Scholarly Activity in Provider Context

John Lea

doi:10.14297/jpaap.v2i1.93

Abstract

College-based Higher Education (CBHE) is contributing positively to raising the profile of its scholarly activities. Rather than seeking to directly emulate more traditional universities, there is evidence that CBHE scholarly activity is much more closely tied to its unique provider context. But, in the process, CBHE is also contributing to debates about widening the scope of research and scholarship throughout higher education.

Highlights

College-based Higher Education (CBHE) is contributing positively to raising the profile of its scholarly activities
It is against this background that we relished the opportunity afforded us by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) in commissioning a report aimed at exploring some of the issues in more detail
We did this in three ways: first, an analytical discussion which reflected on academic and policy literature related to HE in FE; second, a summary review and discussion of the findings of the Integrated Quality Enhancement and Review (IQER) reports produced by the QAA over the last five years; and third, the production of six case studies drawn from interviews and discussions with HE in FE colleagues around the country (Simmons & Lea, 2013)

Summary

Introduction

College-based Higher Education (CBHE) is contributing positively to raising the profile of its scholarly activities. We focused on how FE colleges in England were rising to the challenge of developing that HE ethos, with specific reference to developing forms of higher learning and a culture of research and scholarship.

Results

Conclusion