Research in Post-Compulsory Education

Aims & Scope

Research in Post-Compulsory Education is an international, fully-refereed journal, publishing research in the increasingly important area of post-compulsory education.

Throughout the world, there is a growing awareness of the significance of vocational and post-compulsory education and training systems.

The majority of countries are working hard to develop their provision, recognising the importance of post-compulsory education in providing educated and skilled people in sufficient numbers at appropriate levels to assist economic and social development.

Research in Post-Compulsory Education, sponsored by the United Kingdom’s Association for Research in Post-Compulsory Education (ARPCE), recognises the need for more international research and analysis, and the generation of relevant theory in order to identify policy needs and trends as well as priorities in this growing area.

While reporting current research, the journal also actively encourages the further development of research for post-compulsory education.

The journal is essential reading for policy-makers and researchers, practitioners and practitioner-researchers in all the different spheres of post-compulsory education including vocational/technical education, adult and continuing education, community education, schools, further and higher education.

The Editorial Board and Advisory Board members are drawn from many countries to take account of the need for wide representation and editorial expertise.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	0.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.407

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	26

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13633

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	139

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Motivation in academic life: a prestige economy

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Paul, Camille B.

• How teachers become leaders: an internationally validated theoretical model of teacher leadership development

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Philip, Alex, Darbianne

• Graduateness and Employability: student perceptions of the personal outcomes of university education

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Derek, Andrea

• The use of video to enable deep learning

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Barbara, Jenny, Heather, Stella

• HE in FE: vocationalism, class and social justice

  Citation: 48

  Authors: James, Kevin

• Moving beyond traditional measures of entrepreneurial intentions in a study among life‐sciences students in the Netherlands

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Thomas, Judith, Maarten

• A complex craft: United Kingdom PhD supervision in the social sciences

  Citation: 41

  Authors: John

• From the invisible hand to the invisible handshake: marketing higher education

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Paul

• The ‘ideal’ higher education student: understanding the hidden curriculum to enable institutional change

  Citation: 40

  Authors: George, Anna, Kristi

• Feedback: the student perspective

  Citation: 39

  Authors: James

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