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Sir George Trevelyan, Residential Adult Education and the New Age – ‘To Open the Immortal Eye' (2023)
Book
Clancy, S. (2023). Sir George Trevelyan, Residential Adult Education and the New Age – ‘To Open the Immortal Eye'. (1). Palgrave Macmillan

This book examines the development of British post-Second World War short-term residential adult education, through the lens of the Shropshire Adult Education College (1948-1976) and the tenure of Sir George Trevelyan as its first warden. Trevelyan i... Read More about Sir George Trevelyan, Residential Adult Education and the New Age – ‘To Open the Immortal Eye'.

Lifelong Learning, Young Adults and the Challenges of Disadvantage in Europe (2023)
Book
Holford, J., Boyadjieva, P., Clancy, S., Hefler, G., & Studená, I. (Eds.). (2023). Lifelong Learning, Young Adults and the Challenges of Disadvantage in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14109-6

Presents the results of a trans-European research project. Provides innovative insights into EU policy processes and their outcomes. Includes contributions from leading scholars in the field.

Decolonising globalised curriculum landscapes: The identity and agency of academics (2021)
Journal Article
Reyes Jr., V., Clancy, S., Koge, H., Richardson, K., & Taylor, P. (2021). Decolonising globalised curriculum landscapes: The identity and agency of academics. London Review of Education, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.14324/LRE.19.1.26

This article explores how academics in a higher education institution (HEI) make sense of the challenges that they encounter in a neoliberal context typified by an increasingly globalised curriculum landscape. Two key questions are explored: What are... Read More about Decolonising globalised curriculum landscapes: The identity and agency of academics.

Adult education, spirit and the 'New Age': Sir George Trevelyan and the Shropshire Adult Education College at Attingham 1948-76 (2017)
Thesis
Clancy, S. L. Adult education, spirit and the 'New Age': Sir George Trevelyan and the Shropshire Adult Education College at Attingham 1948-76. (Thesis). University of Nottingham

This thesis presents an interdisciplinary study of post-Second World War short-term residential adult education, through an investigation of the Shropshire Adult Education College (SAEC), 1948-1976. This was located at Attingham Park, Atcham, Shropsh... Read More about Adult education, spirit and the 'New Age': Sir George Trevelyan and the Shropshire Adult Education College at Attingham 1948-76.

The power of language in the age of austerity: volunteers and practitioners reflect on UK civil society (2017)
Journal Article
Clancy, S. (2017). The power of language in the age of austerity: volunteers and practitioners reflect on UK civil society. Research for All, 1(2), 234-251. https://doi.org/10.18546/RFA.01.2.02

This article is offered as an example of practice-based research, focusing on the concept of praxis: the bringing together of research, theory and action. It does this by exploring the challenges of group work and collaborative thinking, sharing the... Read More about The power of language in the age of austerity: volunteers and practitioners reflect on UK civil society.

The politics of public engagement: reclaiming community? (2015)
Journal Article
Clancy, S. (2015). The politics of public engagement: reclaiming community?. Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 8(1), 160-166. https://doi.org/10.5130/ijcre.v8i1.4475

This article examines the tension between the rhetoric and reality of public engagement, seen through the eyes of a practitioner who has worked in both the arenas of community activism and as a public engagement broker within a UK Russell Group unive... Read More about The politics of public engagement: reclaiming community?.

Measuring the social impact of schools outreach (2011)
Book
CLANCY, S. (2011). Measuring the social impact of schools outreach. In G. Baker, & A. Fisher (Eds.), Arts and humanities academics in schools: mapping the pedagogical interfaceLondon: Bloomsbury Publishing