Getting it out there: how, where, why?
Writing for publication is widely understood as a central activity for researchers, and, since their institutions have the same ambition, perhaps the one by which researchers are ultimately...
Convenor
Bill Esmond, Dr
Associate Professor at University of Derby
Bill Esmond is associate professor at the University of Derby, where he is cluster lead for research in the field of technical and vocational education and training (TVET), professional and continuing education. Following extensive periods of work in industry and in the further education sector, his research during the last decade has examined the interface of TVET with work and with higher education; the trajectories of marginal educators; and international comparison of TVET systems and their divergence from Europeanisation.
At a time of increasing policy attention on the sector, his work draws attention to questions of society and political economy that underlie contemporary discourses and debates. Recent publications include study of the ‘subaltern educator’ (https://rdcu.be/bZoAs) and ongoing work with Liz Atkins on the formation of ‘technical elites’ and corresponding marginalisation within the sector, shaping and reproducing the labour force of the ‘hourglass economy’.
His present role is centred on building research capacity at local, regional and national levels, with the aim of strengthening the research community and enabling it to provide deeper, theorised explanations of our field, informing policy debate and educational practice.
Bill Esmond's contributions
SIG Forum Meeting – Post-Compulsory and Lifelong Learning SIG
Join the Post-Compulsory and Lifelong Learning SIG for an opportunity to share a window into your research and to open the door to potential collaborations for future work. We will be offering...
SIG Forum Meeting – Post-Compulsory and Lifelong Learning
Join the Post-Compulsory and Lifelong Learning SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG over the last year and plans for 2023 This meeting will be...
Knowledge and Expertise in Vocational Education and Training
Questions of the knowledge that students acquire through vocational studies is fundamental to understanding educational settings oriented to preparation for work. What forms of knowledge are valid...
Knowledge and expertise in vocational education and training
Online registration for this event has now closed, to register please email events@bera.ac.uk #BERA_LifelongLearning @BERANews Questions of the knowledge that students acquire through...
Aspiration and constraint in the post-COVID post-compulsory crisis
After decades of uncertainty about the future of education and work, the global pandemic has further undermined old ideas about post-compulsory education as a route to well-defined occupations and...
Aspiration and constraint in the post-COVID post-compulsory crisis
Online registration for this event has now closed, please email events@bera.ac.uk to register. #BERA_PostCompulsory Online event – pre-registration essential After decades of uncertainty...
Post-Compulsory and Lifelong Learning
The sector of post-compulsory education and lifelong learning is a wide and diverse one, covering areas such as the study of 14-19 education and training, further and higher education, adult...