School of Education and Continuing Studies (SECS)

Profile

Qualifications

• BA  MA  PhD  PGCE (FE)  Adv Diploma FE

Responsibilities

• Course Leader   MSc Education and Training Management
• Supervision of Research Students
• Member of Faculty Research Degrees Committee
• Member of Faculty Research and Knowledge Transfer Committee
• Member of Faculty Research Ethics Committee
• Member of School Executive committee

Teaching Areas

• MSc - Research Methods, Management of the Curriculum, Dissertation supervision
• MA Learning and Teaching - Research Methods, Dissertation supervision
• PGCLTHE - Helping Students Learn, Curriculum Enhancement

Research Interests and Supervision

• Post 16 teacher education
• Curriculum Management
• CPD
• Vocational and Professional Education

I have examined 5 PhDs and 3 Prof Doc theses.   I am currently Director of Studies for 5 PhD students – one is a full-time overseas student, the others are part-time and I am a member of supervisory teams for 2 part-time PhD students.  I have supervised 3 research students to successful  PhD completion and 2  MPhil.  

Recent Publications and papers Presented

• Reforming Further Education Teacher Training: A Policy Communities and Policy  Networks Analysis Journal of Education for Teaching   Vol 35 No2 May 2009 pp183-196
• Continued professional development for non-medical prescribers – a report on atraining needs analysis.  Journal of Nursing Management   2009  Vol 17 No5 pp603-614 (with Green AJ, Prof Smith P and Westwood O)
•  Methodological issues in international and cross-cultural research and evaluation.   Journal of Vocational Education and Training   2007  Vol 59 No1 pp19-37 (with Green AJ)
• Evaluating the Impact of a Partnership For Creating Change In Substance Misuse  Practice In St. Petersburg, Russia.  Nurse Education In Practice  2005  Vol 5.6  pp340-347(with Green AJ)
• Reforming Further Education Teacher Training: A policy communities and  network analysis Paper presented to UCET Annual Conference, Birmingham (8th Nov 2008 (with Hafez R. UEL)
• Reforming Further Education Teacher Training: A policy communities and policy network analysis   Paper presented to Learning from Research.  Sussex Learning Network, LSRN and National Life-Long Learning Network Conference.  University of Sussex, Brighton  (25th June 2008)
• Post-Compulsory Education Issues: Teacher Education Reform and CPD   Invited presentation to UCET CPD Committee, London. (12 June 2008)
• Transcultural  Knowledge and Skills Transfer: Issues, Challenges and Lessons Learned  Paper presented to Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Nursing Conference.  Dorking, Surrey  (6th June 2008) With Green AJ
• Reforming Further Education Teacher Training: Innovation, policy-making and quasi -government  Paper presented to Society for Research in Higher Education  Annual Conference, Brighton. ( 12th December 2006)

Professional Activities

I have attended the Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) Post-16 Committee representing the University of Portsmouth, School of Education and Continuing Education since the mid-1990s.  In 2003 I was elected Vice-Chair of that Committee and from July 2005 until July 2008 I served as Chair and as a member of the UCET Executive Committee.  My terms in office coincided with the Government initiating, developing and, more recently, implementing the Further Education teacher education reform agenda.  I played a major leadership role in shaping the UCET position and response to the Government’s proposals and represented UCET at consultation events and in meetings with the DFES/DIUS, Lifelong Learning UK, Standards Verification UK, OfSTED, QCA and QAA.  I was consulted by those organizations on a wide range of issues concerned with the preparation and professional development of staff in the FE/Learning and Skills sector.  I was also invited to meet with Government Ministers  and other senior civil servants to advise on proposals.

When my term of office as Chair of the Post-16 Committee ended in July 2008, I was subsequently elected by UCET members to serve on the UCET Executive for three years. 

External Examining:  

• University of Wales ,  School of Education .  Masters Programmes
• University of Exeter   School of Education  PGCE(Post Compulsory)