| Post: | Visiting Research Fellow |
| Location: | Arts E E328 |
| Email: | K.P.Holmes@sussex.ac.uk |
| Telephone numbers | |
| Internal: | 6613 |
| UK: | (01273) 876613 |
| International: | +44 1273 876613 |
Biography
Keith Holmes is a Visiting Research Fellow in the Centre for International Education. He is currently employed as an education specialist with the European Training Foundation ETF, an official agency of the European Union. Keith joined Sussex in 2006 from UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning IIEP in Paris where he worked for three years in the Higher Education and Specialised Training Unit as a Resident Fellow.
At IIEP Keith conducted collaborative research on skills development and lifelong learning, focusing on the reform and governance of public technical and vocational education and training institutions, and education for rural livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. Keith recently worked as a consultant with the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, for the DFID-funded EdQual Research Programme Consortium, for the Commonwealth Secretariat and for the Working Group for International Cooperation in Skills Development WGICSD.
Prior to joining Sussex Keith taught at the masters level at IIEP and at the University of Bristol Graduate School of Education. His doctorate, awarded in 2001, was on Whose Knowledge for Educational Development? Research Capacity in Small States with Special Reference to Saint Lucia. He is a member of the British Association for International and Comparative Education (BAICE) and the Council for Education in the Commonwealth CEC
Role
Visiting Research Fellow
Research
Working primarily in the field of international and comparative education my research interests include educational planning and management; education for sustainable development; teacher education in the Western Balkans; education and training in South Africa and the Caribbean; and the implications of postcolonial perspectives for research, policy and practice.
In recent years I have focused on the organisation and management of technical and vocational education and training, education and sustainable rural livelihoods, and issues surrounding human resource development in small states.
Publications
Edited Journals Chisholm, L., Crossley, M. and K. Holmes (2005). (Eds). Special Issue of Compare 35(1) Educational Change and Evaluation in Eastern and Southern Africa. Referred journal articles Atchoarena, D. and K. Holmes (2005). "The Role of Agricultural Colleges and Universities in Rural Development and Lifelong Learning in Asia." In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, 2(1) pp.15-24. full text English Holmes, K. and M. Crossley (2004). Whose Knowledge, Whose Values? The Contribution of Local Knowledge to Education Policy Processes: A Case Study of Research Development Initiatives in the Small State of Saint Lucia Compare 34(2): pp. 193-208. Crossley, M. and K. Holmes (2001). "Challenges for educational research: international development, partnerships and capacity building in small states." Oxford Review of Education 27(3): pp. 395-409. Books Crossley, M., Herriot, A., Waudo, J., Mwirotsi, M., Holmes, K. and M. Juma (2005). Research and Evaluation for Educational Development: Learning from the PRISM Experience in Kenya (Oxford, Symposium). Holmes, K. and Y. Tschanz (2004). Promoting Skills Development. Report of an Interregional Seminar on "Assisting the design and implementation of Education for All skills development plans: skills development to meet the learning needs of the excluded". Paris, 22-23 January 2004. (Paris, UNESCO/IIEP). full text English full text French Crossley, M. and K. Holmes (1999). Educational Development in the Small States of the Commonwealth: Retrospect and Prospect. London, Commonwealth Secretariat. Book chapters Holmes, K. (2009). The Reform and Governance of Public TVET Institutions: Comparative Experiences. In: Chinien, C., Maclean, R. and D. Wilson (Eds.) International Handbook of Education for the Changing World of Work: Bridging Academic and Vocational Learning.(Dordrecht, Springer). Holmes, K. and R. Maclean (2009). UNESCO's Research on TVET and Skills Development. In: Rauner, F. and R. Maclean (Eds.) The Handbook of Vocational Education Research. (Dordrecht, Springer). Holmes, K. and R. Maclean (2009). Research on TVET and Skills Development by Selected Intergovernmental Organisation and Donor Agencies. In: Rauner, F. and R. Maclean (Eds.) The Handbook of Vocational Education Research (Dordrecht, Springer). Holmes, K. and J. Hannah (2007). Education for reconciliation and reconstruction: Further Education and Training colleges in South Africa. In: Leach, F. and M. Dunne (Eds.) Education, Conflict and Reconciliation: international perspectives. (Oxford, Peter Lang). Holmes, K. (2003). The Reform and Governance of Public Technical and Vocational Education Institutions: issue paper. In: Boupha, Training Materials: Sub-Regional Workshop on The Management and Evaluation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training 22-26 Sept 2003 (Ministry of Education Lao PDR / Lao National Commission for UNESCO).
Holmes, K. (2003). Qualifications Frameworks: Issues, Problems and Possibilities for Small States. In: Donn, G and T. Davies (Eds.) Promises and Problems for Commonwealth Qualifications Frameworks pp. 94-106. (London, Commonwealth Secretariat and Wellington, New Zealand Qualifications Authority). Rose, P. with Carr-Hill, R., Henderson, T. and K. Holmes (Eds.) (2003). Education and the General Agreement on Trade in Services: What does the future hold? Report of the pre-15CCEM consultation meeting 29 May 2003. (London, Commonwealth Secretariat, UKFIET and Council for Education in the Commonwealth). full text English Holmes, K. (2001). Whose knowledge for educational development? Reflections on collaborative research in the small state of St Lucia. Learning Democracy and Citizenship: international experiences. In: L. Davies, C. Harber and M. Schweisfurth. Birmingham, University of Birmingham Centre for International Research in Education. pp. 133-140. Official reports Atchoarena, D. with Phillips, M. and K. Holmes (2007) Strengthening institutional and technical aspects of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Netherlands' Partner Countries. A study prepared on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Barrett, A. and K. Holmes (2006). EdQual DFID RPC Communications Strategy: Implementing Quality Education in Low-Income Countries. Unpublished working document. (Bristol, University of Bristol). Holmes, K. (2003). The Reform of Public Technical and Vocational Education Institutions: background review paper. Working document for an Experts' Meeting on "The Reform and Governance of Public Technical and Vocational Education Institutions", held in Paris 9-10 October 2003. Ref IIEP/SEM/.223.1 (Paris, UNESCO/IIEP). Caddell, M. and K. Holmes (Eds.) (2003). Debates in Skills Development: Vocational Skills Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Report of a meeting held in Edinburgh 2-4 October 2002. (Geneva: Working Group for International Cooperation in Vocational and Technical Skills Development). full text English full text French Reviews Crossley, M. and K. Holmes (1999). Review of "Comparative Education: the dialectic of the global and the local" by Arnove, R.F. and Torres, C.A. (Eds). International Review of Education 46(5): pp 417-473. Crossley, M. and K. Holmes (1999). Review of "Examinations Systems in Small States: comparative perspectives on policies, models, and operations" by Bray, M. and L.Steward (Eds). Comparative Education 35(3): pp 359-360. Holmes, K. (2003). Review of "Educational Planning and Management in Small States: concepts and experiences" by Godfrey Baldacchino and Charles Farrugia (Eds) (2002) Compare 33(3): pp. 417-419. Media outputs Holmes, K. (2005). "Education and sustainable rural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa". IIEP Newsletter 13(2) p.3 (April - June 2005). full text English full text French Hannah, J. and K. Holmes (2004). "Social transformation in South Africa: mergers and college governance". IIEP Newsletter 12(3) p.3 (July - September 2004). full text English full text French Crossley, M. and K. Holmes (1999). "Challenges for educational research: partnerships and capacity building for small states". NORRAG News 25 (December 1999): pp 52-53. full text English
Presentations at Conferences, Workshops and Seminars
Holmes, K. (2008). International or national research for development? Reflections on the comparative analysis of research systems. Presented at the British Association for International and Comparative Education conference, 4-6 September 2008, Glasgow.
Holmes, K. (2007). Monitoring 'Growth': methodological concerns. Presented at the UKFIET Conference for International Education and Development, "Going for Growth: school, community, economy, nation", in the symposium, "Researching growth in education and development: methodological considerations and directions", 11-13 September 2007, Oxford.
Holmes, K. (2007). Professional education and intercultural dialogue. Presented at the XIII World Congress of Comparative Education Societies conference, in the thematic group "Educatng professionals", 3-7 September 2007, Sarajevo.
Holmes, K. (2005). Revisiting TVET: challenges and SIDS perspectives. Presented at a sub-regional seminar on the Reform and Governance of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the Eastern Caribbean, 26-30 September 2005, St. Lucia.
Holmes, K. (2005). Information base for diagnosis, policies and strategies. Presented at a sub-regional seminar on the Reform and Governance of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the Eastern Caribbean, 26-30 September 2005, St. Lucia.
Holmes, K. (2005). Livelihoods approaches and education in rural areas. Presented at a roundtable discussion at the UKFIET "Oxford" International Conference on Education and Development, 13-15 September 2005, Oxford.
Holmes, K. (2005). Vocational skills for sustainable rural development. Presented to Working Group 3 on "Vocational skills for agriculture and rural development" of an ADEA/FAO/UNESCO-IIEP Ministerial Seminar on Education for Rural People in Africa: Policy Lessons, Options and Priorities in 7-9 September 2005, Addis Ababa. PowerPoint presentation
Holmes, K. (2005). Managing autonomy for social transformation: public Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges in South Africa. Presented at a GTZ conference "Public training institutions facing the challenge to catch up with lifelong learning: Innovative approaches towards more institutional autonomy" 9-10 June 2005, Eschborn, Germany.
Holmes, K. (2005). Reforming public technical and vocational education and training institutions. Presented at the IIEP sub-regional seminar on Labour Market Transformations and the Reform of Technical and Vocational Education 18-20 May 2005, Moldova
Holmes, K. and M. Crossley (2004). Whose knowledge, whose values? The contribution of local knowledge to education policy processes: a case study of research development initiatives in the small state of Saint Lucia Presented at one day seminar on "International Methodologies and Researching Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning" as part of the Institute for Access Studies/ESRC Seminar Series on "Problematising Methodology in Access Research". 30 September 2004, University of Exeter School of Education and Lifelong Learning.
Atchoarena, D. with K. Holmes (2004). The role of agricultural colleges and universities in rural development and lifelong learning in Asia. Presented at the 15th conference of the Asian Association of Agricultural Colleges and Universities (AAACU), Nagoya, Japan, September 27-30, 2004.
Holmes, K. (2003). The reform and governance of public technical and vocational education institutions. Presented at a sub-regional workshop on The management and evaluation of TVE in East and South East Asia 27-31 October 2003, Hua-Hin, Thailand.
Holmes, K. (2003). Standards for TVET: Issues, models and options. Presented at a sub-regional workshop on The management and evaluation of TVE in middle-income Asian countries 27-31 October 2003, Hua-Hin, Thailand
Holmes, K. (2003). Qualifications Frameworks: challenges and opportunities for small states. Presented at the UKFIET "Oxford" International Conference on Education and Development Oxford, 9-11 September 2003.
Holmes, K. and M. Crossley (2003). Educational challenges and priorities in small states: comparative and international perspectives. Presented in the IIEP Strategic Seminar series, 6 May 2003, IIEP-UNESCO, Paris.
Holmes, K. (2003). Qualifications Frameworks: Issues, problems and prospects for small states. Presented at a Commonwealth Secretariat/New Zealand Qualifications Authority seminar on "Promises and Problems for Commonwealth Qualifications Frameworks", February 2003. Wellington, New Zealand.
Holmes, K. (2001). Whose knowledge, whose values? Rethinking "educational research" in the small state of St Lucia University of Sussex Institute of Education Open Seminar Series, 19 November 2001.
Holmes, K. and M. Crossley (2001). Whose knowledge, whose values? The contribution of local knowledge to education policy process: a case study of research development initiatives in the small state of St Lucia. Presented at the "Oxford" International Conference on Education and Development, The Examination Schools, Oxford, 19-21 September 2001.
Holmes, K. (2001). Whose direction and purpose for education in the 21st Century Caribbean? Research development initiatives in small states: a case study of Saint Lucia. Presented at the 26th Annual Caribbean Studies Association Conference Maho Bay, St. Maarten, May 28 to June 2, 2001.
Crossley, M. and K. Holmes (1999). Challenges for educational research: implications for partnerships and capacity building in small states. Paper presented at the fifth Oxford International Conference on Education and Development, 9-13 Sept 1999.
Dissertations
Holmes, K. (1994). Aspirations in Space: An Investigation of Occupational Aspirations and Local Labour Markets in Two Contrasting Rural Districts in Jamaica. Unpublished BA Dissertation. Oxford: University of Oxford.
Holmes, K. (2001). Whose knowledge for educational development? Research capacity in small states with special reference to St. Lucia. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Graduate School of Education. Bristol: University of Bristol.