Ron Hill
Biographic Data
| ID | 3684601 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ron Hill |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ron |
| FAMILY NAME | Hill |
| SIGNATURE | HILL R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stirling |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9571-6372 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The pressures for the remuneration of volunteer governors of UK educational institutions and the potential consequences
The members of the governing boards of schools, colleges which provide vocational education and training, and universities in the UK have traditionally been volunteers. In some contexts, however, for example, colleges in Northern Ireland, governors are now paid. Whether volunteer governors in other or all settings should be remunerated is the subject of debate. This article analyses the various aspects of that debate. It considers the nature of v…
Materializing poverty: How the Poor Transform Their Lives
Spending much of one's academic career looking at the plight of impoverished consumers is a difficult road to follow, even under the best of circumstances. While the world is made up mostly of poor
Trends in Governance in Further Education
The governance of further education colleges has two main phases since the passing of the Education Act 1944 – the period when further education colleges were under local authority control and the period from ‘vesting day’ on 1 April 1993 when colleges became incorporated and further education corporations were formed as charities. This review is primarily concerned with the landscape of college governance since 1 April 1993 and draws upon some o…
Governing the governors: A case study of college governance in English further education
This paper addresses the nature of governors in the governance of further education colleges in an English context. It explores the complex relationship between governors (people/agency), government (policy/structure) and governance (practice), in a college environment. While recent research has focused on the governance of schooling and higher education there has been little attention paid to the role of governors in the lifelong learning sector…
Is Von Thunen Alive and Well? A Transport‐Cost Surface for South Australian Wheat
Economic geography has undergone a number of paradigm shifts since the Von Thunen model was at the peak of its popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. This study examines the cost of moving wheat from farm to ship in South Australia and constructs a transport‐cost surface for the season 1991/92. Transport costs still exert a very important influence on farm returns and land values. Governments and other authorities, when making decisions in the name o…
Soviet Criminologists and Criminal Policy: Specialists in Policy-Making
Journal Article Soviet Criminologists and Criminal Policy: Specialists in Policy-Making Get access Soviet Criminologists and Criminal Policy: Specialists in Policy-Making. By Peter H. SolomonLondon: Macmillan. 1978. 253 pp. £10.00. Ron Hill Ron Hill 1St Antony's College, Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 56, Issue 1, January 1980, Page 171, https://doi.org/10.2307/2615782…
Farm fragmentation on western Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
Farm fragmentation on western Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
Governing the governors: A case study of college governance in English further education
This paper addresses the nature of governors in the governance of further education colleges in an English context. It explores the complex relationship between governors (people/agency), government (policy/structure) and governance (practice), in a college environment. While recent research has focused on the governance of schooling and higher education there has been little attention paid to the role of governors in the lifelong learning sector…
Materializing poverty: How the Poor Transform Their Lives
Spending much of one's academic career looking at the plight of impoverished consumers is a difficult road to follow, even under the best of circumstances. While the world is made up mostly of poor
Is Von Thunen Alive and Well? A Transport‐Cost Surface for South Australian Wheat
Economic geography has undergone a number of paradigm shifts since the Von Thunen model was at the peak of its popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. This study examines the cost of moving wheat from farm to ship in South Australia and constructs a transport‐cost surface for the season 1991/92. Transport costs still exert a very important influence on farm returns and land values. Governments and other authorities, when making decisions in the name o…
Farm fragmentation on western Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
Soviet Criminologists and Criminal Policy: Specialists in Policy-Making
Journal Article Soviet Criminologists and Criminal Policy: Specialists in Policy-Making Get access Soviet Criminologists and Criminal Policy: Specialists in Policy-Making. By Peter H. SolomonLondon: Macmillan. 1978. 253 pp. £10.00. Ron Hill Ron Hill 1St Antony's College, Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 56, Issue 1, January 1980, Page 171, https://doi.org/10.2307/2615782…
Is Von Thunen Alive and Well? A Transport‐Cost Surface for South Australian Wheat
Economic geography has undergone a number of paradigm shifts since the Von Thunen model was at the peak of its popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. This study examines the cost of moving wheat from farm to ship in South Australia and constructs a transport‐cost surface for the season 1991/92. Transport costs still exert a very important influence on farm returns and land values. Governments and other authorities, when making decisions in the name o…
Governing the governors: A case study of college governance in English further education
This paper addresses the nature of governors in the governance of further education colleges in an English context. It explores the complex relationship between governors (people/agency), government (policy/structure) and governance (practice), in a college environment. While recent research has focused on the governance of schooling and higher education there has been little attention paid to the role of governors in the lifelong learning sector…
Trends in Governance in Further Education
The governance of further education colleges has two main phases since the passing of the Education Act 1944 – the period when further education colleges were under local authority control and the period from ‘vesting day’ on 1 April 1993 when colleges became incorporated and further education corporations were formed as charities. This review is primarily concerned with the landscape of college governance since 1 April 1993 and draws upon some o…
Materializing poverty: How the Poor Transform Their Lives
Spending much of one's academic career looking at the plight of impoverished consumers is a difficult road to follow, even under the best of circumstances. While the world is made up mostly of poor
The pressures for the remuneration of volunteer governors of UK educational institutions and the potential consequences
The members of the governing boards of schools, colleges which provide vocational education and training, and universities in the UK have traditionally been volunteers. In some contexts, however, for example, colleges in Northern Ireland, governors are now paid. Whether volunteer governors in other or all settings should be remunerated is the subject of debate. This article analyses the various aspects of that debate. It considers the nature of v…
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