Three strategies for br…

The role of education and training historically was to prepare men and women for different roles beyond schooling. Despite equality legislation in 1975, designed to secure wider opportunities for women in society and in the workplace, progress towards achieving equality in employment–with the except…

Vocational educators and trainers directly face the challenges of changing structures of work and economy in “new times”. This paper discusses changing relations of competence, learning and innovation in contemporary workplaces and the implications these have for vocational education and training (V…

The National Council for Vocational Qualifications established assessment procedures for qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in which portfolios play a central role. The relevant qualifications (National Vocational Qualifications and General National Vocational Qualifications) have…

In this paper, the transformative potential of exchanging stories of experience and practice among peers is explored. Drawing on a participatory action research study with beginning teachers in an internship system, the role of story-telling is traced, both as an obstacle and a contributor to profes…