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Sheila SempleConsultant |
Biographical details
Sheila has been associated with CES since the late 1980s,
working closely on a number of research projects with Cathy Howieson over
this time. She has been more formally linked to the Centre since October
2009 when she took early retirement from the University of Strathclyde to
start her own consultancy in education, guidance and professional training.
At Strathclyde she was Co-Director of the Centre for Studies in Enterprise,
Career Development and Work (Enterprising Careers), Course Director of the
Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma/Masters in Career Guidance and Development
and Reader in the Faculty of Education.
Main areas of work
Sheila’s specialist interests have been in: career guidance
and development; the role of parents and families in career development;
transitions from school to work; the provision of guidance and support to
young people and adults with regard to learning, work and career development;
education industry links; enterprising teaching and learning; and employability.
While the majority of her work has been based in Scotland, she has also
completed comparative studies within the countries of the British Isles
and has worked in Thailand, the UAE and China with respect to career guidance
and the development of employability, enterprise and career management skills.
Current and recent research
2012-2013: The
Impact of Career Websites on Pupils’ Career Management Skills
(CAREERS) |
2010-2011:
The regulation of child employment and options for reform (DfE) |
2009: Self
Help and Career Planning. Skills Development Scotland |
2008-2009: The national evaluation
of the local collaborative projects on recognising achievement. Scottish
Government |
2008-2009:
Skills for Life and Work in Three Thai Secondary Schools. Deutsche
Gesellsehaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) |
2007: School Transitions and
Employers. Careers Scotland |
2006-2007:
Enterprise Education in the Five Countries (of the British Isles).
Governments of England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
2006: Employability in Scottish
Colleges. Scottish Funding Council |
2004-2005:
Learning for Living and Earning project evaluation. Scottish Executive |
2003-2006: Enterprise in Education:
The Nature and Implications of the Part-Time Employment Undertaken
by School Students (Scottish Executive) |
2002-2004:
Entrepreneurial Spirit Programme for School Pupils, Internal Evaluator.
Scottish Executive |
2002-2004: The Educational and
Economic Benefits of Enterprise Education: a national comparative
study. Scottish Executive |
2001: National
Review of Assessment of the Learning and Support Needs of Young People.
Scottish Executive |
2000-2001: Research on Learning
Gains from Education for Work. Scottish Executive and Scottish Enterprise |
1997-2001:
Longitudinal Study of Young People's Transitions (Scottish Executive) |
1997-2000: The Effectiveness
of Careers Services (Scottish Executive) |
Selected papers and publications
Forthcoming |
*McKechnie, J., *Hobbs, S., Howieson, C. and
Semple, S. (forthcoming) New perspectives on school students’ part-time
work, Journal of Education and Work, |
2010 |
*McKechnie, J., *Hobbs, S., *Simpson, A., *Anderson, S., Howieson,
C. and *Semple, S. (2010) School
Students' Part-Time Work: Understanding What They Do, Journal
of Education and Work, 23(2), pp.161-175. Howieson, C., Semple, S. and *Jackson, A. (2010) The National Evaluation of the Collaborative Enquiry Projects on Recognising Achievement, Final Report to the Scottish Government, 98p, Edinburgh: SGELLD. Hart, J., Howieson, C. and Semple, S. (2010) Recognising Achievement: Literature Review and Model for Managing Recognition Processes, Research Findings No 54/2010, Edinburgh: SGELLD. Howieson, C., Semple, S. and *Jackson, A. (2010) National Evaluation of the Recognising Achievement Collaborative Enquiry Projects, Research Findings No 55/2010, Edinburgh: SGELLD. Hart, J., Howieson, C. and Semple, S. (2010) Recognising Achievement: Literature Review and Model for Managing Recognition Processes, Final Report to the Scottish Government, 54p, Edinburgh: SGELLD. |
2009 |
*McKechnie, J., *Hobbs, S., Howieson, C. and *Semple, S. (2009) School Students' Part-Time Work: Does it Have any Value?, paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research, Vienna, 25-30 September 2009. Howieson, C., *Semple, S., *Hickman, S. and *McKechnie, J. (2009) Self-Help and Career Planning, Final Report to Skills Development Scotland, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh. |
2008 |
Howieson, C. and Semple, S. (2008) "Careers
education", T.Bryce and W.Humes (eds) Scottish Education,
Third Edition: Beyond Devolution, Edinburgh University Press,
Chapter 51, pp.452-459. |
2007 |
*McKechnie,J., *Hobbs,S., *Anderson,S.,
Howieson,C. and *Semple,S. (2007) Child Employment: Policy and Practice
in Scotland, Youth and Policy, No. 96, Summer 2007, pp.51-64,
Leicester: The National Youth Agency. Howieson, C., McKechnie, J. and Semple, S. (2007) School Pupils' Experience of Work, CES Briefing No. 42, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh. McKechnie, J., Hobbs, S., Anderson, S., Howieson, C. & Semple, S. (2007) Child employment: Policy and Practice in Scotland, Youth & Policy, 96, pp.51-63 Semple, S. (2007) Comparative Study of Enterprise Education in Schools in the Five Countries. Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. |
2006 |
Howieson,C. and *Semple,S. (2006) Career
Guidance in Scotland: Retrospect and Prospect, British Journal
of Guidance and Counselling, 34(1), February 2006, pp.31-53 Howieson,C., *McKechnie,J. and *Semple,S. (2006) The Nature and Implications of the Part-Time Employment of Secondary School Pupils, Final report to the Scottish Executive Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department, Edinburgh: SEELLD. Howieson,C., *McKechnie,J. and *Semple,S. (2006) The Nature and Implications of the Part-Time Employment of Secondary School Pupils, Research Findings No. 47/2006, Edinburgh: SEELLD. *Brownlow,L., *Semple,S., Howieson,C. and *McKechnie,J. (2006) Measuring Enterprising Skills and Attitudes: A Review, PTW Working Paper 2, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh. Hart,J., Howieson,C., *McKechnie,J. and *Semple,S. (2006) Giving Recognition to the Outcomes of Part-Time Employment Undertaken by School Pupils - A Review of Practice in the UK and Internationally, PTW Working Paper 3, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh. Hart,J., Howieson,C., *McKechnie,J. and *Semple,S. (2006) Discussion Paper on Curriculum, Progression and Recognition, PTW Working Paper 4, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh. *McKechnie,J., *Hobbs,S., *Anderson,S., Howieson,C. and *Semple,S. (2006) The Employers Perspective on School Pupils' Part-Time Employment, PTW Working Paper 5, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh. *McKechnie,J., *Simpson,A., *Anderson,S., *Hobbs,S., Howieson,C. and *Semple,S. (2006) Case Studies of School Pupil's Part-Time Employment, PTW Working Paper 6, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh. Howieson,C., *McKechnie,J. and *Semple,S. (2006) The Parental Perspective on School Pupil's Part-Time Employment, PTW Working Paper 7, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh. *Semple,S., Howieson,C. and *McKechnie,J. (2006) Child Employment: Policy and Practice in Scotland, PTW Working Paper 8, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh. Bimrose, J. and Semple, S. (2006) Young people’s career decisionmaking and labour market information. Report for Highlands and Islands Enterprise. |
2004 |
Semple, S. and Brownlow, L. (2004) The
Role of Parents and Families in Enterprise in Education.
Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. |
2003 |
Howieson,C. and Semple,S. (2003) Career Education,
in T.G.K.Bryce and W.M.Humes (eds) Scottish Education Second
Edition: Post-Devolution, Chapter 51, pp.491-495, Edinburgh:
Edinburgh University Press. |
2002 |
Semple,S., Howieson,C. and Paris,M. (2002) Young
People's Transitions: Careers Support from Family and Friends,
CES Briefing No. 24, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology,
University of Edinburgh Semple,S., Howieson,C. and *Paris,M. (2002) A Longitudinal Study of Young People in Ayrshire, Final Report to the Ayrshire Careers Partnership Limited, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh. Semple, S., McCartney, P., Paris, M. and Twiddle, B. (2002) Learning Gains from Education for Work. Report and Interchange document. Edinburgh: Scottish Executive. Semple, S., Connelly, G., Kinsella, A., MacKay, G., McLarty, M. and Paris, M. (2002) National Review of Assessment: Identification of the Learning and Support Needs of Young People. Glasgow: Scottish Executive. |
2001 |
Howieson,C. and Semple,S. (2001) Effectiveness
of the Careers Service in Scotland, Final Report to SEELLD,
Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh Howieson,C. and *Semple,S. (2001) How Would You Know? Assessing the Effectiveness of Careers Guidance Services, CES Briefing No. 22, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh. Howieson,C. and *Semple,S. (2001) Pupils' Experience of the Career Service, CES Briefing No. 23, Edinburgh: Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh. |
2000 |
Howieson,C. and Semple,S. (2000) The Evaluation
of Guidance: Listening to Pupils' Views, British Journal of Guidance
and Counselling, 28(3), pp.373-388. |