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Prof Yvonne Hillier BSc, PGCE, MEd, PhD, FRSA

Professor of Education

contact:
Education
Falmer
Brighton
BN1 9PH

Telephone: +44 (0)1273 643433

Email: Y.G.J.Hillier@brighton.ac.uk

Biography

Yvonne Hillier is Professor of Education in the Education Research Centre, University of Brighton. She is currently Chair of the Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE) and a founder member of the Learning and Skills Research Network. She has researched issues of teaching and learning in post-compulsory education including basic skills practice, national vocational qualifications, initial teacher training, work based learning including foundation degrees and educational regeneration.

Teaching

  • PGCE Post-compulsory Education
  • Professional Doctorate in Education
  • PhD supervision and research methods

Research interests

  • Policy and practice of adult learning
  • Further and higher education
  • Work based learning
  • Widening participation
  • Educational regeneration

Current and recent research projects

  • Evaluation of Sheffield Lifelong Learning Network, Higher Futures June – November 2009 £12k
  • HEFCE funded project – Widening Participation and its Communities with Professor Andrew Church – January - November 2009 £50k
  • Ore Valley Forum project on raising attainment July2008 – July 2009 £12k
  • Aimhigher project £12k
  • National Council for Vocational Education Research, Australia – international examination of innovation in VET pedagogy March – October 2008 £7k
  • Evaluation of TQAL (Scottish Literacies Qualification Pilot) 4k
  • Hangleton and Knoll outreach project £2.5k

Selected Publications

Books

  • Hillier, Y (2006) Everything you need to know about FE policy London: Continuum 
  • Hamilton, M and Hillier, Y (2006) Changing Faces of Adult Literacy, Language and Numeracy: A Critical History Stoke on Trent: Trentham Books
  • Tett, L, Hamilton, M. and Hillier, Y (2006) Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Language:  policy, practice and research Maidenhead:Open University Press – McGraw Hill
  • Hillier, Y., (2005) Reflective Teaching in Further and Adult Education (2nd edn) London: Continuum
  • Y.Hillier with Thompson, A., (eds) (2005) Readings in post-compulsory research  Continuum
  • Hillier, Y., and Jameson, J., Empowering Researchers in Further Education  (2003) Stoke on Trent: Trentham
  • Y. Hillier with Jameson, J (2003) Researching Post Compulsory Education London: Continuum
  • Hillier, Y., (2002) Reflective Teaching in Further and Adult Education London: Continuum
  • Hillier, Y., with Pratt, J., (1992) New Funding Mechanisms in Higher Education. Bidding for Funds in the PCFC Sector  London: Institute of Education, University of London

Chapters in books

  • Hillier, Y (2010)  Counting me in and Getting On in Sue Jackson (ed)  Innovations in Lifelong Learning Critical Perspectives on Diversity, Participation and Vocational Learning London: Routledge
  • Hillier, Y., (2008) Passionate pioneers in B Liz Burge (2007) (ed) Flexible higher education : Reflections from Expert Experience Maidenhead: Open University Press/McGraw-Hill
  • Hillier, Y., (2007) ‘Real World’ interactions for adult basic numeracy tutors in Chris Haines, Peter Galbraith, Werner Blum and Sanowar Khan (eds) Mathematical Modelling (ICTMA (12) Education, Engineering and Economics  Chichester: Horwood  ISNB 978-1-904275-20-6 pp 203- 210
  • Hillier, Y., Sterling, I and Butt, N., (2004) Foundation Degree in Public Service Management in Making Foundation Degrees Work, edited by David Gosling and Lyn Brennan, London: South East England Consortium (SEEC)
  • Hillier, Y., (2000) Lifelong Learning in the Workplace: A comparison of France and the UK in Ian McNay (ed)  Higher Education and its Communities Buckingham: SRHE/Open University Press pp148-163
  • Hillier, Y., (1999) Exploring Informal Practitioner Theory in Adult Basic Education in
  • Swann, J; and Pratt, J., (eds) (1999) Improving Education: Realist Approaches to Method and Research London: Cassell pp146-155

Articles

  • Hillier, Y and Morris, A (2010) Critical practitioners, Developing researchers: the story of practitioner research in the Learning and Skills Sector Journal of Vocational Education and Training  Volume 61 (1) March 2010 pp 85-97
  • Hillier, Y (2009) The changing faces of adult literacy, language and numeracy: literacy policy and implementation in the UK Compare: A Journal of Comparative Education Volume 39, Issue 4 July 2009 , pages 531 – 546
  • Hillier, Y and Rawnsley, T (2008) Engaging employers Higher Education Review 40 (2) 47-62
  • Jameson, J and Hillier, Y (2008) ‘Nothing will prevent me from doing a good job'. The professionalisation of part-time teaching staff in further and adult education Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 13 (1,) 39 – 53

Research reports

  • Church, A, Hillier,Y, Hyde S, Robinson, C and Watson, J Communities and Widening Participation Research Report to HEFCE January 2010, University of Brighton http://www.hefce.ac.uk/widen/strategy/comm.htm. (August 2010)
  • Hillier,Y, Hyde S, Robinson, C and Watson, J Aim Higher Sussex Research 2008 - 2009, December 2009, University of Brighton
  • Figgis, J and Hillier, Y Taking innovation on the road http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2182.html accessed December 2009
  • Hillier, Y (2009) Innovation in teaching and learning in vocational education and training: International perspectives Adelaide: NCVER
  • Hillier, Y (2008) What the neighbours say: Report for Hangleton and Knoll Project Brighton: University of Brighton
  • Hillier Y. (2008) Evaluation of TQAL pilot March 2006 – October 2008 Learning Connections, Scotland

Conferences

Seminars, keynotes and presentations

  • Invited presentation, University of Theatre Arts, Beijing ‘Who attends higher education?’ 28th September 2010
  • Invited presentation, University of Kent Shaping Academic Practice: the next ten years 27th November 2009
  • Appleby, A and Hillier, Y It’s not just what you do it’s who you do it with: using practice – research networks for critical professional learning Critical Perspectives on Professional Learning, University of Leeds, 10 January 2010
  • University of Portsmouth  Furthering Higher Education: FE and HE institutions involvement in higher level learning 27th October 2009
  • London Southbank University – 2020 vision with 2009 hindsight 14th Sept 2009
  • ‘Changing identities – widening participation in higher education’ University of Vienna, School of political science and economics May 2009
  • Keynote Big Skills Conference, Sydney March 2009
  • Keynote, AVETRA, Sydney April 2009

External activity

  • Chair, SRHE, elected January 2010
  • SRHE Council member, Research Degrees Committee and completion of time as Network Convenor co-ordinator
  • LSRN national planning group
  • LSRN South East group
  • Liaising with Sussex Downs and Plumpton College to develop research strategy for staff (ongoing)
  • Reviewer for ESRC proposals (2)
  • Reviewer for journal articles (2)