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Author:   Susan Wallace
Publisher:   Critical Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Critical Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 24.60cm
ISBN:  

9781909330214

ISBN 10:   1909330213
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   12 September 2013
Audience:   Adult education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction: The frog waiting for a kiss Chapter 2: Parity or Prejudice? The origins and purpose of the FE sector Chapter 3: Building status and dismantling the Mutual Damnation Model Chapter 4: Ladders, Weddings and Machinery: Reading the White Papers Chapter 5: Looking for the FE sector: portrayals of the sector in fiction and the media Chapter 6:The Martian's Eye View: What new teachers see Chapter 7: Playing Up and Dumbing Down? From Liberal Studies to Basic Skills Chapter 8: The Culture of Respect : Current discourse on motivation and behaviour Chapter 9: Letters from the Front: Insider discourse Chapter 10: Conclusions Glossary References Index

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Susan Wallace is the Professor of Continuing Education at Nottingham Trent University. Part of her role is to support learning on the initial training courses for teachers in the FE sector. She taught in the sector for ten years, including on BTEC programmes and Basic Skills provision. Her particular interest is in the motivation and behaviour of students in FE, and in mentoring and the ways in which a successful mentoring relationship can support personal and professional development. In her spare time she writes books, mainly aimed at teachers and student teachers in the sector.

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