Webb, Susan, Emeritus Professor

Emeritus Professor Susan Webb

BA (hons), PGDip, PGCE, MA, PhD

School of Education

Emeritus Professor of Education

s.webb@sheffield.ac.uk

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Emeritus Professor Susan Webb
School of Education
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Profile

Professor Webb has held senior leadership positions and responsibilities for lifelong learning and widening participation both in England, at the University of 91̽�� and latterly in Australia, at Monash University. She transitioned to retirement in Australia from 2016 and retired fully in May 2020. Following the move to Australia in late 2010, she continued to develop her research in the field of lifelong learning and access and participation to tertiary education through securing external funding (Category 1 competitive funding) for the NCVER (National Centre for Vocational Education and Training Research project - NR11104-21043) on the ‘Geographical dimensions of social inclusion in education and training in Australia’ 2011 -2014.

This work led to several publications on gender, migration, education and deskilling, as well as work on gender and the effects of geography on post-school pathways to higher education and vocational education and training. Most recently until retirement, she was lead investigator for an ARC (Australian Research Council) competitive Discovery Project DP 170101885 ‘Vocational Institutions, undergraduate degrees: distinction or inequality?’ (2017-2020) focusing on a comparative study of higher vocational education in colleges (non-university higher education providers) in Australia and England. Additionally, she led until May 2020 and continues to be engaged on a longitudinal study of refugees’ access to education and employment (2016 – present) with colleagues from Monash University and Deakin University, Australia).

From 2016 Professor Webb changed her role from a full-time teaching and research professorship to a part-time professorship (research only). By this point in her career she had had 4 PhD completions in Australia, to add to the 16 completions whilst employed at the University of 91̽��. Subsequently, 3 more PhD students have successfully completed making a total of 23. In retirement Professor Webb remains academically active.

From January 2018 she has continued to support colleagues in the development of research links and publishing in widening participation and social justice by dividing her time between her commitments in Australia and England. For example, since 2017 to the present she has been a mentor on a writing development programme for widening participation practitioners initiated by OFFA in the UK and the Centre for Excellence and equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) at the University of Newcastle, Australia, which has resulted in mentees successfully publishing in peer reviewed journals. In 2020-21, she contributed to a Federal funded Department for Education and Training project with the University of Newcastle in Australia to undertake a systematic international literature review of research on widening access to higher education, including through considering the role of post-school vocational education and training.

Research interests

Higher education and lifelong learning - policy analysis and effects on systems, staff and students
Access, participation and social inclusion in tertiary education
Learning cultures, learning identities and learning careers
Learning transitions - school, tertiary education and employment
Work-based learning, workforce development and skill utilisation
Migration and learning, including experiences of skilled migrants and refugees
Feminist theories and theories of social justice

Publications

Books

(2018) . Palgrave Macmillan UK.
Holford J, Hodge S, Milana M, Knight E, Waller R & Webb S () . Routledge.

Journal articles

Webb S (2023) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 42(4), 441-444.
Webb S (2023) Meaningless citizenship, Iraqi refugees and the welfare state. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFELONG EDUCATION, 42(4), 441-444.
Holford J, Hodge S, Knight E, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2022) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 41(6), 537-548.
Hodge S, Knight L, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2022) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 41(4-5), 399-404.
Webb S, Hodge S, Holford J, Milana M & Waller R (2022) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 41(2), 127-132.
Holford J, Hodge S, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2022) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 41(1), 1-4.
Roshid MM, Webb S & Chowdhury R (2022) . International Journal of Business Communication, 59(1), 83-103.
Waller R, Hodge S, Holford J, Milana M & Webb S (2021) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 40(5-6), 435-438.
Hodge S, Holford J, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2021) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 40(3), 193-197.
Webb S, Dunwoodie K, Wilkinson J, Macaulay L, Reimer KE & Kaukko M (2021) . International Review of Education, 67(6), 871-894.
Webb S (2021) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 40(3), 295-297.
Milana M, Hodge S, Holford J, Waller R & Webb S (2021) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 40(2), 111-114.
Holford J, Hodge S, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2021) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 40(1), 1-4.
Webb S, Knight E & Hodge S (2020) . International Journal of Training Research, 18(2), 93-100.
Webb S, Holford J, Hodge S, Milana M & Waller R (2020) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 39(5-6), 423-427.
Holford J, Hodge S, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2020) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 39(4), 333-338.
Waller R, Hodge S, Holford J, Milana M & Webb S (2020) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 39(3), 243-246.
Hodge S, Holford J, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2020) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 39(2), 133-138.
Dunwoodie K, Kaukko M, Wilkinson J, Reimer K & Webb S (2020) . Higher Education Policy, 33(2), 243-264.
Holford J, Milana M, Waller R, Webb S & Hodge S (2019) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 38(6), iii-vii.
Webb S, Holford J, Hodge S, Milana M & Waller R (2019) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 38(3), 237-240.
Holford J, Hodge S, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2019) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 38(2), 127-131.
Reimer K, Kaukko M, Dunwoodie K, Wilkinson J & Webb S (2019) . Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 21(2), 190-208.
Webb S & Lahiri-Roy R (2019) . Journal of Intercultural Studies, 40(2), 190-205.
Webb S, Dunwoodie K & Wilkinson J (2019) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 38(1), 103-120.
Holford J, Hodge S, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2018) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 37(6), 637-658.
Holford J, Milana M, Waller R, Webb S & Hodge S (2018) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 37(6), 662-662.
Waller R, Hodge S, Holford J, Milana M & Webb S (2018) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 37(4), 397-400.
Hodge S, Holford J, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2018) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 37(3), 279-282.
Holford J, Hodge S, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2018) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 37(2), 147-150.
Webb S (2017) . Studies in the Education of Adults, 49(2), 157-176.
Milana M, Holford J, Hodge S, Waller R & Webb S (2017) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 36(6), 625-628.
Webb S, Holford J, Hodge S, Milana M & Waller R (2017) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 36(5), 509-511.
Waller R, Hodge S, Holford J, Milana M & Webb S (2017) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 36(4), 383-386.
Webb S, Faine M, Pardy J & Roy R (2017) . Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 69(3), 351-370.
Webb S, Burke PJ, Nichols S, Roberts S, Stahl G, Threadgold S & Wilkinson J (2017) . Studies in Continuing Education, 39(2), 138-160.
Webb S, Bathmaker AM, Gale T, Hodge S, Parker S & Rawolle S (2017) . Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 69(1), 147-167.
Hodge S, Holford J, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2017) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 36(3), 251-253.
Milana M, Hodge S, Holford J, Waller R & Webb S (2016) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 35(6), 587-589.
Holford J, Hodge S, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2016) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 35(4), 355-358.
Webb S, Hodge S, Holford J, Milana M & Waller R (2016) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 35(3), 213-215.
Holford J (2016) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 35(1), 1-1.
Webb S, Revers S, Dirkx J, Schuller T, Morgan J & Loxley A (2015) . Studies in the Education of Adults, 47(2), 199-210.
Waller R, Holford J, Jarvis P, Milana M & Webb S (2015) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 34(6), 619-622.
Webb S, Holford J, Jarvis P, Milana M & Waller R (2015) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 34(5), 487-490.
Milana M, Holford J, Jarvis P, Waller R & Webb S (2015) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 34(3), 247-250.
Jarvis P, Holford J, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2015) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 34(2), 119-120.
Webb S (2015) . Studies in Continuing Education, 37(3), 267-285.
Webb S (2015) . Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 67(1), 26-46.
Waller R, Holford J, Jarvis P, Milana M & Webb S (2014) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 33(6), 701-704.
Holford J, Jarvis P, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2014) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 33(5), 569-572.
Webb S, Holford J, Jarvis P, Milana M & Waller R (2014) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 33(4), 435-439.
(2014) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 33(2), 121-124.
Webb S (2014) . Encyclopaideia, 18(40), 69-86.
Holford J, Jarvis P, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2013) . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 32(6), 685-685.
Webb S (2013) 16th annual AVETRA Conference VET research at the edge - training for diversity and change. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 53(3), 499-501.
Webb S (2012) . Journal of Workplace Learning, 24(5), 365-388.
Warren S & Webb S (2007) . Studies in the Education of Adults, 39(1), 5-21.
Ibarz T & Webb S (2007) . Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 1(2), 208-226.
Webb S (2006) . British Educational Research Journal, 32(3), 481-507.
Webb S & Ibarz T (2006) . Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 58(2), 205-222.
Webb S, Brine J & Jackson S (2006) . Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 58(4), 563-576.
Webb S (2004) Rethinking university teaching, a conversational framework for the effective use of learning technologies, 2nd edition. TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 9(1), 126-129.
Webb S (2001) . International Studies in Sociology of Education, 11(3), 279-285.
Webb S (1988) . Education + Training, 30(5), 18-18.
Webb SC, Reshmi Lahiri-Roy , Elizabeth Knight & Koshy P () . Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 34(3), 1-18.
Webb S & Thi Ngoc Ha N () . Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 1-27.
Kaukko M, Macaulay L, Reimer K, Dunwoodie K, Webb S & Wilkinson J () . Higher Education Research & Development, 1-17.
Holford J, Milana M, Webb S, Waller R, Hodge S & Knight E () . International Journal of Lifelong Education, 1-23.
Webb S, Knight E, Black R & Roy R () . Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 31(3), 43-60.
Sinclair A & Webb S () . International Journal of Training Research, 1-20.
Koshy P, Webb S, Dockery AM & Knight E () . International Journal of Training Research, 1-15.
Dunwoodie K, Webb S, Wilkinson J & Newman A () . International Migration.
Fraser KJ, Leach DJ & Webb S () . EWOP in Practice, 3(1).

Chapters

Holford J, Milana M, Webb S, Waller R, Hodge S & Knight E (2024) , Forty Years of the International Journal of Lifelong Education, Volume II (pp. 13-35). Routledge
Holford J, Hodge S, Knight E, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2024) , Forty Years of the International Journal of Lifelong Education, Volume II (pp. 1-12). Routledge
Holford J, Hodge S, Milana M, Waller R & Webb S (2024) , Forty Years of the International Journal of Lifelong Education, Volume I (pp. 1-4). Routledge
Knight E, Bathmaker A-M, Moodie G, Orr K, Webb S & Wheelahan L (2022) , Equity and Access to High Skills through Higher Vocational Education (pp. 3-7). Springer Nature
Webb S (2022) , Equity and Access to High Skills through Higher Vocational Education (pp. 9-35). Springer Nature
Hodge S, Knight E, Rawolle S & Webb S (2022) , Equity and Access to High Skills through Higher Vocational Education (pp. 189-214). Springer Nature
Knight E, Bathmaker AM, Moodie G, Orr K, Webb S & Wheelahan L (2022) , Palgrave Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning (pp. 3-7).
Webb S, Dunwoodie K & Wilkinson J (2020) , Decolonising Lifelong Learning in the Age of Transnational Migration (pp. 103-120). Routledge
Webb S, Burke PJ, Nichols S, Roberts S, Stahl G, Threadgold S & Wilkinson J (2019) , Advancing Theory and Research in Widening Participation (pp. 22-44). Routledge
Webb S (2019) EDUCATION GOVERNANCE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION Exceptionalism, Continuity, and Change, ASIA PACIFIC EDUCATION: LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION (pp. 93-102).
Webb S (2018) 'I'm doing it for all of us': Gender and identity in the transition to higher education, Identity and Difference in Higher Education: Outsiders within (pp. 38-54).
Kabir AH & Webb S (2018) , Education in the Asia-Pacific Region (pp. 279-297).
Milana M, Webb S, Holford J, Waller R & Jarvis P (2018) , The Palgrave International Handbook on Adult and Lifelong Education and Learning (pp. 1-8). Palgrave Macmillan UK
Webb S (2017) , The Palgrave International Handbook on Adult and Lifelong Education and Learning (pp. 741-759).
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Conference proceedings papers

Webb S (2003) Gender, identity and social change: Understanding adults' learner careers. POLITICS OF GENDER AND EDUCATION: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES (pp 135-153)

Professional activities and memberships

Sue Webb is co-editor of the International Journal of Lifelong Education.

Through her role as journal editor and her membership of Learned Societies she regularly acts as peer reviewer for scientific committees, such as the Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE) and the Standing Conference for University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults (SCUTREA), for various adult and lifelong learning and gender focused education journals, as well as, for funders such as the ARC, Australia and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, UK).

She is or has been an international editorial board member for the journals Studies in the Education of Adults, RELA – European Journal for the Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, Teaching in Higher Education and the newly named Access: Critical explorations of equity in higher education.

She has been an Expert Panel member for European research on social inclusion and the use of ICT in language learning. Most recently, she was appointed to the International Labour Organisation/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations for Teaching (CEART) for 2021-2026, a committee comprising just 12 Experts from across the world that oversees the application and any allegations of infringements in relation to these teaching recommendations in all sectors of education.