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Processes and practices of governing in colleges of further education in the UK: Uncovering the complexities of governing.

Watson, Cate, Husband, Gary, Hill, Ron, Ireland, Aileen, Gilbert, Emma, Bathmaker, Ann-Marie, Pennacchia, Jodie, James, David and Gardner, Steve (2021) Processes and practices of governing in colleges of further education in the UK: Uncovering the complexities of governing. University of Stirling, Stirling.

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Abstract

This report sets out the findings from an investigation of the processes and practices of governing in colleges of further education in the UK. The aim of the study was to examine how governing boards contribute to achieving the strategic aims of colleges in meeting the needs of learners, employers and labour markets. The study involved observation of board meetings in eight colleges over the course of a year. Here we report our findings on key themes emerging. We have set these out in terms of the tasks undertaken by boards; and the roles of board members. The key tasks are: engagement in strategy; risk management; practices of accountability; and issues of diversity and equality. The key roles reported on here are: the Chair, the governance professional; and the student governor. We also report on findings from the observation of online board meetings as a result of the pandemic. We conclude with recommendations for boards.

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Depositing User: Gary Husband

Identifiers

Item ID: 15371
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/15371
Official URL: https://dspace.stir.ac.uk/retrieve/f5c1a7bb-98e9-4...

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ORCID for Gary Husband: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6673-1223

Catalogue record

Date Deposited: 26 Oct 2022 10:44
Last Modified: 26 Oct 2022 10:44

Contributors

Author: Gary Husband ORCID iD
Author: Cate Watson
Author: Ron Hill
Author: Aileen Ireland
Author: Emma Gilbert
Author: Ann-Marie Bathmaker
Author: Jodie Pennacchia
Author: David James
Author: Steve Gardner

University Divisions

Faculty of Education and Society > School of Education

Subjects

Education > Educational Research
Education > Further Education
Education

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