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14 September 2015 to 17 September 2015Belfast

Tuesday 15th September 2015
11.30 – 13.00

1.17

Post-Compulsory and Lifelong Learning
Session Type: Individual Papers

Learning across the life course: empirical perspectives
Chair: Orr, Kevin – University of Huddersfield

0320 – What motivates adult learners to study whilst working?
Preston, Catherine – Independent Education Consultant

0094 – An investigation into the numbers and characteristics of candidates with incomplete entries at AS/A level
Vidal Rodeiro, Carmen – Cambridge Assessment

0137 – Widening Participation, Social Mobility and Higher Education provision in English Further Education colleges
Orr, Kevin – University of Huddersfield

Wednesday 16th September 2015
09.00 – 10.30

3.17

Post-Compulsory and Lifelong Learning
Session Type: Individual Papers

Teachers and teaching in further and adult education
Chair: Tummons, Jonathan – Durham University

0071 – Envisioning the education of further education trainee teachers with occupational experiences using a collaborative and evidence-based research approach
Loo, Sai – UCL Institute of Education

0183 – Changing professional standards in further education: exploring the perspectives of practitioners
Tummons, Jonathan – Durham University

0334 – Professionalism in Further Education: International Perspectives and Comparisons
Atkins, Liz – Northumbria University; Tummons, Jonathan – Durham University

0021 – Do Clinical Placements Improve Nursing Students’ Self-Concept? A Longitudinal Study in Vocational Nursing Schools in Taiwan
Lin, Meng-Yin – Durham University; Remedios, Richard – Durham University

Wednesday 16th September 2015
15.45 – 17.15

5.18

Post-Compulsory and Lifelong Learning
Session Type: Individual Papers

Progression of level 3 learners and Maths and English delivery in FE
Chair: Jameson, Jill – University of Greenwich

0440 – A strategic consultation on Mathematics and English in post-16 education and training
Cordingley, Philippa – CUREE Ltd; Crisp, Paul – CUREE Ltd; Groll, Anne – CUREE Ltd

0466 – Panel Discussion: Who Provides for Neglected FE/SFC Students within the 99% of Other Learners In England? A BIS-funded HIVE-PED Research Report Panel Discussion on the Progression of all-England FE And 6th Form College Level 3 Learners To Higher Education 2008-12
Jameson, Jill – University of Greenwich; Smith, Sharon – University of Greenwich; Joslin, Hugh – University of Greenwich

Thursday 17th September 2015
09.00 – 10.30

6.19

Post-Compulsory and Lifelong Learning
Session Type: Individual Papers

Pedagogy and curriculum in vocational education and training
Chair: Loo, Sai – UCL Institute of Education

0070 – From vocational to occupational pedagogy: a conceptual framework
Loo, Sai – UCL Institute of Education

0328 – Recontextualisation and the socio-epistemic analysis of vocational curricula
Hordern, Jim – Bath Spa University

0365 – Using standardised rubrics, portfolios and personal learning plans in the workplace
Clayton, John – Waikato Institute of Technology