Lesley Powell
Biographic Data
| ID | 3802015 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lesley Powell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lesley |
| FAMILY NAME | Powell |
| SIGNATURE | POWELL L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3886-2872 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
New VET theories for new times: The critical capabilities approach to vocational education and training and its potential for theorising a transformed and transformational VET
There is a growing sense that the orthodox set of theories and policies for VET don’t work. This is particularly true in the South where all such Northern theories and policies face the common problem of being constructed for other contexts and then imported. In the light of persistent poverty and inequality; widespread precarious and indecent work; continued concerns about educational access, retention and achievement; and a rising environmental…
Skills for sustainable development: Transforming vocational education and training beyond 2015
Reimagining the purpose of VET – Expanding the capability to aspire in South African Further Education and Training students
Coping Using Positive Reinterpretation in Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy
Use of the coping strategy positive reinterpretation was examined among parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Survey data ( n = 66) were used to gain a general picture of positive reinterpretation use, which was then explored in greater depth using semi-structured interviews ( n = 13). Positive reinterpretation was positively correlated with self-efficacy and negatively correlated with depression and stress. Interviews identified two type…
The Language of Geography Examinations
Reimagining the purpose of VET – Expanding the capability to aspire in South African Further Education and Training students
Skills for sustainable development: Transforming vocational education and training beyond 2015
Coping Using Positive Reinterpretation in Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy
Use of the coping strategy positive reinterpretation was examined among parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Survey data ( n = 66) were used to gain a general picture of positive reinterpretation use, which was then explored in greater depth using semi-structured interviews ( n = 13). Positive reinterpretation was positively correlated with self-efficacy and negatively correlated with depression and stress. Interviews identified two type…
The Language of Geography Examinations
Coping Using Positive Reinterpretation in Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy
Use of the coping strategy positive reinterpretation was examined among parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Survey data ( n = 66) were used to gain a general picture of positive reinterpretation use, which was then explored in greater depth using semi-structured interviews ( n = 13). Positive reinterpretation was positively correlated with self-efficacy and negatively correlated with depression and stress. Interviews identified two type…
Reimagining the purpose of VET – Expanding the capability to aspire in South African Further Education and Training students
Skills for sustainable development: Transforming vocational education and training beyond 2015
New VET theories for new times: The critical capabilities approach to vocational education and training and its potential for theorising a transformed and transformational VET
There is a growing sense that the orthodox set of theories and policies for VET don’t work. This is particularly true in the South where all such Northern theories and policies face the common problem of being constructed for other contexts and then imported. In the light of persistent poverty and inequality; widespread precarious and indecent work; continued concerns about educational access, retention and achievement; and a rising environmental…
Sociology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Poverty (3 works) · Vocational education (3 works) · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)