Professor Mantz Yorke
Honorary/Visiting
County South
Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
United Kingdom
LA1 4YL
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Mantz Yorke's research interests are predominantly connected to students' experiences of higher education, covering areas such as student success, employability, assessment and retention. Less directly connected to students' actual experiences is his work on institutional research, performance indicators, the analysis of sectoral data (e.g. relating to honours degree classifications and the National Student Survey), and research methodology per se.
Qualifications
1961 BSc Hons (2.1) Industrial Metallurgy, University of Birmingham
1970 Advanced Diploma in Education, University of Nottingham
1975 MEd by research, University of Manchester
1984 PhD, University of Nottingham ?The repertory grid: a critical appraisal'.
In Press
‘They are not telling you the answer because there is no answer’: Art and Design students talk about pedagogy
Yorke, M., Orr, S. & Blair, B. 2013 In: International Journal of Art and Design Education .
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
The expectations and experiences of first-year students in Art & Design
Yorke, M. & Vaughan, D. 2013 In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Surveys of ‘the student experience’ and the politics of feedback
Yorke, M. 2013 Reconceptualising feedback in higher education: developing dialogue with students. Merry, S., Price, M., Carless, D. & Taras, M. (eds.). London: Routledge
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Using research findings to inform quality enhancement
Yorke, M. 2013 Enhancing quality in higher education: international perspectives. Gordon, G. & Land, R. (eds.). London: Routledge, (International studies in higher education).
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
2013
Do cross-sectional student assessment data make a reasonable proxy for longitudinal data?
Yorke, M. & Zaitseva, E. 2013 In: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2012
Deal or no deal?: expectations and experiences of first-year students in Art and Design
Yorke, M. & Vaughan, D. 2012 York: The Higher Education Academy. 72 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
‘Erm, that question... I think I probably would’ve just put something in the middle and sort of moved on to the next one, because I think it’s really unclear’: how art and design students understand and interpret the National Student Survey
Blair, B., Orr, S. & Yorke, M. 2012 York: The Higher Education Academy. 14 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Widening participation in universities in England and Wales: is there a connection with honours degree achievement?
Yorke, M. 2012 Widening participation in higher education: casting the net wide?. Hinton-Smith, T. (ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 37-50 14 p. (Issues in higher education).
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
2011
Assessing the complexity of professional achievement
Yorke, M. 2011 Learning to be professional through a higher education. Jackson, N. (ed.). Sceptre, 22 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Work-engaged learning: towards a paradigm shift in assessment
Yorke, M. 2011 In: Quality in Higher Education. 17, 1, p. 117-130, 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Analysing existing datasets: some considerations arising from practical experience
Yorke, M. 2011 In: International Journal of Research & Method in Education. 34, 3, p. 255-267, 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Summative assessment: dealing with the ‘measurement fallacy’
Yorke, M. 2011 In: Studies in Higher Education. 36, 3, p. 251-273, 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2010
The placement experience of students on full-time Foundation degrees: a pilot study
Yorke, M. 2010 Lichfield: Foundation Degree Forward. 20 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Guidance for the assessment of work-based learning in Foundation degrees
Woolf, H. & Yorke, M. 2010 Lichfield: Foundation Degree Forward. 41 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Introduction: assessing emergent professional expertise
Yorke, M. 2010 Enhancing learning through assessment in business and management, hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism. Kemp, P., Atfield, R. & Tong, R. (eds.). Newbury: Threshold Press Ltd, p. ix-xviii 10 p. (Enhancing Series).
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
How finely grained does summative assessment need to be?
Yorke, M. 2010 In: Studies in Higher Education. 35, 6, p. 677-689, 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Employability: aligning the message, the medium and academic values
Yorke, M. 2010 In: Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability. 1, 1, p. 2-12, 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
‘Supra-institutional research’: a cost-effective contribution towards enhancement
Yorke, M. 2010 In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 32, 3, p. 261-273, 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Learning, juggling and achieving: students’ experience of part-time foundation degrees
Yorke, M. & Longden, B. 2010 Lichfield: Foundation Degree Forward. 84 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
2009
‘I can’t believe it’s not better’: the paradox of NSS scores for art & design
Vaughan, D. & Yorke, M. 2009 York: The Higher Education Academy. 41 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Valuing the foundation degree and the HNC: observations of former students regarding the value of their courses
Yorke, M. 2009 Doncaster: Yorkshire and Humber East Lifelong Learning Network. 29 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Institutional rankings, marketing, and the needs of intending students
Longden, B. & Yorke, M. 2009 University rankings, diversity, and the new landscape of higher education. Kehm, B. & Stensaker, B. (eds.). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, p. 47-64 18 p. (Global perspectives on higher education ).
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Honours degree classifications: what we can and cannot tell from the statistics
Yorke, M. 2009 Gloucester: Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. 16 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Institutional research: what problems are we trying to solve?
Longden, B. & Yorke, M. 2009 In: Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education. 13, 3, p. 66-70, 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Trends in honours degree classifications, 1994-95 to 2006-07, for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Yorke, M. 2009 York: The Higher Education Academy. 37 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
‘Student experience’ surveys: some methodological considerations and an empirical investigation
Yorke, M. 2009 In: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 34, 6, p. 721-739, 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Grading student achievement in higher education: measuring or judging?
Yorke, M. 2009 The Routledge international handbook of higher education. Tight, M., Mok, K. H., Huisman, J. & Morphew, C. (eds.). New York: Routledge, p. 211-223 13 p. (Routledge international handbook series).
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Two complex issues: rankings and learning outcomes
Yorke, M. 2009 Trends in quality assurance: a selection of papers from the 3rd european quality assurance forum. Bollaert, L., Carapinha, B., Curvale, B., Harvey, L., Helle, E., Jensen, H. T., Loukkola, T., Maguire, B., Michalk, B., Oye, O. & Sursock, A. (eds.). Brussels: European University Association, p. 67-71 5 p.
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2008
The experiences of part-time students in higher education: a study from the UK
Yorke, M. & Longden, B. 2008 York: The Higher Education Academy. 67 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
What can art and design learn from surveys of ‘the student experience’?
Yorke, M. 2008 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper
Assessment for career and citizenship
Yorke, M. 2008 The university and its disciplines: teaching and learning within and beyond disciplinary boundaries. Kreber, C. (ed.). New York: Routledge, p. 221-230 10 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Faulty signals?: Inadequacies of grading systems and a possible response
Yorke, M. 2008 Assessment, learning and judgement in higher education. Joughin, G. (ed.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 65-84 20 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Is the first year experience different for disadvantaged students?
Yorke, M. 2008 Higher education in diverse communities: global perspectives, local initiatives. Ferrier, F. & Heagney, M. (eds.). European Access Network in cooperation with Masaryk University Press, p. 112-119 8 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Enigmatic variations: honours degree assessment regulations in the UK
Yorke, M., Woolf, H., Stowell, M., Allen, R., Haines, C., Redding, M., Scurry, D., Taylor-Russell, G., Turnbull, W. & Walker, L. 2008 In: Higher Education Quarterly. 62, 3, p. 157-180, 24 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
The first-year experience in higher education in the UK: final report
Yorke, M. & Longden, B. 2008 York: The Higher Education Academy. 64 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Grading student achievement in higher education: signals and shortcomings
Yorke, M. 2008 London: Routledge. 239 p. (Key issues in higher education series).
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
2007
Assessment, especially in the first year of higher education: old principles in new wrapping
Yorke, M. 2007 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper
The first year experience: successes and challenges
Yorke, M. 2007 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper
Undergraduates’ experience in Art and Design: findings from two surveys
Yorke, M. 2007 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper
The first-year experience in higher education in the UK: Report on Phase 1 of a project funded by the Higher Education Academy
Yorke, M. & Longden, B. 2007 The Higher Education Academy. 54 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Evidence-informed pedagogy and the enhancement of student employability
Yorke, M. & Knight, P. 2007 In: Teaching in Higher Education. 12, 2, p. 157-170, 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2006
Employability in higher education
Yorke, M. 2006 EUA bologna handbook: making bologna work. Froment, E., Kohler, J., Purser, L. & Wilson, L. (eds.). Berlin: Raabe Academic Publishers
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Good practice; better practice: a review of practice-based professional learning in four Central Academic Units in the Open University
Yorke, M. 2006 Milton Keynes: Open University. 24 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Commissioned report
Gold in them there hills?: Extracting and using data from existing sources
Yorke, M. 2006 In: Tertiary Education and Management. 12, 3, p. 201-213, 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Curricula for economic and social gain
Yorke, M. & Knight, P. 2006 In: Higher Education. 51, 4, p. 565-588, 24 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
The professional learning of teachers in higher education
Knight, P., Tait, J. & Yorke, M. 2006 In: Studies in Higher Education. 31, 3, p. 319-339, 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Formative assessment and employability: some implications for higher education practices
Yorke, M. 2006 Beyond mass higher education: building on experience. McNay, I. (ed.). Maidenhead: Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, p. 105-118 14 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
2005
Issues in the assessment of practice-based professional learning
Yorke, M. 2005 Milton Keynes: Open University. 57 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Graduate attributes and their development
Yorke, M. & Harvey, L. 2005 Workforce development and higher education: a strategic role for institutional research. Voorhees, R. A. & Harvey, L. (eds.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, p. 41-58 18 p. (New directions for institutional research; 128).
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Increasing the chances of student success
Yorke, M. 2005 Improving student learning: diversity and inclusivity. Rust, C. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford Centre for Staff & Learning Development, p. 35-52 18 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Employability: a rationale and examples of practice
Mason-O'Connor, K. (ed.), Pilkington, R. (ed.) & Yorke, M. (ed.) 2005 Birmingham: SEDA. 44 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Significant figures: performance indicators and ‘league tables’
Yorke, M. & Longden, B. 2005 Standing Conference of Principals. London: Standing Conference of Principals, 36 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Formative assessment and student success
Yorke, M. 2005 Reflections on assessment. Q. A. A. F. H. E. (ed.). Gloucester: Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, Vol. 2, p. 125-137 13 p.
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Formative assessment in higher education: its significance for employability, and steps towards its enhancement
Yorke, M. 2005 In: Tertiary Education and Management. 11, 3, p. 219-238, 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Firming the foundations: an empirical and theoretical appraisal of the foundation degree in England
Yorke, M. 2005 In: Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning. 7, 1, p. 1-9, 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Mining institutional datasets to support policy making and implementation
Yorke, M., Barnett, G., Evanson, P., Haines, C., Jenkins, D., Knight, P., Scurry, D., Stowell, M. & Woolf, H. 2005 In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 27, 2, p. 285-298, 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
2004
Being strategic about employability
Yorke, M. & Knight, P. 2004 In: Educational Developments. 5, 4, p. 6-8, 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
Retention and student success in higher education
Yorke, M. & Longden, B. 2004 Maidenhead: Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press. 180 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Learning, curriculum and employability in higher education
Knight, P. & Yorke, M. 2004 London: RoutledgeFalmer. 241 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
2003
Assessment, learning and employability
Knight, P. & Yorke, M. 2003 Maidenhead: Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press. 245 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
2002
Managing educational development projects: effective management for maximum impact
Baume, C. (ed.), Martin, P. (ed.) & Yorke, M. (ed.) 2002 London: Kogan Page. 209 p. (Staff and educational development series).
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
1999
Leaving early: undergraduate non-completion in higher education
Yorke, M. 1999 Philadelphia: Falmer Press. 163 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
1998
Capability and quality in higher education
Stephenson, J. (ed.) & Yorke, M. (ed.) 1998 Kogan Page. 233 p. (Teaching and learning in higher education).
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
1996
Indicators of programme quality: a report prepared for HEQC
Yorke, M. 1996 London: Higher Education Quality Council. 245 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
1981
Simulation and games: the real and the ideal: the proceedings of the 1980 conference of SAGSET
Yorke, M. (ed.) & Hollinshead, B. (ed.) 1981 London: Kogan Page. (Perspectives on academic gaming & simulation).
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Patterns of teaching: a source book for teachers in further education
Yorke, M. 1981 London: National Council for Educational Technology. 155 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
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