Higher education in further education: Capturing and promoting HEness

Lea, J. and Simmons, J. (2012) Higher education in further education: Capturing and promoting HEness. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 17 (2). pp. 179-193. ISSN 1359-6748

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2012.673888

Abstract

This article discusses the implications of continuing to support the delivery of higher education (HE) in further education (FE) settings. Although a critical mass of students studying HE in Further Education Colleges (FECs) is significant in sustaining the viability of the provision, we argue that the qualitative dimensions to ‘capturing HEness’ are in need of further critical scrutiny. This is undertaken by highlighting the importance of institutional and individual autonomy in maintaining an HE culture, with specific reference to the curriculum, pedagogy, and research. Throughout, some key similarities and differences between HE and FE organisational practices and cultures are identified, and the various pressures which are simultaneously pulling the two apart, and together, are analysed. The article concludes by arguing that there are some grounds for cautious optimism but we must be mindful that both FE and HE need to retain practices and a culture, without which the essence of HEness could be compromised in both settings.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	higher education culture, further education, HEness
Faculty/Department:	Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education > Department of Education ~Pre-2012 Faculty Structure > Faculty of Creative Arts, Humanities and Education > Department of Education
ID Code:	16782
Deposited By:	J. Simmons
Deposited On:	11 May 2012 08:50
Last Modified:	12 Jun 2013 07:04