Do lecturers delivering Higher Education in Further Education desire to conduct research?

Feather, Denis (2012) Do lecturers delivering Higher Education in Further Education desire to conduct research? Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 17 (3). pp. 335-347. ISSN 1359-6748

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Abstract

This article considers the views and perceptions of lecturers delivering Higher Education Business Programmes (HEBPs) in Further Education Colleges (FECs) on whether they desire to undertake research, thus enabling them to both become, and be viewed as specialists in their subjects. The methodology employed was from an interpretivist perspective, with a view to understand how lecturers interpret research, and whether they see it as part of their role. Twenty-six in-depth interviews were conducted throughout the Yorkshire and Humber region in the United Kingdom (UK). Some of the key findings were that although some lecturers would like to undertake research to specialise in their subject area, they felt that they did not have neither the time, or support of their individual institution.

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