School of Education

Dr Lesley Doyle

Lesley Doyle
  • Lecturer (Social Justice Place and Lifelong Education)

telephone: 01413301805
email: Lesley.Doyle@glasgow.ac.uk


Research interests

There are three main strands to Dr Doyle’s research interests: education transitions (especially their impact on learning and well-being during adolescence), the development of learning regions (especially the cultural impact of universities) and collaborative management practices (for example, between education sectors or for regional development). Her theoretical and methodological interests lay in the development of socio-cultural theory in education transitions and in the management and development of collaborative learning and practice (for example, during education and training transitions or for organisational change). Other related interests are in the delivery and impact of vocational education and training for young people in schools; and finally, the links between the affective and cognitive domains in children and young people.

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2012

Doyle, L. (2012) Conceptualising a transition: the case of vocational and academic learning in England, Scotland and the USA. Research in Comparative and International Education . ISSN 1745-4999 (In Press)

Kamando, A., and Doyle, L. (2012) Government-community partnerships for the provision of education: policy and implementation in rural Tanzania. Policy Futures in Education . ISSN 1478-2103 (In Press)

Lally, V., and Doyle, L. (2012) In Transit to a Critical Future: global perspectives on transitions, education and learning for young people. Research in Comparative and International Education . ISSN 1745-4999 (In Press)

2011

Doyle, L. (2011) Equality Impact of Reductions in Youth Service Provision. Project Report. Kent County Council. (Unpublished)

Doyle, L. (2011) Identifying, Evaluating and Comparing Vocational Learning Opportunities for Individual Career Pathways for 14-19 year olds in Scotland (Edinburgh), England (Kent) and the USA (Virginia). Project Report. Skills Development Scotland / Kent County Council. (Unpublished)

2010

Doyle, L. (2010) The role of universities in the 'cultural health' of their regions: universities' and regions' understandings of cultural engagement. European Journal of Education, 45 (3, Par). pp. 466-480. ISSN 0141-8211 (doi:10.1111/j.1465-3435.2010.01441.x)

2009

Doyle, L. (2009) Drivers and Barriers to Collaborative Partnerships for the Delivery of 14-19 Education in Kent. Project Report. Kent County Council. (Unpublished)

Doyle, L. (2009) Evaluation of Kent County Council’s 14-16 Vocational Education & Training Programme. Project Report. Kent County Council. (Unpublished)

2008

Doyle, L, and Welsh, P (2008) Connecting research, policy and practice in building stronger communities. In: Doyle, L, Adams, D, Tibbitt, J and Welsh, P (eds.) Building Stronger Communities: Connecting research, policy and practice. NIACE, Leicester, pp. 1-18. ISBN 978-1-86201-345-2

2007

Doyle, Lesley (2007) Cultural presence’ and disadvantage: what difference do HEIs make? In: Osborne, M, Sankey, K and Wilson, B (eds.) Researching Social Capital, Lifelong Learning Regions and the Management of Place: an international perspective. Routledge, London.

Doyle, Lesley (2007) Learning to Learn in a Learning Region. Lifelong Learning in Europe, XII (1). pp. 42-51.

Doyle, Lesley, Houston, Muir , and Osborne, Michael (2007) Grading: A Review of National and International Issues. Project Report. Scottish Qualifications Authority. (Unpublished)

Mannion, G, Doyle, Lesley , Sankey, K, Mattu, L, and Wilson, M (2007) Young People’s Interaction with Natural Heritage through Outdoor Learning. Project Report. Scottish Natural Heritage.

2006

Duke, Chris, Doyle, Lesley and Wilson, B, (Eds.) (2006) Making Knowledge Work: Sustaining Learning Communities and Regions. NIACE, Leicester. ISBN 9781862012462

Barr, A, and Doyle, Lesley (2006) Setting Standards for Community Engagement. In: Duke, C., Doyle, Lesley and Wilson, B (eds.) Making Knowledge Work: Sustaining Learning Communities and Regions. NIACE, Leicester.

Doyle, Lesley, McKay, G, and Bogdanovic, D (2006) The ‘cultural presence’ of higher education institutions in disadvantaged communities. In: Brennan, J, Little, B and Locke, W (eds.) Higher education’s effects on disadvantaged groups and communities: Report of an ESRC Network on cross-regional perspectives on the transformative impact of higher education on disadvantaged groups and communities. ESRC.

Field, J., and Osborne, M. (2006) Researching social capital in Europe: towards a toolkit for measurement. In: Duke, Chris, Doyle, Lesley and Wilson, B (eds.) Making Knowledge Work: Sustaining Learning Communities and Regions. NIACE, Leicester, pp. 54-66. ISBN 9781862012462

2005

Doyle, Lesley, and Godfrey, R (2005) Investigating the reliability of the Key Stage 2 test results for assessing individual pupil achievement and progress in England. London Review of Education, 3 (1). pp. 29-45.

2002

Doyle, Lesley (2002) Continuity from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3 (Primary to Secondary School) in England [Unpublished PhD thesis]. Other. University of Kent. (Unpublished)

1998

Doyle, Lesley, and Harrington, N (1998) Bridging the gap: A case study of curriculum continuity at Key Stage 2/Key Stage 3 transfer. Management in Education, 12 (6). pp. 11-12.

Doyle, Lesley, and Harrington, N (1998) Does learning progression for the individual child continue across the primary/secondary divide? All-in Success: Journal of the Centre for the Study of Comprehensive Schools, 9 . pp. 16-17.

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Grants

  • Comparative study of Career Pathways and Planning for 14-19 year olds in England, Scotland and the USA
    Kent County Council and Skills Development Scotland (PASCAL Project)
    2009-2010
  • Qualifications Policy & New Products: Framework Agreement with Scottish Qualifications Authority
    Scottish Qualifications Authority
    2009-2011
  • Evaluation of Kent County Council’s Vocational Education & Training 14-19 Programme
    Kent County Council (PASCAL project)
    Sept 2007-June 2009
  • Young People’s Interaction with Natural Heritage through Outdoor Learning
    Scottish Natural Heritage/Learning and Teaching Scotland
    Mar 2006-Jan 2007
  • Cultural Impact strand in the ESRC seminar series to explore cross-regional perspectives on the transformative impact of higher education on disadvantaged groups and communities
    ESRC
    2006
  • LILARA (Learning in Local and Regional Authorities (project developing learning needs audits for local and regional authority and other stakeholder staff to help promote learning regions)
    EU Socrates Grundtvig funded
    2005- 2007
  • Comparison of Years 6, 7 and 8 SATs results in England 
    Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
    1998
     

Current research students

Amina Kamando

  • Thesis title: Community/Government Provision of Secondary Education in Tanzania

Gordon Asher

  •  Thesis title: Learning and Education between, for and through Left Social Movements and Networks in Scotland

Cert Ed

  • The Learning Society 2011 (Programme Director)

Undergraduate

  • BA Community Development Research Methods (Course Director)
  • BA Community Development Social Theories 1
  • BA Community Development Social Theories 3
  • BA Community Development Research Project 3

Postgraduate

  • Initial Teacher Education: Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Courses:Learning How Others Learn; Learning to Teach in the Secondary School)
  • Diploma/MSc Adult and Continuing Education
  • Development of MSc Programme Young People, Social Inclusion and Change for community development workers and others interested in/working with young people (with Prof Andy Furlong)
  • Young People, Learning and Development for MSc Young People, Social Inclusion and Change (Course Director)

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Conference presentations

  • Doyle, L. (2006) The Affective Domain and Young People's Interaction with Natural Heritage through Outdoor Learning, Royal Geographical Society Conference, London, August 30th 2007
  • Doyle, L. (2006) Learning in Local and Regional Authorities: the case of Stirling Council, Paper presented at the Third PASCAL International Conference, RMIT, Melbourne
  • Doyle, L. and Longworth, N. (2007) The ‘learning city’: local authority staff perceptions and their training needs in six European locations at the Ninth International Lifelong Learning in Europe Conference on Learning Regions - Learning Cities Rovaniemi, Finland
  • Doyle L. (2006) All change? Transitions in the lifecourse, choice and the pupil voice in the transition from primary to secondary school at the Annual Conference of the British Education Research Association, University of Warwick
  • Doyle L. (2006) What’s happening under the bridge? Activity theory, effective learning environments and the ‘Third Space’ in School Transitions and Transfers in England and Denmark at the European Education Research Conference, Geneva
  • Doyle L. (2007) Continuity, Transfer and the Learning Environment in Danish schools: a comparison of pedagogy and management in all-through and primary to secondary schools in Years 5 and 6 at the Transforming Transitions: International Research Conference, University of Strathclyde
  • Doyle, L. (2009) Can vocational learning improve academic learning? The experiences of 14-16 year olds taking vocational courses alongside GCSEs in England Scottish Education Research Association Conference, Perth
  • Doyle, L. (2009) Collaborative Provision of 14-19 Education in the UK: Activity Theory as Method and Data Analysis Tool, Theory and Evidence in European Educational Research, European Conference on Educational Research University of Vienna September 2009

Book and journal reviewing

  • Doyle, L. (2006) Review of Primary-Secondary Transition (2005) Boyd, B. London: Hodder Gibson. Scottish Educational Review, 38, 2, p239-240.
  • KEDI Journal of Educational Policy
  • British Education Research Journal

Academic and professional body membership

  • British Educational Research Association
  • Scottish Educational Research Association

Additional information

Interests include walking, bird watching, sailing, literature, Scotland, keeping fit and music