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Singing Better Songs? A Life History Study of Higher Education Teacher Educators Working in the English Further Education Sector

Kadi-Hanifi, Karima and Keenan, J. (2015) Singing Better Songs? A Life History Study of Higher Education Teacher Educators Working in the English Further Education Sector. Power and Education, 7 (3). pp. 338-354. ISSN 1757-7438

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Abstract

There has been a growth in the last 10 years of higher education provision in the English further
education sector. This article examines the thoughts and feelings of three higher-education-level
teachers working in the further education sector. Using Ivor Goodson’s life history approach,
it identifies a high degree of compliance with the system by the teachers. In order to justify the
conflict between organisational and teacher concerns, key strategies were formed. These included
celebrating further education as a place which gives people a second chance, a students-first focus
and the significance of the human connection made at work. There were also similarities between
the underlying motivations of teachers to teach at a higher level than many of their colleagues,
which included family, class, control and the significance of dominant others in their lives.

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Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords: life history, Higher Education, Further Education, Ivor Goodson
Subjects: L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Divisions: College of Arts, Humanities and Education > School of Education
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Depositing User: Karima Kadi-Hanifi
Date Deposited: 15 Apr 2016 12:56
Last Modified: 17 Jun 2020 17:10
URI: https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/4318

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