Category Archives: Blogs

Dr Aileen Ireland, Research Fellow, University of Stirling 27 October, 2020 As every part of the education sector comes to grips with the effects of COVID-19, each organisation has had to adopt creative ways in which to govern their responses … Continue reading →

Professor Cate WatsonFaculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling cate.watson@stir.ac.uk [Read the full paper here] Professor Cate Watson argues that we need to recognise the importance of comedy in human affairs – and in sociological research… ‘Good’ governance is widely accepted … Continue reading →

How do governance processes and practices in colleges of further education (FE) in the UK respond to and reshape the political and policy imperatives within which they are located?  This is the focus of a study of the Processes and Practices … Continue reading →

David James University of Cardiff It’s 7am on a cold morning in February. Two young people each begin their daily commute – Richard catches the train from Bristol to Cardiff so that he can attend his course at a college … Continue reading →

Cate Watson University of Stirling A response to Ron Hill’s Now is the perfect time for thinking about strategy and strategic positioning I read with interest Ron’s blog which sets out some clear pointers for why College Boards should start … Continue reading →

Professor Ron Hill University of Stirling Setting the strategic direction for a college is a core task and prime function for the board and now is the perfect time to be thinking about college strategy. Colleges have completed their self-assessment … Continue reading →

Processes and practices of governing in Further Education colleges in the UK: investigating ‘boards in action’ An ESRC funded project led by the Universities of Stirling, Birmingham and Cardiff Cate Watson cate.watson@stir.ac.uk Why governing boards? Why further education? Why now? … Continue reading →