College Based Higher Education and its Identities: History, Pedagogy and Purpose within the Sector

This chapter introduces College Based Higher Education (CBHE) in England. It explains what CBHE is and provides a social and historical perspective on the formation of the Further Education (FE) sector in which most CBHE is located. Early CBHE is seen to have developed out of post-war industrial reb…

This chapter pays attention to micro-encounters in teaching and learning in CBHE. It explores discourses of knowledge-making, identity building and student becoming. The chapter re-frames teaching and learning as socio-cultural practices deeply embedded in the wider discourses of HE: vocationalism, …

The factors affecting how College-based Higher Education (CBHE) students and lecturers develop self-identity are explored in this chapter. It covers the marketisation of education, a need to justify education by future job prospects and concerns about HE sustainability. The chapter explores the rami…