Book Chapter
Revisiting the Debate on International Comparative Adult Education Research: Theoretical and Methodological Reflections
Field J, Kunzel K & Schemmann M (2019) Revisiting the Debate on International Comparative Adult Education Research: Theoretical and Methodological Reflections. In: Fejes A & Nylander E (eds.) Mapping out the Research Field of Adult Education and Learning. Lifelong Learning Book Series, 24. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 181-202. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10946-2_10
Article
International organisations and the construction of the learning active citizen: An analysis of adult learning policy documents from a Durkheimian perspective
Field J & Schemmann M (2017) International organisations and the construction of the learning active citizen: An analysis of adult learning policy documents from a Durkheimian perspective. International Journal of Lifelong Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2017.1287920
Book Chapter
Lifelong learning and employers: reskilling older workers
Field J & Canning R (2014) Lifelong learning and employers: reskilling older workers. In: Harper S, Hamblin K, Hoffman J, Howse K & Leeson G (eds.) International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy. Handbooks of Research on Public Policy series. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 463-473. http://www.e-elgar.com/Bookentry_Main.lasso?currency=US&id=14437
Newspaper Article
Why you won’t see Gove-style proposals on curbing school extremism in Scotland
Field J (2014) Why you won’t see Gove-style proposals on curbing school extremism in Scotland. The Conversation. 27.06.2014. https://theconversation.com/why-you-wont-see-gove-style-proposals-on-curbing-school-extremism-in-scotland-28526
Newspaper Article
Scotland the brainy: why are there so many graduates in Edinburgh and Glasgow?
Field J (2014) Scotland the brainy: why are there so many graduates in Edinburgh and Glasgow?. The Conversation. 26.03.2014. https://theconversation.com/scotland-the-brainy-why-are-there-so-many-graduates-in-edinburgh-and-glasgow-24685
Book Chapter
Investing in labour force and skills development
Field J (2013) Investing in labour force and skills development. In: Saridakis G & Cooper C (eds.) How can HR drive growth?. New Horizons in Management. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 100-117. http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/bookentry_main.lasso?id=14790
Book Chapter
The importance of learning
Field J (2013) The importance of learning. In: Sherwood C & Faulkner J (eds.) Reflections on ageing: The role of relationships in later life. Doncaster: Relate, pp. 39-43. http://www.relate.org.uk/userfiles/documents/Publication-ageing-essays-2013.pdf
Authored Book
Working Men's Bodies: work camps in Britain, 1880-1940
Field J (2013) Working Men's Bodies: work camps in Britain, 1880-1940. Manchester: Manchester University Press. http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9780719087684
Edited Book
The SAGE Handbook of Aging, Work and Society
Field J, Burke R & Cooper CL (eds.) (2013) The SAGE Handbook of Aging, Work and Society. London: Sage. http://www.uk.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book237162&utm_source=Book&utm_medium=email&utm_content=237162&utm_campaign=PERSONL&priorityCode=PERSONL
Book Chapter
Migration and workforce aging
Field J (2013) Migration and workforce aging. In: Field J, Burke R & Cooper C (eds.) The SAGE Handbook of Aging, Work and Society. London: Sage, pp. 75-93. http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book237162?subject=F00&sortBy=defaultPubDate%20desc&fs=1
Article
Reappraising the importance of class in higher education entry and persistence
Field J & Morgan-Klein N (2013) Reappraising the importance of class in higher education entry and persistence. Studies in the Education of Adults, 45 (2), pp. 162-176. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/niace/stea/2013/00000045/00000002/art00005
Article
Learning through the ages? Generational inequalities and inter-generational dynamics of lifelong learning
Field J (2013) Learning through the ages? Generational inequalities and inter-generational dynamics of lifelong learning. British Journal of Educational Studies, 61 (1), pp. 109-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2012.756172
Book Chapter
Is lifelong learning making a difference? Research-based evidence on the impact of adult learning
Field J (2012) Is lifelong learning making a difference? Research-based evidence on the impact of adult learning. In: Aspin D, Chapman J, Evans K & Bagnall R (eds.) Second International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Springer International Handbooks of Education, 26. Dordrecth: Springer, pp. 887-898. http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-007-2360-3/page/1
Article
Service learning in Britain between the Wars: university students and unemployed camps
Field J (2012) Service learning in Britain between the Wars: university students and unemployed camps. History of Education, 41 (2), pp. 195-212. https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760X.2011.582047
Book Chapter
The Importance of Social Support Structures for Retention and Success
Field J & Morgan-Klein N (2012) The Importance of Social Support Structures for Retention and Success. In: Hinton-Smith & T (eds.) Widening Participation in Higher Education: Casting the net wide?. Issues in Higher Education. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 178-192. http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=508578
Article
Transitions in lifelong learning: public issues, private troubles, liminal identities
Field J (2012) Transitions in lifelong learning: public issues, private troubles, liminal identities. Studies for the Learning Society, 2 (2-3), pp. 4-11. http://versita.metapress.com/content/y1031w26u93v003r/?p=d1e384e18f574ef7bde1d449e2fdb9a9π=1; https://doi.org/10.2478/v10240-012-0001-6
Article
An Anti-Urban Education? Work camps and ideals of the land in Interwar Britain
Field J (2012) An Anti-Urban Education? Work camps and ideals of the land in Interwar Britain. Rural History, 23 (2), pp. 213-228. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956793312000088
Article
Life history approaches to access and retention of nontraditional students in higher education: A cross-European approach
Field J, Merrill B & West L (2012) Life history approaches to access and retention of nontraditional students in higher education: A cross-European approach. RELA: European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 3 (1), pp. 77-89. https://doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela0062
Edited Book
Remaking Adult Learning: Essays in honour of Alan Tuckett
Derrick J, Howard U, Field J, Lavender P, Meyer S, Nuissl von Rein E & Schuller T (eds.) (2011) Remaking Adult Learning: Essays in honour of Alan Tuckett. London: Institute of Education Press. http://www.ioe.ac.uk/about/48777.html
Article
Adult learning, health and well-being – changing lives
Field J (2011) Adult learning, health and well-being – changing lives. Adult Learner, pp. 13-25. http://www.aontas.com/download/pdf/adult_learner_2011.pdf
Book Chapter
Biography and generation
Field J (2011) Biography and generation. In: Herzberg H & Kammler E (eds.) Biographie und Gesellschaft. Überlegungen zu einer Theorie des modernen Selbst. Frankfurt: Campus Verlag, pp. 379-396. http://www.campus.de/wissenschaft/kulturwissenschaften/Kultursoziologie%2F+Cultural+Studies.40450.html/Biographie+und+Gesellschaft.98144.html
Book Chapter
Soziale Netzwerke und Übergänge im Lernen
Field J (2011) Soziale Netzwerke und Übergänge im Lernen. In: Vater S, Kellner W & Jütte W (eds.) Erwachsenenbildung und Sozialkapital. Studies in Lifelong Learning, 4. Vienna: Lit Verlag, pp. 33-49. http://www.litwebshop.de/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7114
Book Chapter
Learning in Working Life: Identity and Workplace Learning
Field J (2011) Learning in Working Life: Identity and Workplace Learning. In: Catts R, Falk I & Wallace R (eds.) Vocational learning: innovative theory and practice. Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 13. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 229-242. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-1539-4_15
Book Chapter
Lifelong learning, welfare and mental well-being into older age: trends and policies in Europe
Field J (2011) Lifelong learning, welfare and mental well-being into older age: trends and policies in Europe. In: Boulton-Lewis G & Tam M (eds.) Active ageing, active learning: Issues and challenges. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 15. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 11-20. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-2111-1_2
Article
Researching the benefits of learning: the persuasive power of longitudinal studies
Field J (2011) Researching the benefits of learning: the persuasive power of longitudinal studies. London Review of Education, 9 (3), pp. 283-292. https://doi.org/10.1080/14748460.2011.616320
Book Chapter
Learning in emotional labour and emotion work
Field J & Malcolm I (2010) Learning in emotional labour and emotion work. In: Cooper L & Walters S (eds.) Learning/Work: Turning work and learning inside out. Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council Press, pp. 169-181. https://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/books/learning-work
Book Chapter
Seriously useless learning? Potential and limits of recent research on the benefits of learning
Field J (2010) Seriously useless learning? Potential and limits of recent research on the benefits of learning. In: Derrick J J, Howard U, Field J, Lavender P, Meyer S, Nuissl vRE & Schuller T (eds.) Remaking adult learning: Essays on Adult Education in Honour of Alan Tuckett. London: Institute of Education Press and NIACE, pp. 220-229. http://www.ioe.ac.uk/about/48777.html
Book Chapter
Models of provision of lifelong learning: how is it done around the world?
Field J (2010) Models of provision of lifelong learning: how is it done around the world?. In: Cooper C, Field J, Goswami U, Jenkins R & Sahakhian B (eds.) Mental capital and wellbeing. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 383-388. http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-144430772X.html
Book Chapter
Lifelong learning
Field J (2010) Lifelong learning. In: Peterson P, Baker E & McGaw B (eds.) International Encyclopedia of Education. 3rd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 89-95. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780080448947000166
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Researching Retention and Non-Traditional Learners: evidence on pre-entry preparation
Field J & Morgan-Klein N (2010) Researching Retention and Non-Traditional Learners: evidence on pre-entry preparation. Hitting the ground running: reflections on pre-entry student support and new students’ academic preparedness for higher education, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK, 04.06.2010-04.06.2010. http://www.gcu.ac.uk
Conference Proceeding
Studenthood and identification: higher education as a liminal transitional space
Field J & Morgan-Klein N (2010) Studenthood and identification: higher education as a liminal transitional space. In: Merrill B & Armstrong P (eds.) SCUTREA: Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference. 40th Annual SCUTREA Conference, University of Warwick, UK, 06.07.2010-08.07.2010. Warick, UK: University of Warwick. http://www.scutrea.ac.uk/index.html
Conference Proceeding
Exporting "people of British stock": training and emigration policy in inter-war Britain
Field J (2010) Exporting "people of British stock": training and emigration policy in inter-war Britain. In: Education-line database. 40th Annual SCUTREA Conference, University of Warwick, UK, 06.07.2010-08.07.2010. Leeds: University of Leeds. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/bei/COLN/COLN_default.html
Article
A time for learning: Representations of time and the temporal dimensions of learning through the lifecourse
Biesta GJJ, Field J & Tedder M (2010) A time for learning: Representations of time and the temporal dimensions of learning through the lifecourse. Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 56 (3), pp. 317-327. http://www.beltz.de/de/nc/paedagogik/zeitschriften/zeitschrift-fuer-paedagogik.html
Edited Book
Researching Transitions in Lifelong Learning
Field J, Gallacher J & Ingram R (eds.) (2009) Researching Transitions in Lifelong Learning. London: Routledge. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415495998/
Research Report
Well-being and happiness
Field J (2009) Well-being and happiness. National Institute for Adult Continuing Education (England and Wales) Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning Thematic Papers, 4. National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. http://www.niace.org.uk/lifelonglearninginquiry/docs/IFLL-wellbeing.pdf
Book Chapter
Lifelong Learning and community
Field J (2009) Lifelong Learning and community. In: Jarvis P (ed.) The Routledge International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Routledge International Handbooks of Education. London: Routledge, pp. 153-162. http://www.routledge.com/books/The-Routledge-International-Handbook-of-Lifelong-Learning-isbn9780415419048
Book Chapter
Conclusion - researching transitions: trends and future prospects
Field J, Ingram R & Gallacher J (2009) Conclusion - researching transitions: trends and future prospects. In: Field J, Ingram R & Gallacher J (eds.) Researching Transitions in Lifelong Learning. London: Routledge, pp. 225-227. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415495998/
Article
Lifelong learning in Scotland: cohesion, equity and participation
Field J (2009) Lifelong learning in Scotland: cohesion, equity and participation. Scottish Educational Review, 41 (2), pp. 4-19. http://www.scotedreview.org.uk/view_issue.php?id=41[2]
Conference Proceeding
Reflecting From the Front Line: Research on Lifelong Learning and Policies for Well-Being
Field J (2009) Reflecting From the Front Line: Research on Lifelong Learning and Policies for Well-Being. In: Education-line Database. 39th Annual SCUTREA conference, University of Cambridge, UK, 07.07.2009-09.07.2009. Leeds: University of Leeds. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/bei/COLN/COLN_default.html
Book Chapter
Learning Transitions: Research, policy, practice
Ingram R, Field J & Gallacher J (2009) Learning Transitions: Research, policy, practice. In: Ingram R, Field J & Gallacher J (eds.) Researching Transitions in Lifelong Learning. Abingdon, UK: Routledge (of Taylor and Francis), pp. 1-6. http://www.routledge.com/books/Researching-Transitions-in-Lifelong-Learning-isbn9780415495998
Article
Good for your soul? Adult learning and mental well-being
Field J (2009) Good for your soul? Adult learning and mental well-being. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 28 (2), pp. 175-191. https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370902757034
Authored Book
Social Capital
Field J (2008) Social Capital. 2nd ed. Key Ideas. London and New York: Routledge. http://www.routledge.com/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?sku=&isbn=9780415433037
Article
Partnerships in and for lifelong learning
Field J (2008) Partnerships in and for lifelong learning. Lifelong Learning in Europe, xiii (1), pp. 40-45.
Article
The mental wealth of nations
Beddington J, Cooper CL, Field J, Goswami U, Huppert FA, Jenkins R, Jones HS, Kirkwood TBL, Sahakian BJ & Thomas SM (2008) The mental wealth of nations. Nature, 455 (7216), pp. 1057-1060. https://doi.org/10.1038/4551057a
Article
Sozialkapital und Erwachsenenbildung
Field J (2008) Sozialkapital und Erwachsenenbildung. Die Osterreichische Volkshochschule, 229, pp. 2-5. http://www.adulteducation.at/en/literatur/zeitschriftenartikel/103237/
Book Chapter
Talking about my learning generation: The role of historical time and generational time over the life course
Malcolm I & Field J (2007) Talking about my learning generation: The role of historical time and generational time over the life course. In: Osborne M, Houston M & Toman N (eds.) The Pedagogy of Lifelong Learning: Understanding effective teaching and learning in diverse contexts. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 67-78. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415424950/