Barriers to Partnership for Curriculum Development: a collective case study involving higher education, further education and employers
Barriers to Partnership for Curriculum Development: a collective case study involving higher education, further education and employers
The emergence of collaborative partnerships to produce undergraduate programmes in response to government policy and employer workforce development needs provides a rich environment for the study of curriculum innovation. This paper presents the findings of a collective case study of six undergraduate programmes developed by consortia involving employer groups across all sectors; further education colleges, and three higher education institutions. In this paper, the barriers that emerged are analysed and a model of five major groups are identified: resource; skills; quality assurance; cultural and external barriers. The nature of the problems that these barriers present are found to vary and the paper suggests a typology relating to the prevalence and significance of the barriers, and the degree of action required by the development team.
PartnershipHigher educationBarriersCollaborationCurriculum developmentFurther EducationEmployersWorkforce developmentWidening participation
Foskett, Rosalind
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14 March 2006
Foskett, Rosalind
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Foskett, Rosalind
(2006)
Barriers to Partnership for Curriculum Development: a collective case study involving higher education, further education and employers.
CEDAR 11th International Conference 2006, Warwick, United Kingdom.
13 - 14 Mar 2006.
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The emergence of collaborative partnerships to produce undergraduate programmes in response to government policy and employer workforce development needs provides a rich environment for the study of curriculum innovation. This paper presents the findings of a collective case study of six undergraduate programmes developed by consortia involving employer groups across all sectors; further education colleges, and three higher education institutions. In this paper, the barriers that emerged are analysed and a model of five major groups are identified: resource; skills; quality assurance; cultural and external barriers. The nature of the problems that these barriers present are found to vary and the paper suggests a typology relating to the prevalence and significance of the barriers, and the degree of action required by the development team.
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Published date: 14 March 2006
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CEDAR 11th International Conference 2006, Warwick, United Kingdom, 2006-03-13 - 2006-03-14
Keywords:
PartnershipHigher educationBarriersCollaborationCurriculum developmentFurther EducationEmployersWorkforce developmentWidening participation
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/21030
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Rosalind Foskett
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