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Has C inderella Become so Fragmented That She Can No Longer Identify her Area of Expertise
Author(s) -
Feather Denis
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1465-3435
pISSN - 0141-8211
DOI - 10.1111/ejed.12047
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , qualitative research , identity (music) , public relations , sociology , public administration , management , political science , social science , economics , philosophy , linguistics , physics , acoustics
The question addressed by this article is whether lecturers delivering HEBC s in FEC s in E ngland perceive their institutions to be fragmented, i.e. has C inderella lost her identity via the demands and pressures placed upon her by the UK government and other stakeholders? The research adopts a qualitative approach, where 26 interviews were conducted in FEC s in the Y orkshire and H umber regions. The findings, although not surprising, were quite candid and indicated that there may be some role conflict, as management seemed to prioritise funding over everything else, including the well‐being of their employees.