Research on the education sector is focused on:

• equal opportunity issues
• changing higher education environment
• working life in academia
• management issues

The research into the education sector is wide and varied so only a few sources have been included here which are relevant to the issues highlighted in this sector.

The Department for Education and Skills research publications on education can be searched on thier website.

Sources

Bryson (2004)

Bryson, C. (2004) ‘What about the Workers? The Expansion of Higher Education and the Transformation of Academic Work’, Industrial Relations Journal 351: 38-57.

Careter, Fenton and Modood (1999)

Carter, J., Fenton, S. and Modood, T. (1999) Ethnicity and Employment in Higher Education. London: Policy Studies Institute.

Carter, Fenton and Modood (2000)

Carter, J., Fenton, S. and Modood, T. (2000) ‘Ethnicity and Academia: Closure Models, Racism Models and Market Models’, Sociological Research Online 52.

Goode and Bagilhole (1998)

Goode, J. and Bagilhole, B. (1998) ‘Gendering the Management of Change in Higher Education: A Case Study’, Gender, Work and Organization 5(3): 148-164.

Leader (2004)

Leader, G. (2004) ‘Further Education Middle Managers: Their Contribution to the Strategic Decision-Making Process’, Educational Management Administration and Leadership 321: 67-79.

Neal (1998)

Neal, S. (1998) The Making of Equal Opportunities Policies in Universities. Buckingham: The Society for Research into Higher Education.

Tight (2000)

Tight, M. (ed.) (2000) Academic Work and Life. London: JAI.

West and Lyon (1995)

West, J. and Lyon, K. (1995) ‘The Trouble with Equal Opportunities: The Case of Women Academics’, Gender and Education 71: 51–68.