dc.contributor.author | Pilcher, Nick | |
dc.contributor.author | Fernie, Scott | |
dc.contributor.author | Smith, Karen | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-26T19:12:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-26T19:12:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-01-02 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Pilcher , N , Fernie , S & Smith , K 2017 , ' The impact of National Qualifications Frameworks: by which yardstick do we measure dreams? ' , Journal of Education and Work , vol. 30 , no. 1 , pp. 1-12 . https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2015.1122178 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1469-9435 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-0408-5377/work/166986490 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/17571 | |
dc.description | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Education and Work on 16 December 2015. Under embargo. Embargo end date: 16June 2017. The version of record is available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13639080.2015.1122178 | |
dc.description.abstract | National Qualifications Frameworks (NQFs) are a global phenomenon. This is evidenced by their scale, coverage and intrinsic link with education policy across Europe and beyond. Research into their impact has encompassed a number of perspectives; theoretical, practical and evaluative. Yet, despite the existence of critical literature related to the development, design and impact of NQFs, little research has questioned the actual feasibility of researching the ‘impact’ of NQFs per se. The arguments in this paper position such research as both unfeasible and futile: a dream for which it is impossible to identify a suitable yardstick to measure. We base our argument around three broad themes: linguistics and semantics; homogeneity and; methodological complexity. Around these themes we aim to show why such research has proved problematic and, in doing so, contribute to the field as it explores the impact of NQFs in the future. | en |
dc.format.extent | 12 | |
dc.format.extent | 264145 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Education and Work | |
dc.subject | national qualifications framework | |
dc.subject | impact | |
dc.title | The impact of National Qualifications Frameworks: : by which yardstick do we measure dreams? | en |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Education | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2017-06-16 | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1080/13639080.2015.1122178 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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