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Value for money and the commodification of higher education: front-line narratives (2020)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, L. C., & Wilkinson, M. D. (in press). Value for money and the commodification of higher education: front-line narratives. Teaching in higher education, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2020.1819226

This paper provides a critical interrogation of government-led reform of higher education (HE) in England. Its focus is marketisation, and in particular, the concepts of ‘value for money’ (VFM), teaching excellence, and students as educational consum... Read More about Value for money and the commodification of higher education: front-line narratives.

Operating in the dark: The identification of forced labour in the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Shepherd, R., & Wilkinson, M. (in press). Operating in the dark: The identification of forced labour in the UK. Critical social policy : CSP, https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018320921540

Presented here are the findings of a research study undertaken between 2015 and 2018 that focused on existing arrangements and mechanisms for front-line identification of the victims of forced labour in the UK. The study drew upon interviews with ser... Read More about Operating in the dark: The identification of forced labour in the UK.