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Number of items: 80.
Article
(2008)
All change for the learning and skills sector?
Journal of Education and Work
, 21
(2)
pp. 115-131.
10.1080/13639080802080907.
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(2007)
How policy impacts on practice and how practice does not impact on policy.
British Educational Research Journal
, 33
(5)
pp. 723-741.
10.1080/01411920701582363.
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(2006)
An analytical framework for policy engagement: The contested case of 14-19 reform in England.
Journal of Education Policy
, 21
(6)
pp. 679-696.
10.1080/02680930600969233.
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(2005)
Higher education, Curriculum 2000 and the future reform of 14-19 qualifications in England.
Oxford Review of Education
, 31
(4)
pp. 479-495.
10.1080/03054980500355369.
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Bentall, C;
Bourn, D;
McGough, H;
Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2014)
Global Learning for Global Colleges: Creating opportunities for greater access to international learning for 16-25 year olds.
Journal of Further and Higher Education
, 38
(5)
pp. 621-640.
10.1080/0309877X.2013.817001.
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Coffield, F;
Steer, R;
Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
Edward, S;
Finlay, I;
(2005)
A new learning and skills landscape? The central role of the Learning and Skills Council.
JOURNAL OF EDUCATION POLICY
, 20
(5)
pp. 631-656.
10.1080/02680930500222493.
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Finlay, I;
Spours, K;
Steer, R;
Coffield, F;
Gregson, M;
Hodgson, A;
(2007)
‘the heart of what we do’: Policies on teaching, learning and assessment in the learning and skills sector.
Journal of Vocational Education and Training
, 59
(2)
pp. 137-153.
10.1080/13636820701342442.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2019)
Further education and skills across the UK: new opportunities for policy learning? An introduction to the special issue.
Journal of Education and Work
, 32
(3)
pp. 215-223.
10.1080/13639080.2019.1621273.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2016)
Restrictive and expansive policy learning – challenges and strategies for knowledge exchange in upper secondary education across the four countries of the UK.
Journal of Education Policy
, 31
(5)
pp. 511-525.
10.1080/02680939.2015.1132012.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2014)
'Heavy fog in the channel - continent cut off': Reform of upper-secondary education from the perspective of English exceptionalism.
European Educational Research Journal
, 13
(6)
pp. 683-698.
10.2304/eerj.2014.13.6.683.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2014)
Middle attainers and 14-19 progression in England: Half-served by New Labour and now overlooked by the Coalition?
British Educational Research Journal
, 40
(3)
pp. 467-482.
10.1002/berj.3091.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2011)
Rethinking general education in the English upper secondary system.
London Review of Education
, 9
(2)
pp. 205-216.
10.1080/14748460.2011.585882.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2010)
Vocational qualifications and progression to higher education: The case of the 14-19 Diplomas in the English system.
Journal of Education and Work
, 23
(2)
pp. 95-110.
10.1080/13639080903578619.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2007)
Specialised diplomas: Transforming the 14-19 landscape in England?
Journal of Education Policy
, 22
(6)
pp. 657-673.
10.1080/02680930701625676.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2002)
Key skills for all? The key skills qualification and Curriculum 2000.
Journal of Education Policy
, 17
(1)
pp. 29-47.
10.1080/02680930110100045.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2000)
Expanding higher education in the UK: From ‘system slowdown’ to ‘system acceleration’.
Higher Education Quarterly
, 54
(4)
pp. 295-322.
10.1111/1468-2273.00163.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
Gallacher, J;
Irwin, T;
James, D;
(2019)
FE and skills – is the ‘UK laboratory’ open for expansive policy learning?
Journal of Education and Work
, 32
(3)
pp. 277-291.
10.1080/13639080.2019.1621272.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
Smith, D;
(2017)
Future apprenticeships in England: the role of mediation in the new model.
Journal of Education and Work
, 30
(6)
pp. 653-668.
10.1080/13639080.2017.1349299.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
Smith, D;
Jeanes, J;
(2019)
Beyond employer engagement and skills supply: building conditions for partnership working and skills co-production in the English context.
Journal of Education and Work
, 32
(1)
pp. 36-51.
10.1080/13639080.2019.1593331.
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Hodgson, A;
Steer, R;
Spours, K;
Edward, S;
Coffield, F;
Finlay, I;
Gregson, M;
(2007)
Learners in the english learning and skills sector: The implications of half-right policy assumptions.
Oxford Review of Education
, 33
(3)
pp. 315-330.
10.1080/03054980701324677.
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Howieson, C;
Spours, K;
Young, M;
(2017)
Bridging divides–social science, educational policy and the improvement of education and training systems: an appreciation the contribution of David Raffe (1950–2015).
Journal of Education and Work
, 30
(7)
pp. 689-699.
10.1080/13639080.2017.1383094.
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Rogers, L;
Spours, K;
(2020)
The great stagnation of upper secondary education in England: A historical and system perspective.
British Educational Research Journal
10.1002/berj.3630.
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Rong, L;
Deng, F;
Zhong, Z;
Spours, K;
(2024)
Impact Analysis of Chinese Government Leadership in the Construction of a Public Service System of Preschool Education.
Education and Urban Society
, 56
(7)
pp. 881-905.
10.1177/00131245241226671.
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Spours, K;
Coffield, F;
Gregson, M;
(2007)
Mediation, translation and local ecologies: Understanding the impact of policy levers on fe colleges.
Journal of Vocational Education and Training
, 59
(2)
pp. 193-211.
10.1080/13636820701342889.
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Spours, Ken;
(2024)
From Learning Ecologies to a Social Ecosystem Model for Learning and Skills.
Systems
, 12
(9)
, Article 324. 10.3390/systems12090324.
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Spours, Ken;
(2024)
Transitioning vocational education and training in Africa: a social skills ecosystem perspective, VET Africa 4.0 Collective.
Journal of Vocational Education and Training
, 76
(3)
pp. 747-755.
10.1080/13636820.2023.2230037.
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Spours, Ken;
Grainger, Paul;
(2024)
The mediating role of further and higher education in a Just Transition social ecosystem.
Journal of Vocational Education and Training
, 76
(2)
pp. 307-330.
10.1080/13636820.2023.2258521.
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Spours, Ken;
Grainger, Paul;
Vigurs, Carol;
(2022)
'We are all in the same storm but not in the same boat': the COVID pandemic and the Further Education Sector.
Journal of Education and Work
, 35
(8)
pp. 782-797.
10.1080/13639080.2022.2149715.
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Spours, K;
Grainger, P;
Smith, D;
Hodgson, A;
(2020)
Area-based reviews and their aftermath: moving to a post-incorporation model for further education in England?
Journal of Vocational Education & Training
, 72
(3)
pp. 350-374.
10.1080/13636820.2019.1607534.
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Spours, K;
Hodgson, A;
(2001)
Part-time work and full-time education in the UK: the emergence of a curriculum and policy issue.
Journal of Education and Work
, 14
(3)
pp. 378-388.
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Spours, K;
Hodgson, EA;
(2019)
Further education in England: at the crossroads between a national, competitive sector and a locally collaborative system?
Journal of Education and Work
, 32
(3)
pp. 224-237.
10.1080/13639080.2019.1596231.
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Spours, K;
Hodgson, EA;
(2016)
The concepts of 'expansive and restrictive' and 'restrictive and expansive' continua: a clarification in relation to a recent article in the Journal of Education Policy.
[Corrigendum].
Journal of Education Policy
, 32
(2)
pp. 250-251.
10.1080/02680939.2016.1254394.
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Steer, R;
Spours, K;
Hodgson, A;
Finlay, I;
Coffield, F;
Edward, S;
Gregson, M;
(2007)
‘modernisation’ and the role of policy levers in the learning and skills sector.
Journal of Vocational Education and Training
, 59
(2)
pp. 175-192.
10.1080/13636820701342574.
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Book
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
Wilson, P;
(2006)
Tomlinson and the Framework for Achievement: A unified answer to a divided system.
[Book].
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE): Leicester, UK.
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Book chapter
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Grainger, P;
Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2007)
A pan-London approach to 14-19 learning: a figment of the imagination or a potential reality?
In: Brighouse, T and Fullick, L, (eds.)
Education in a Global City: Essays from London.
(pp. 253-281).
Institute of Education, University of London: London.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2011)
National education systems: the wider context.
In: Hodgson, A and Spours, K and Waring, M, (eds.)
Post-compulsory education and lifelong learning across the United Kingdom: policy, organisation and governance.
(pp. 1-15).
IOE Press: London.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2010)
Reforming upper secondary education in England: a necessary but difficult change.
In: Hargreaves, A and Lieberman, A and Fullan, M and Hopkins, D, (eds.)
Second international handbook of educational change.
(pp. 953-968).
Springer: Dordrecht, Germany.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2007)
Creating 'political space' for policy learning in 14-19 education and training in England.
In: Raffe, D and Spours, K, (eds.)
Policy-making and Policy Learning in 14-19 Education.
(pp. 186-208).
Institute of Education, University of London: London.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2002)
Increasing Demand for Higher Education in the Longer Term: the role of 14+ qualifications and curriculum reform.
In: Hayton, A and Paczuska, A, (eds.)
Access, participation and higher education: policy and practice.
(pp. 55-69).
Kogan Page: London, UK.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2000)
Building a Lifelong Learning System for the Future.
In: Hodgson, A, (ed.)
Policies, Politics and the Future of Lifelong Learning.
(pp. 191-206).
Kogan Page: London, UK.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(1990)
An English Baccalaureate: Inclusion and High Standards from 14.
In: Ryan, C, (ed.)
Bac or Basics: Challenges for the 14-19 Curriculum.
(pp. 55-63).
The Social Market Foundation: London, UK.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
Waring, M;
Gallacher, J;
Keep, E;
Rees, G;
(2011)
Post-compulsory education and lifelong learning across the UK: moving from managed divergence to a new period of uncertainty.
In: Hodgson, A and Spours, K and Waring, M, (eds.)
Post-compulsory education and lifelong learning across the United Kingdom: policy, organisation and governance.
(pp. 148-166).
IOE Press: London.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
Waring, M;
Gardner, S;
Gallacher, J;
Gunning, D;
(2011)
Organisational arrangements in England, Scotland and Wales: how the systems work.
In: Hodgson, A and Spours, K and Waring, M, (eds.)
Post-compulsory education and lifelong learning across the United Kingdom: policy, organisation and governance.
(pp. 76-104).
IOE Press: London.
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Raffe, D;
Spours, K;
(2007)
Three models of policy learning and policy-making in 14-19 education.
In:
Policy-Making and Policy Learning in 14-19 Education.
(pp. 1-32).
Institute of Education, University of London: London.
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Spours, K;
(2017)
From the general to the organic intellect: reflections on the concepts of connective specialization and the curriculum of the future.
In: Guile, D and Lambert, D and Reiss, M, (eds.)
Sociology, Curriculum Studies and Professional Knowledge.
(pp. 202-218).
Routledge: London, UK.
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Spours, Ken;
(2024)
Afterword: Reflections on the learning premodifier and the learning turn.
In: Örtenblad, Anders, (ed.)
Making Sense of the Learning Turn: Why and In What Sense Toys, Organizations, Economies, and Cities are "Learning".
(pp. 434-443).
Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK.
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Spours, K;
Hodgson, EA;
(2020)
Young people and transitions in upper secondary education in England: the influence of policy on the ‘local opportunity landscape’.
In:
Youth on the Move: Tendencies and Tensions in Youth Policies and Practices.
(pp. 127-147).
Helsinki University Press: Helsinki.
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Proceedings paper
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Spours, K;
(2021)
Accelerate the Just Transition: the contribution of further and higher education to achieve net zero and climate justice.
In:
Proceedings of the the COP26 Green Zone Conference 2021.
United Nations: Glasgow, UK.
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Spours, K;
(2019)
Social Ecosystems: a place-based and inclusive approach to Working, Living and Learning.
In:
Proceedings of the Skills Symposium 2018.
Edge Foundation: Glasgow, UK.
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Report
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2018)
Building the conditions for effective and sustainable technical and vocational education in East London.
Association of Colleges and UCL Institute of Education: London, UK.
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Hodgson, A;
Gallacher, J;
Irwin, T;
James, D;
Spours, K;
(2018)
FE and skills across the four countries of the UK: new opportunities for policy learning.
UCL Institute of Education: London, UK.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2017)
Education, skills and employment in East London: an ecosystem analysis.
(ELVET Programme Research Briefing
1
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Centre for Post-14 Education and Work, UCL Institute of Education: London, UK.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2013)
Education for All: The Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training in England and Wales (2003-2009) [IOE Research Briefing N°11].
(IOE Research Briefings
).
Institute of Education, University of London: London.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2013)
Improving opportunities for 14-19 year olds: building strongly collaborative local learning systems [IOE Research Briefing N°3].
(IOE Research Briefings
).
Institute of Education, University of London: London.
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2012)
Young People's participation, progression and transition to higher study and work: a London perspective.
London Councils
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2012)
UNDERSTANDING BACCALAUREATE FRAMEWORKS IN THE ENGLISH CONTEXT: A SCOPING PAPER.
IOE and Pearson
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
Isaacs, T;
Grainger, P;
(1800)
Developing a National Qualifications Framework in Qatar.
IOE and Pearson
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Rogers, E;
McQueen, H;
Spours, K;
(2020)
Evaluation of Career Colleges: final report.
The Edge Foundation: UK.
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Spours, K;
Grainger, P;
(2018)
A Beacon of Opportunity: Independent Recommendations Report of the Heathrow Skills Taskforce.
Heathrow Airport Limited: Hounslow, UK.
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Spours, K;
Hodgson, EA;
Smith, D;
(2016)
The Area-Based Review in London: two logics of reform.
Centre for Post-14 Education and Work, UCL Institute of Education: London, UK.
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Spours, K;
Hodgson, EA;
Smith, DC;
(2016)
Future apprenticeships in England: mediating forces and factors in the new model.
Centre for Post 14 Education and Work, UCL: London, UK.
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Spours, Ken;
(2022)
Hegemony Lost: The decline of the Tory historical project.
Compass: London, UK.
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Spours, Ken;
Grainger, Paul;
(2022)
The roles and relationships of vocational and higher
education in supporting economic recovery and the just
transition.
Global Solutions Initiative Foundation: Berlin, Germany.
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Spours, Ken;
Lawson, Neal;
(2023)
The Ship and the Sea: The Framework for a New Settlement.
Compass: London, UK.
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Spours, K;
Hodgson, A;
Rogers, L;
(2018)
14–19 education and training in England: The concept of an extended upper secondary education phase revisited.
UCL Institute of Education and The Edge Foundation: London, UK.
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Spours, K;
Hodgson, A;
Smith, D;
Grainger, P;
(2018)
Post-16 Area-Based Reviews in London: A small step towards a more universal and coherent skills system in the Capital?
UCL Institute of Education & Association of Colleges: London, UK.
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Working / discussion paper
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Hodgson, A;
Spours, K;
(2016)
The evolution of social ecosystem thinking: its relevance for education, economic development and localities.
Centre for Post-14 Education and Work, UCL Institute of Education: London, UK.
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Spours, K;
(2019)
A Social Ecosystem Model: conceptual developments and implications for VET.
UCL Institute of Education: London, UK.
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Conference item
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Rogers, L;
McQueen, H;
Spours, K;
(2020)
Evaluation of Career Colleges.
Presented at: Research symposium: Lessons learnt from University Technical Colleges, Studio Schools and Career Colleges, London, UK.
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Spours, K;
(2021)
Accelerate the Just Transition: the contribution of further and higher education to achieve net zero and climate justice.
Presented at: Race to Net Zero: COP26 symposium, City of Glasgow College and UCL, Glasgow, UK.
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Thesis
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Spours, K;
(1998)
From fragmentation and division towards unification :an analysis of a decade of post-14 qualifications reform.
UNSPECIFIED thesis , UNSPECIFIED.
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Digital scholarly resource
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Spours, K;
(2019)
Uncertain Terrain: Realignment of the political blocs and the Regressive Alliance.
[Digital scholarly resource].
https://www.compassonline.org.uk/publications/unce...
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Spours, K;
(2017)
MayDay! Conservative hegemony and the rise of the Regressive Alliance. Can the Left counter with a progressive populism?
[Digital scholarly resource].
https://www.compassonline.org.uk/
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Spours, K;
(2016)
‘The Very Modern Prince’:
the 21st century political party
and the political formation.
[Digital scholarly resource].
https://www.compassonline.org.uk/publications/the-...
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Spours, K;
(2015)
The Osborne Supremacy: Why progressives have to develop a hegemonic politics for the 21st Century.
[Digital scholarly resource].
https://www.compassonline.org.uk/wp-content/upload...
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Spours, K;
Grainger, P;
(2018)
A Social Ecosystem Model: A new paradigm for skills development?
[Digital scholarly resource].
https://t20argentina.org/publicacion/a-social-ecos...
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Spours, K;
Mahony, N;
Foley, F;
(2019)
Common Platforms: A New Stage of Alliance-Based and Participatory Politics.
[Digital scholarly resource].
https://www.compassonline.org.uk/publications/comm...
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Other
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Coffield, F;
Spours, K;
Hodgson, A;
(2013)
Policy, Learning and Inclusion in the Learning and Skills Sector (2004-2007) [IOE Research Briefing N°24].
Institute of Education, University of London, London.
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Spours, K;
(1998)
From fragmentation and division towards unification: an analysis of a decade of post-14 qualifications reform.
Institute of Education, University of London
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