Items where Author is "O'Grady, A"

Journal article

SLATER, J., WINDER, B., O'GRADY, A. and BANYARD, P., 2023. ‘There is nothing for me’: a qualitative analysis of the views towards prison education of adult male prisoners convicted of a sexual offence. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice. ISSN 2059-1098

O'GRADY, A., 2012. Smoke alarms and smoke screens: the learning journey of an undergraduate. Educationalfutures, 5 (1), pp. 29-42. ISSN 1758-2199

O'GRADY, A. and ATKIN, C., 2009. Skills for life and issues of choice: a study in rural England. RaPAL: Research and Practice in Adult Literacy (68/69), pp. 40-47. ISSN 1747-5600

ATKIN, C. and O'GRADY, A., 2008. Skills for life: has the need to support social cohesion been displaced by the drive for economic success? International Perspectives on Adult and Lifelong Education: Selected Papers, pp. 57-74.

ATKIN, C. and O'GRADY, A., 2006. Devaluing social networks in the race to compete. The International Journal of Learning: Annual Review, 13 (6), pp. 165-171. ISSN 1447-9494

ATKIN, C. and O'GRADY, A., 2006. Skills for life: has the need to support social cohesion been displaced by the drive for economic success? International Journal of Adult and Lifelong Education, 4 (1-4), pp. 29-44. ISSN 0973-1601

O'GRADY, A. and ATKIN, C., 2005. Forced to learn or choosing to learn: challenges and concerns for non-voluntary adult basic skills learners. RaPAL: Research and Practice in Adult Literacy (58), pp. 38-43. ISSN 1747-5600

Authored book

O'GRADY, A., 2013. Lifelong learning in the UK: an introductory guide for education studies. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9780415517416

Chapter in book

COTTLE, V. and O'GRADY, A., 2018. The future of education. In: J. MARSHALL, ed., Contemporary debates in education studies. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 182-194. ISBN 9781138680234

O'GRADY, A., 2016. Applying education thinkers to contemporary educational practice. In: O'GRADY A, and V. COTTLE, eds., Exploring education at postgraduate level: policy, theory and practice. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781138814080

Conference contribution

O'GRADY, A., 2016. Opportunity or obligation: the 'power' of partnership for prison education. In: Learning Together: Education as a Practice of Freedom, Inclusive Learning Cultures, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, 2016.

O'GRADY, A. and BYROM, T., 2015. 'Giving something back': higher education students and educational interventions. In: Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Research Conference, Newport, Wales, 9-11 December 2015.

O'GRADY, A., 2015. Offender education in England. In: Metropolia International Week in Culture 2015, Metropolia University, Helsinki, Finland, March 2015.

O'GRADY, A. and COTTLE, V., 2014. PAAR for the course: making a difference. In: Higher Education Close-Up 7 Conference: Higher Education Close Up Research: Making a Difference, Lancaster University, Lancaster, 21-23 July 2014.

O'GRADY, A., 2013. What's it like to be here? An exploration of British Asian women’s experiences of undergraduate study at the University of Derby. In: 20th International Conference on Learning, Rhodes, Greece, 11-13 July 2013.

O'GRADY, A., 2012. Smoke alarms and smoke screens: the learning journey of an undergraduate. In: BESA Conference 2012, Hull University, Hull, 28-29 June 2012.

O'GRADY, A. and NOVITZKY, J., 2010. Producing readable materials for the workplace. In: 2010 ACCS Conference, Derby, 2010.

O'GRADY, A., 2010. Where are we now? An exploration of the provision of teacher training programmes for the Learning and Skills Sector following the 2007 Workforce Reforms. In: Regional Skills for Life Network, UCLAN, Lancaster, 2010.

O'GRADY, A., 2009. Why, and how important, are the piloting activities for the QUALC quality process? The experience and the first results of the UK Pilot Sites. In: QUALC Conference, EFQUEL Innovation Forum, Helsinki, Finland, 23-25 September 2009.

O'GRADY, A., 2008. Ears to the ground: research report into reaching the potential of the VCS to develop their learning offer in the West Midlands. In: VCS Conference, Birmingham, 2008.

O'GRADY, A., 2008. Stick with it, messages from the development projects. In: The Skills for Life National Conference, Birmingham, 2008.

ATKIN, C., O'GRADY, A. and ROSE, A., 2007. Do you think they’ll notice? An evaluation of the materials for embedded learning. In: 5th PASCAL Observatory International Conference: Life-Long Learning in the City-Region, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, 23-25 September 2007.

Confidential report for external body

O'GRADY, A. and DE MOTTE, C., 2018. An exploration of the education provision in a HMP Young Offenders Institution: perspectives of young offenders and prison staff. Nottingham: Nottingham Trent University.

Edited book

O'GRADY, A. and COTTLE, V., 2016. Exploring education at postgraduate level: policy, theory and practice. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781138814080

ATKIN, C. and O'GRADY, A., 2007. Adult learning in Lincolnshire and Rutland: voices from practice. Nottingham: The University of Nottingham: UNESCO Centre for Comparative Education Research.

Research report for external body

O'GRADY, A., 2018. Exploring the contribution of music intervention programmes for children in challenging circumstances: a collaborative research project between soundLINCS and Nottingham Trent University. Lincoln: soundLINCS.

O'GRADY, A., 2010. A consideration of possible models for sustainability and growth of the strand of activity: Corby reads! Leicester: NIACE.

O'GRADY, A., 2010. A qualitative exploration of the curriculum offer for women sentenced to less than one year. Leicester: NIACE.

ARMSTRONG, J., CASEY, L., TURNER, C., WARD, J., O'GRADY, A. and YARROLL, I., 2008. Ears to the ground. Birmingham: Groundwork West Midlands.

ATKIN, C., O'GRADY, A. and ROSE, A., 2007. Evaluation of the skills for life materials for embedded learning. London: National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy.