John Brennan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3941290 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Brennan |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Brennan |
| SIGNATURE | BRENNAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Open University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0305-2685 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Retrofitting Scotland's private rented sector
Retrofitting Scotland's private rented sector to achieve energy efficiency standards presents significant challenges, not only because of the high proportion of flats (67%) and older properties (42%), but also due to wider technical, socio-economic, and regulatory constraints that demand further research. This study aims to deepen understanding of these challenges and to provide insights into private landlords' attitudes towards retrofitting. Usi…
Understanding the energy use behaviour of British Indian households to shape optimised sustainable housing strategies in existing housing stock
Differentiating Autism Spectrum Disorder and Overlapping Psychopathology with a Brief Version of the Social Responsiveness Scale
Student mobilities, migration and the internationalisation of higher
Student mobilities, migration and the internationalisation of higher education, Rachel Brooks and Johanna Waters, Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan, 2011, 196 pp., £61.00 (hardback), ISBN - 978-0-230
Is There a Future for Higher Education Institutions in the Knowledge Society
The paper considers the growing diversity of higher education systems and institutions by exploring three main trends of expansion, differentiation and globalisation together with linked features concerning new forms of governance and more responsive relationships with other social institutions. At the heart of this expansion and differentiation are a number of tensions concerning the role of modern higher education systems: to do with balancing …
Higher education and the achievement (and/or prevention) of equity and social justice
Higher education’s many diversities
The paper examines the extent to which diversity in the backgrounds of students and diversity in the forms and characteristics of universities combine to produce diversities in learning experiences and outcomes. It draws on a recent major national study in the UK which has been investigating how student learning is mediated by a series of social and organisational factors. Fifteen case studies of student experiences in different universities lay …
The Conundrum of Iran
After nearly three decades of antagonistic rhetoric and diplomatic estrangement between the United States and Iran, the next president has the opportunity to set a new course for relations between the two countries. When the next president takes up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Iranian officials will be listening. The president must implement a policy of engagement that encourages moderates in Iran without implying tolerance for Tehran's…
Higher Education and the World of Work
Preparing students for employment
Most students intend to enter employment after the completion of their studies in higher education. Their courses and resultant qualifications may or may not assist them in this. However, there is a strong policy imperative that they should do so and most institutions, particularly in the public sector of higher education, would wish to support this view. There is less consensus about whether and how employment-related aims are achieved. Familiar…
The Cuts in British Higher Education
(1984). The Cuts in British Higher Education: a symposium. British Journal of Sociology of Education: Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 167-181
Sociologists and Employment
The paper describes the early employment experiences of forty sociology graduates from a northern polytechnic. Questionnaire and interview data are reported under the headings of occupational choice, employment, graduate identities, and future plans. This material is discussed in the broader context of the changing relationship between higher education and the labour market and is related to the published statistics on the first destination of gr…
Polanyi's Transcendence of the Distinction Between Objectivity and Subjectivity, Especially as Applied to the Philosophy of Science
Residence and Student Life
Student mobilities, migration and the internationalisation of higher
Student mobilities, migration and the internationalisation of higher education, Rachel Brooks and Johanna Waters, Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan, 2011, 196 pp., £61.00 (hardback), ISBN - 978-0-230
Higher education’s many diversities
The paper examines the extent to which diversity in the backgrounds of students and diversity in the forms and characteristics of universities combine to produce diversities in learning experiences and outcomes. It draws on a recent major national study in the UK which has been investigating how student learning is mediated by a series of social and organisational factors. Fifteen case studies of student experiences in different universities lay …
The Conundrum of Iran
After nearly three decades of antagonistic rhetoric and diplomatic estrangement between the United States and Iran, the next president has the opportunity to set a new course for relations between the two countries. When the next president takes up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Iranian officials will be listening. The president must implement a policy of engagement that encourages moderates in Iran without implying tolerance for Tehran's…
Preparing students for employment
Most students intend to enter employment after the completion of their studies in higher education. Their courses and resultant qualifications may or may not assist them in this. However, there is a strong policy imperative that they should do so and most institutions, particularly in the public sector of higher education, would wish to support this view. There is less consensus about whether and how employment-related aims are achieved. Familiar…
Residence and Student Life
Polanyi's Transcendence of the Distinction Between Objectivity and Subjectivity, Especially as Applied to the Philosophy of Science
Sociologists and Employment
The paper describes the early employment experiences of forty sociology graduates from a northern polytechnic. Questionnaire and interview data are reported under the headings of occupational choice, employment, graduate identities, and future plans. This material is discussed in the broader context of the changing relationship between higher education and the labour market and is related to the published statistics on the first destination of gr…
The Cuts in British Higher Education
(1984). The Cuts in British Higher Education: a symposium. British Journal of Sociology of Education: Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 167-181
Preparing students for employment
Most students intend to enter employment after the completion of their studies in higher education. Their courses and resultant qualifications may or may not assist them in this. However, there is a strong policy imperative that they should do so and most institutions, particularly in the public sector of higher education, would wish to support this view. There is less consensus about whether and how employment-related aims are achieved. Familiar…
Higher Education and the World of Work
Higher education and the achievement (and/or prevention) of equity and social justice
Higher education’s many diversities
The paper examines the extent to which diversity in the backgrounds of students and diversity in the forms and characteristics of universities combine to produce diversities in learning experiences and outcomes. It draws on a recent major national study in the UK which has been investigating how student learning is mediated by a series of social and organisational factors. Fifteen case studies of student experiences in different universities lay …
The Conundrum of Iran
After nearly three decades of antagonistic rhetoric and diplomatic estrangement between the United States and Iran, the next president has the opportunity to set a new course for relations between the two countries. When the next president takes up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Iranian officials will be listening. The president must implement a policy of engagement that encourages moderates in Iran without implying tolerance for Tehran's…
Is There a Future for Higher Education Institutions in the Knowledge Society
The paper considers the growing diversity of higher education systems and institutions by exploring three main trends of expansion, differentiation and globalisation together with linked features concerning new forms of governance and more responsive relationships with other social institutions. At the heart of this expansion and differentiation are a number of tensions concerning the role of modern higher education systems: to do with balancing …
Student mobilities, migration and the internationalisation of higher
Student mobilities, migration and the internationalisation of higher education, Rachel Brooks and Johanna Waters, Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan, 2011, 196 pp., £61.00 (hardback), ISBN - 978-0-230
Differentiating Autism Spectrum Disorder and Overlapping Psychopathology with a Brief Version of the Social Responsiveness Scale
Understanding the energy use behaviour of British Indian households to shape optimised sustainable housing strategies in existing housing stock
Retrofitting Scotland's private rented sector
Retrofitting Scotland's private rented sector to achieve energy efficiency standards presents significant challenges, not only because of the high proportion of flats (67%) and older properties (42%), but also due to wider technical, socio-economic, and regulatory constraints that demand further research. This study aims to deepen understanding of these challenges and to provide insights into private landlords' attitudes towards retrofitting. Usi…
Sociology (11 works) · Political science (9 works) · Higher education (7 works) · Higher Education Governance and Development (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Economics (4 works)