Open University student enrolments fall 44% since 2009/10
In the year that the Open University celebrates its 50th anniversary, the annual higher education student statistics release from HESA (*) paints a gloomy picture for lifelong learners. Overall...
View ArticleThriving at work – #DOPconf 2019 review
Shortly after I’d been discharged from hospital last September, I made a decision to attend the British Psychological Society’s Division of Occupational Psychologists annual conference (DOPconf to its...
View ArticleVince Cable’s lifelong learning commission – a missed opportunity?
An under-reported part of Vince Cable’s first conference speech as Leader of the Liberal Democrats was his announcement of an independent commission on lifelong learning. Being a lifelong learning...
View ArticleAre we at the bottom yet? Further falls in Open University enrolments...
Today’s first release of HESA’s official student enrolment data for 2016/17 shows a further decline in part-timers. This is against a background of slightly rising numbers in higher education overall....
View ArticleThree ideas for encouraging lifelong learning
Following on from my recent post about the decline of lifelong learning in England over the last decade, I’d like to offer three broad suggestions that could help to reverse this depressing trend. 1....
View ArticleThe consequences of kicking the can down the road
Kicking the can down the road is sometimes a useful tactic for avoiding short-term political pain, but often results in significant long-term damage. If a politician can kick a particular can far...
View ArticleOpen University enrolments fell again in 2015/16
It’s the time of year when HESA – The Higher Education Statistics Agency – issue their statistical first release covering student enrolments and qualifications obtained. Against a background of a small...
View Article(Probably) the end
Hello! *Blows away the cobwebs and dusts furiously* I bet you thought that I’d forgotten about you all as I haven’t written anything here since May. Well, after my excellent attempts at procrastination...
View ArticleDiscursive strategies used by sales leaders in value co-creation
Today, this amazing thing happened. A short paper based on my MSc research into the discursive strategies used by sales leaders has been included in the programme for the 2017 BPS division of...
View Article10,000 steps a day – day 11 – dissertation done!
My dissertation is officially finished. Yay! Well, almost: I will proof read it again tomorrow before submitting all 9,000 lovingly crafted words. But, done. Which brings me to the end of my MSc, too....
View ArticleA distinction in procrastination
Hello all – and please accept my apologies for being away from here for a little while. “No problem”, I can hear you all saying, “we understand that you’ve been working hard on your dissertation,...
View Article6 things my pilot research interview taught me
I’ve now completed my pilot research interview, transcribed the resulting audio and conducted a very brief analysis of the data. These are six of the more important things the pilot has taught me. I...
View ArticleSix things needed for a research interview
On Monday I will start to feel like a ‘proper’ researcher. That’s because I’ve reached the stage in my dissertation when I can conduct a pilot interview. The aim of piloting the interview is to make...
View ArticleMSc occupational psychology modules review
Last night I submitted the final module assignment for my MSc occupational psychology qualification at the University of Leicester – hurrah! It’s now just the small matter of restarting the...
View ArticleWhy education shouldn’t be a treadmill
I can understand why some people say that education is a treadmill that you get on as soon as you’re born and eventually fall off, presumably when the speed of the belt goes beyond your capacity to...
View ArticleStress and procrastination
Someone in the occupational psychology course team clearly has a sense of humour. Having finally squeaked my way around the ethical approval process a couple of weeks ago and having recovered from the...
View ArticleFalling off the ethical happy path
It’s Sunday morning. I’m currently surrounded by books, academic papers, highlighter pens and lots of scrappy notes. I’m ploughing my way through the individual at work module in an attempt to start...
View ArticleIn praise of Baroness Sharp – the Lords debate adult education and lifelong...
Last week, the House of Lords debated the current state of adult education and lifelong learning. I’ve now taken some time to read through the transcript and I’ve picked out a number of highlights from...
View ArticleOpen University student numbers fell 12.2% in 2014/15
The number of students studying at The Open University has fallen for the 5th consecutive year, according to figures released by The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Data for student...
View ArticleWhat occupational psychologists get up to in January
Happy New Year! This week I’ve had the pleasure of spending three days at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Occupational Psychology annual conference, held at the East Midlands Conference...
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