Professor Simon Roodhouse welcomes you to this website which is intended to provide a valuable resource for policy makers, administrators, managers and researchers in the education training and cultural fields. It also explains the work of his international consultancy practice, Safe Hands (management) Ltd.
His work focuses on two major investigations, vocational learning and the creative (and cultural) industries. This approach enables the creative industries to be examined in the context of vocational learning and vocational learning referenced to an industry in this case, creative and cultural industries. This, for example, leads to consideration of training in the workplace, apprenticeships and the use of employer standards, national occupational standards, and the role of further and higher education.
Understanding Work Based Learning
These vocational interests have been captured in his latest book Understanding Work Based Learning, Roodhouse, S., and Mumford, J., ISBN 978-0-566-09197-1, published by Gower, hardback, c. 200 pages, £60.00, October 2010:
In one volume, Understanding Work-based Learning makes a valuable contribution to current employer engagement and learner demand debates, and provides first hand learner experiences to guide existing and potential work based learners, employers, educationalists, policy makers, and researchers. It builds on his first book in this fied which is informed by his experiences as the founding Chief Executive of the University vocational Awards Council, (UVAC), Employers, Skills and Higher Education, Roodhouse, S; and Swailes, S, ISBN; 978- 1-904235-15-8 @ £19.95 is published by Kingsham Press Chichester.
Professor Simon Roodhouse has deepened his long standing work in these fields by investigating networks and the existence value of cultural organisations based on commissioned work from Cumbria County Council and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London:
The mechanisms for supporting the development of the creative Industries have proved of interest particularly when coupled with regeneration. In his book, Cultural Quarters: Principles and Practice, Professor Roodhouse explores this concept, its relationship to the creative industries and provides informative and detailed case studies. The book is proving popular and is to be published in Italy by Silvana Editoriale spa. Intellect have just published a second edition which has three new chapters and additional case studies from Australia and the USA.
The papers and reports found on the site are encouraged to be used and cited in research and policy papers. Please let us know how you use the material. Our strategic consultancy, Safe Hands Management Ltd has been established to make available Professor Roodhouse’s expertise to advise and support cultural and educational organisations and agencies in the UK and internationally. Please go to the Safe Hands Management Ltd page on this site.
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This book provides a conceptual context for cultural quarters which argues for clarity of purpose and discusses the principles of urban design and planning when applied to this activity. These issues are examined through case studies drawn from Sheffield, Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Belfast, Dublin and Vienna with a reference to Manchester.
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This important book is for anyone who wants to make the most of work-based learning: employees, employers, educationalists, policy makers and researchers. It sheds light on ways of giving full-time employees the chance to take up learning opportunities which are of the same level and rigour as those on offer to the full time student. It approaches the subject from the perspective of the learner, drawing on case studies to provide detailed insight. It suggests that universities already have in place much of the machinery needed to support learners who are in work: they just don't make enough use of it. Look closely and you will find a substantial legacy of this kind of activity by universities. This is a book about seizing opportunities.
In one volume, Understanding Work-based Learning makes a valuable contribution to current employer engagement and learner demand debates, and provides first hand learner experiences to guide existing and potential work based learners, employers, educationalists, policy makers, and researchers.
Published: September 2010c. 200 pages
Hardback, c200pages
ISBN: 978-0-566-09197-1
£60
Contact Gower Publications HERE
In addition he has established a new academic journal, the Creative Industries Journal. The scope of the Creative Industries Journal is global, primarily aimed at those studying and practicing activities which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent, and which have a potential for wealth creation. These activities primarily take place in advertising, architecture, the art and antiques market, crafts, design, fashion, film, interactive leisure software, music, the performing arts, publishing, television and radio. We are pleased to announce that the Creative Industries Journal has been included in the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) list 2010
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2010, Simon Roodhouse, John Mumford, (2010) "HE@Work: three year longitudinal employee learning attitudes survey of large private businesses, 2008-2010", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 42 Iss: 6, pp.319 - 329
2010, The days of plenty are gone, so let’s embrace the employer-led degree, Education Guardian, 09.02.2010,
READ THE GUARDIAN ARTICLE HERE
2009, Creative Industries, The Debate, Enterprising Matters, the e-magazine for the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Autumn issue, December, 2009
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