Readings in Post-compulsory Education

"This interesting collection of papers is the product of a series of important conferences organized by the Learning and Skills Research Network (LSRN) over a seven year period. The conferences were a vital means of highlighting the developing research culture in the Learning and Skills sector. These papers offer a fascinating insight into the way in which practitioners in the sector gradually began to engage in research themselves and to overcome some of the perceived barriers to doing so. At a time when further change is expected, the need to ensure that a strong research dimension is encouraged and supported is critical and these papers demonstrate just how much potential exists in further education for the development of a vibrant action research culture which could provide much needed evidence to support effective structural change. This is a valuable collection of papers." Educational Review, December 2009