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Dr Sadie Williams

Research Fellow

Research Interests

Her particular interests include:

• Leadership and management education and development
• Evaluation theory and practice
• Evaluation as part of formative development within projects
• Professional learning for adults
• E learning as part of training and development within companies
• The use of ICT in schools and colleges
• Work-based education at both the compulsory and post-compulsory levels
• Vocational education and training
• Learning and teaching within higher education

Career details

Dr Sadie Williams is an experienced researcher within CSET, the Centre for the Study of Education and Training, which is an independent unit within the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University. Her main focus is on research into and evaluation of educational and professional initiatives and the use of formative evaluation within project development. She has a particular interest in leadership and management.

She has undertaken a wide range of research, evaluation and consultancy activities in the areas of education and training and has worked with:

• Universities and other higher education institutions
• Schools and colleges at the secondary level
• Further and adult education
• Private sector companies
• LEAs
• The NHS
• Charitable foundations eg the King's Fund
• Government departments including the DfES, the Scottish Funding Council, HEFCE, etc.
• The Workplace Basic Skills Network
• NGOs: including the Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA), the Council for Excellence in Management and Leadership (CEML), the Higher Education Academy and the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)

She is able to offer a range of research and evaluation activities to outside clients and would welcome any enquiries.

Selection of Past Projects Undertaken

For the Scottish Funding Council: Evaluation of the SHEFC Higher Education Quality Enhancement Framework

For HEFCE:a) Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Paving the Way initiative (an Innovations Fund Project)b) Evaluation of the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) initiative

For the Council for Excellence in Management and Leadership (CEML):Current Trends in Management and Leadership - range of research reports produced

For the Foundation for Management Education (FME):Management and Leadership Teaching - present trends and future demand

For the ESRC: Evaluation of the Management Teaching Fellowship Scheme

For the King's Fund: Evaluation of the King's Fund Top and Senior Management Programmes

For the DfES: Evaluation of the New Deal for Young People

For the English Subject Centre:a) Postgraduate training in research methods - current practice and future needsb) Admissions trends in undergraduate English

For the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA):a) ICT in schoolsb) Work-Related Learningc) Vocational Qualifications

For a consortium of LEAs: ICT Resources for Secondary Schools

For World Challenge Expeditions: Evaluation of the impact of activity programmes for young people in deprived areas

For Derbyshire LEA: 'Best value' review of basic skills provision in Derbyshire

For the Adult College Lancaster: Drama as a learning methodology for adults with special needs

For Leeds Careers Service: Evaluation of Careers Education and Guidance Scheme

For the Workplace Basic Skills Network:a) Evaluation of basic skills provision in the workplaceb) Building Basic Skills in the Workplace Initiative

European projects:a) European Quality Management (EQUAM)b) LEONARDO Food Processing and Metalworking Projectc) Inter-Regional Information Society Initiative (IRISI)

Associated Keywords: Adult learning, Consultancy, E-learning, Evaluation, Higher education HE, Management and leadership development, Professional learning, Work based education

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