Leesa Wheelahan
@leesawheelahan.bsky.social
Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Education, University of Oxford.
Professor Emerita, William G. Davis Chair in Community College Leadership, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Professor Emerita, William G. Davis Chair in Community College Leadership, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
The Journal of Vocational Education & Training has a call for a special issue to debate outcomes-based qualifications. Abstracts close 2 February 2026. Two types of papers will be considered: 2000 word articles in a Forum section, and 8000 word scholarly articles: www.jvet.uk/journal-info...
Journal information — jvet.co.uk
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December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Journal of Vocational Education & Training has a call for a special issue to debate outcomes-based qualifications. Abstracts close 2 February 2026. Two types of papers will be considered: 2000 word articles in a Forum section, and 8000 word scholarly articles: www.jvet.uk/journal-info...
The call for papers for the next Knowledge and Education symposium is now out. The due date for 500 word abstracts is 1 March 2026https://cske17.wordpress.com/2017-the-fourth-symposium/
The next symposium
THE EIGHTH CAMBRIDGE SYMPOSIUM ON KNOWLEDGE IN EDUCATION 7-8 July 2026 Jesus College, University of Cambridge The International Organising Committee is presently inviting proposals for the Eighth …
cske17.wordpress.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The call for papers for the next Knowledge and Education symposium is now out. The due date for 500 word abstracts is 1 March 2026https://cske17.wordpress.com/2017-the-fourth-symposium/
Full article: Revisiting credentialism – why qualifications matter: a theoretical exploration
Gavin Moodie and I have just published an article on why qualifications matter. It is open access
Gavin Moodie and I have just published an article on why qualifications matter. It is open access
July 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Full article: Revisiting credentialism – why qualifications matter: a theoretical exploration
Gavin Moodie and I have just published an article on why qualifications matter. It is open access
Gavin Moodie and I have just published an article on why qualifications matter. It is open access
Reposted by Leesa Wheelahan
Hello @crnetwork.bsky.social, with @leesawheelahan.bsky.social we published an article in @bjse.bsky.social. We theorise the person envisaged in the global education policy discourse based on #skills and propose an alternative based on #CriticalRealism. It's open access. See, doi.org/10.1080/0142...
The ontology of personhood and a realist critique of the policy discourse based on skills
This paper uses the critical realist concept of human reflexivity to develop a theoretical critique of the notion of ‘skills’ in current policy discourses, particularly in vocational education. We...
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February 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Hello @crnetwork.bsky.social, with @leesawheelahan.bsky.social we published an article in @bjse.bsky.social. We theorise the person envisaged in the global education policy discourse based on #skills and propose an alternative based on #CriticalRealism. It's open access. See, doi.org/10.1080/0142...
Reposted by Leesa Wheelahan
In this article with Leesa Wheelahan, we use the critical realist concept of depth-ontology to examine personhood which is related to, but distinct from, human agency, social structure and the social context in which people practise their skills.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The ontology of personhood and a realist critique of the policy discourse based on skills
This paper uses the critical realist concept of human reflexivity to develop a theoretical critique of the notion of ‘skills’ in current policy discourses, particularly in vocational education. We...
www.tandfonline.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:43 AM
In this article with Leesa Wheelahan, we use the critical realist concept of depth-ontology to examine personhood which is related to, but distinct from, human agency, social structure and the social context in which people practise their skills.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@GavinMoodie & I have published an article entitled: What do vocational colleges do & why do they matter? Thinking about the role of colleges as local actors. Colleges are institutions and not providers in markets. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 29, 2024 at 12:24 PM
@GavinMoodie & I have published an article entitled: What do vocational colleges do & why do they matter? Thinking about the role of colleges as local actors. Colleges are institutions and not providers in markets. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Hi all,
Here is an encyclopedia article I wrote that seeks to explain different types of realism to grad students.
Wheelahan, L. (2023). Realism and theorizing curriculum—the role of knowledge.
If you can't get it, let me know and I'll send it to you: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Here is an encyclopedia article I wrote that seeks to explain different types of realism to grad students.
Wheelahan, L. (2023). Realism and theorizing curriculum—the role of knowledge.
If you can't get it, let me know and I'll send it to you: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Realism and theorizing curriculum—the role of knowledge
Different realist approaches have emerged as important positions within the sociology of education in theorizing the aims, purposes and structure of c…
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November 8, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Hi all,
Here is an encyclopedia article I wrote that seeks to explain different types of realism to grad students.
Wheelahan, L. (2023). Realism and theorizing curriculum—the role of knowledge.
If you can't get it, let me know and I'll send it to you: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Here is an encyclopedia article I wrote that seeks to explain different types of realism to grad students.
Wheelahan, L. (2023). Realism and theorizing curriculum—the role of knowledge.
If you can't get it, let me know and I'll send it to you: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...