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Valid knowledge: The economy and the academy (2007)
Journal Article
Williams, P. J. (2007). Valid knowledge: The economy and the academy. Higher Education, 54(4), 511-523. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-007-9051-y

The future of Western universities as public institutions is the subject of extensive continuing debate, underpinned by the issue of what constitutes valid knowledge. Where in the past only prepositional knowledge codified by academics was considered... Read More about Valid knowledge: The economy and the academy.

Education and globalization: redefining the role of the educational professional (2006)
Journal Article
Bottery, M. (2006). Education and globalization: redefining the role of the educational professional. Educational review, 58(1), 95-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131910500352804

This paper argues that current globalizing forces are profoundly affecting the policies of nation states, and particularly those in education, and producing a situation where educational professional work is both increasingly controlled and increasin... Read More about Education and globalization: redefining the role of the educational professional.

Lessons from the future: ICT scenarios and the education of teachers (2005)
Journal Article
Williams, P. (2005). Lessons from the future: ICT scenarios and the education of teachers. Journal of education for teaching : JET, 31(4), 319-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607470500280209

This paper reviews significant events of the last 25 years in schools and teacher education in England and looks ahead to the next 25 years. Various scenarios for the future are examined and the potential is considered for new forms of teachers' init... Read More about Lessons from the future: ICT scenarios and the education of teachers.

The development of full time elementary education for the lower orders during the nineteenth century, with special reference to schooling in Hessle, Hull, Kirk Ella, Swanland and North Ferriby (1982)
Thesis
Davison, L. M. (1982). The development of full time elementary education for the lower orders during the nineteenth century, with special reference to schooling in Hessle, Hull, Kirk Ella, Swanland and North Ferriby. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4312159

Baring the nineteenth century the State increasingly intervened in the field of elementary education. This study examines why the intervention occurred, the form it took, and its impact upon the development of schooling in Hessle, Hull, Swanland, Kir... Read More about The development of full time elementary education for the lower orders during the nineteenth century, with special reference to schooling in Hessle, Hull, Kirk Ella, Swanland and North Ferriby.

School admissions and accountability: planning, choice or chance?
Book
Feintuck, M., & Stevens, R. School admissions and accountability: planning, choice or chance?. The University of Hull

The processes for allocating places at secondary schools in England are always controversial. "School Admissions and Accountability" addresses issues relevant to school admissions over the past sixty years, exploring three primary ways it has been do... Read More about School admissions and accountability: planning, choice or chance?.

Ethical professional mobile learning for teaching and nursing workplaces
Book Chapter
Burden, K., Aubusson, P., & Schuck, S. Ethical professional mobile learning for teaching and nursing workplaces. . The University of Hull

The ubiquity, accessibility and flexibility of mobile technologies suggests they will be valuable for professional learning, particularly in professions where most of the work does not occur at a set workstation. This chapter focuses on two such prof... Read More about Ethical professional mobile learning for teaching and nursing workplaces.

Critical professional or branded technician? Changing conceptions of the education worker
Book Chapter
Bottery, M. Critical professional or branded technician? Changing conceptions of the education worker. . The University of Hull

This chapter uses a case study of five phases in the changing meaning of teacher professionalism in England to suggest that changes caused by current legislation there, notably to do with workforce reform and inclusion agendas, is probably reducing r... Read More about Critical professional or branded technician? Changing conceptions of the education worker.

Assessment Futures: 21st Century methods for 21st Century needs
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Williams, P. (2013, December). Assessment Futures: 21st Century methods for 21st Century needs. Paper presented at London International Conference on Education

Developments in globalisation and new technologies are making significant impacts in higher education. Universities in a global market are increasingly concerned to reorient their degree programmes to meet the vocational needs of the Knowledge Econom... Read More about Assessment Futures: 21st Century methods for 21st Century needs.

Our digital children
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Williams, P. (2014, November). Our digital children. Presented at Scarborough Education Forum

The power relationship between adults and children in the West is shifting. Factors of age and life experience are becoming counterbalanced by children’s affinity for burgeoning developments in digital technology, where skills developed in online gam... Read More about Our digital children.

(Im)mobility, 'hard to reach communities' and the practice of citizenship education
Book Chapter
Ploner, J., & Kakos, M. (Im)mobility, 'hard to reach communities' and the practice of citizenship education.

Our aim in this short conceptual chapter is to explore current understandings of the designation Hard to Reach when applied to communities, and issues arising from the development of interventions targeting such groups. By exploring the meanings attr... Read More about (Im)mobility, 'hard to reach communities' and the practice of citizenship education.

UALTC2009 Inclusion of all Students at the University Level
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Messiou, K. UALTC2009 Inclusion of all Students at the University Level

Abstract submitted to the Annual Learning and Teaching Conference 2009. Paper was delivered as a Presentation under the Flexible Delivery Theme.

Beyond control : will blended learning subvert national curricula?
Book Chapter
Williams, P. Beyond control : will blended learning subvert national curricula?. . The University of Hull

Blended Learning seems to entail a relatively innocuous set of techniques, but closer examination reveals some of these carry implicit assumptions – of constructivist philosophy, peer collaboration and situative learning – which may make their export... Read More about Beyond control : will blended learning subvert national curricula?.

The Preschool Transition in Latin America: is it the same process than in developed countries?
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urbina Garcia, A. (2016, August). The Preschool Transition in Latin America: is it the same process than in developed countries?. Presented at European Early Childhood Research Association Annual Conference (EECERA), Dublin, Ireland

The main aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of transition between preschool and first grade primary school held by teachers, headteachers and parents in the public education system in Mexico City. The preschool transition-research has s... Read More about The Preschool Transition in Latin America: is it the same process than in developed countries?.

Training Specialists in Child Development: The role of the child psychologist
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urbina Garcia, A. (2004, September). Training Specialists in Child Development: The role of the child psychologist. Presented at IV Colloquium of Professional Training: Psychology Department; Institute of Safety and Health Services for Government Workers, Mexico, City