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• Research reports
• Research Seminars 2011-12
  • Professor Ewart Keep - 23rd March 2011
  • Dr Andrew McCoshan - 24th May 2011
  • Professor Chris James - 24th June 2011
  • Professor Jeremy Higham - 7th September 2011
  • Professor Louise Archer - 16th November 2011
  • Professor Richard Hatcher and Dr Tricia Le Gallais - 24th January 2012
  • Professor Prue Huddleson & Dr Anthony Mann - 22nd July 2011
  • Dr Steven Jones - 20th March 2012
  • Dr Anthony Mann and Christian Percy - 27th February 2012
  • Dr. Richard Pettinger - 15th March 2012
  • Karen Powell-Williams - 26th April 2012
  • Julian Stanley - 21st June, 2012
• Taskforce publications
• Research Conference 2010
• Research Conference 2011

Research Seminars 2011-12

The Education and Employers Taskforce and the Centre for Education and Industry at the University of Warwick have launched a research seminar programme in London. Podcasts will be available online shortly after each lecture. 

Please click here to view a full list of our seminars in 2012.

Forthcoming Seminars

Seminar 13:  21st June, 2012, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Julian Stanley, Centre for Education and Industry, University of Warwick

The Experiences of Vocational Learners in Seven EU Countries

Venue: University of Warwick

Please email James.Dawkins@educationandemployers.org to reserve a place at this seminar.

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Previous Seminars

Please click on seminar titles for abstracts, PowerPoint presentations and audio files.

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Seminar 1: 13th January 2011 

Dr Gill Haynes, Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter

Subject: Work-related learning and employer engagement: findings from the national evaluation of 14-19 Diplomas

(no abstract available)

Download the audio file here

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Seminar 2: 23rd March, 2011

Professor Ewart Keep, SKOPE, Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University 

Subject: Education and Industry - An Overview and Critique of Current Thinking

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Seminar 3: 24th May, 2011

Dr Andrew McCoshan, Centre for Education and Industry, University of Warwick

Subject: The Wolf Report - Perspectives from Europe

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Seminar 4: 24th June, 2011

Professor Chris James, University of Bath

Subject: School Governors and Employer Engagement in Education

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Seminar 5: 22nd July, 2011

Professor Prue Huddleston, Centre for Education and Industry, University of Warwick 

Dr Anthony Mann, Education and Employers Taskforce

Subject: How and Why Employers are Engaged to Support Student Learning and Progression in High-Performing Independent Schools

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Seminar 6: 7th September, 2011

Professor Jeremy Higham, University of Leeds

Subject: Work-related courses in a Canadian province - how teachers and students create a culture of vocationalism

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Seminar 7: 16th November, 2011

Professor Louise Archer, King's College London

Subject:Young People's Career Aspirations

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Seminar 8: 24th January, 2012 

Professor Richard Hatcher and Dr Tricia Le Gallais, Birmingham City University

Subject: Work Experience & Social Mobility: Understanding the Issue and Bucking the Trend

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Seminar 9:  27th February, 2012

Dr Anthony Mann and Christian Percy, Education and Employers Taskforce

Subject: School-Mediated Employer Engagement and Labour Market Outcomes for Young Adults - Wage Premiums and NEET Status 

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Seminar 10:  15th March, 2012, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Dr Richard Pettinger, University College London

Subject: Employer Engagement - A Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM) Perspective

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Seminar 11:  20th March, 2012, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Dr Steven Jones, Manchester University

Subject: Work Experience and the UK University Admissions System: Comparing UCAS Statements According to School Type

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Seminar 12:  26th April, 2012, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Karen Powell-Williams, University of Westminster

Not 'Just a Student': A Qualitative Exploration of Business, Psychology and Law Students' Accounts of their Placement Experience

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To find about about future events, email: events@educationandemployers.org