Paul Greenbank - Reader in Educational Development Profile

Research Interests and Focus

Qualifications

• BA (First Class Honours) Business Studies - Lancashire Polytechnic (1984)
• Certificate in Education (Distinction) - Bolton Institute of Higher Education (1989)
• Master of Philosophy -University of Central Lancashire (2000)
• Doctor of Education - University of Sheffield (2005)

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Associate Member of the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services

Experience

• Edge Hill University 2009 – Senior Lecturer in Teaching and Learning Development and Programme Leader for the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning Support
• Edge Hill University 2006 - Reader in Educational Development
• Edge Hill University 1993-2009 Senior Lecturer in Business and Management
• Wigan College, 1986-1993 Lecturer in Business Studies
• Lancashire Polytechnic, 1985-86 Lecturer in Economics
• Manchester Polytechnic, 1984-85 Research Assistant
• Armed Forces: Royal Army Pay Corps, 1975-1981 Military Accountant

Research Interests

My research interests are in student decision-making, employability and widening participation.  I am currently involved in an action research project sponsored by the Higher Education Careers Service Unit (HECSU) which involves utilising unfreezing techniques and case studies/analogical encoding to improve the way undergraduates make career decisions and prepare for the transition from education to employment.

Selected Publications

Greenbank, P. (2011), ‘‘I’d Rather Talk to Someone I Know than Somebody Who Knows’ – the role of networks in undergraduate career decision-making’, Research in Post-Compulsory Education, forthcoming.

Greenbank, P. (2010), ‘Foundation Degrees: a case for greater institutional autonomy?’, Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 56-61.

Greenbank, P. (2010) Initiating Change in Career Decision-making: an action research approach, Research Study for the Higher Education Careers Service Unit (HECSU), Manchester. Available at: www.hecsu.ac.uk/hecsu.rd/news_practitioner_research.htm

Greenbank, P. (2009), ‘An examination of the role of values in working class students’ career decision-making’, Journal of Further and Higher Education, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 33-44.

Greenbank, P., Hepworth, S. & Mercer, J. (2009), ‘Term-time employment and the student experience’, Education and Training, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 43-55.

Greenbank, P. & Hepworth, S. (2008) Working Class Students and the Career Decision-making Process: a qualitative study, Research Study for the Higher Education Careers Service Unit (HECSU), Manchester.
Available at: www.hecsu.ac.uk/hecsu.rd/news_practitioner_research.htm

Greenbank, P., Penketh, C., Turjansky T. & Schofield, M. (2008), ‘The Undergraduate Dissertation: ‘most likely you go your way and I’ll go mine’’, International Journal of Quality and Standards, Issue 3, Paper 22, pp. 1-24. [Available at www.bsieducation.org]

Greenbank, P. (2008), ‘The academic’s role: a response to Karlsson’, Teaching in Higher Education, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 245-249.

Greenbank, P. (2008), ‘An investigation of the factors influencing student participation in collaborative approaches to examination preparation’, in E. O’Doherty (ed.) The Fourth Education in a Changing Environment Conference Book, Informing Science Press, California, Chapter 14, pp. 247-262.

Greenbank, P (2007), ‘Utilising collaborative forms of educational action research: some reflections’, The Journal of Further and Higher Education, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 97-108.

Greenbank, P. (2007), ‘From foundation to honours degree: the student experience’, Education and Training, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 91-102.

Greenbank, P. (2006), ‘Institutional admissions policies in higher education: a widening participation perspective’, The International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 249-260.

Greenbank, P. (2006), ‘The evolution of government policy on widening participation’, Higher Education Quarterly, Vol. 60, No. 2, pp. 140-165.