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Rob Burton

 

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Dr Rob Burton

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  • Postal address: Room 210, Hepworth House, Drake Circus,
    Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
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  • Email: R.E.Burton@plymouth.ac.uk


Role

 

Qualifications & background

BSc (Hons) Sociology - University of Plymouth

PhD Sociology  - University of Exeter : Title   A Passion to Exist: Cultural Entrepreneurship and the search for authenticity in Cornwall

 




Publications


PUBLICATIONS


Books


Burton, R. (1991). UK Report on Air Transport in Schwarze J, Ulrich Becker and Christiana Pollack (eds) (1991). The 1992 Challenge at National Level. Baden Baden. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. pp.435 463.

Burton, R. (1993). UK Report on Air Transport in Schwarze J, Ulrich Becker and Christiana Pollack (eds) (1993). The 1992 Challenge at National Level. Baden Baden. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. pp.445 482.

Benn, R. and Burton, R. (1993). Social classification of women’s work: a research problem. in Miller,N. and Jones, D.J.(eds)(1993). Research: Reflecting Practice. Boston:Scutrea. pp.12 16.

Burton, R and Sheaff, M. (1993). Sociology Course Booklet for Project 2000 Nursing Course. Tor Faculty. Tor and Southwest College of Health.

Benn, R. and Burton, R. (1995). Women’s Experience of Mathematics and Access to Higher Education in Britain:Just another brick in the wall? in Lee, M.F., Mendick, H. and Woodrow, M. (1995) Crossing the Frontiers: Access to Higher Education in Eastern and Western Europe. London:European Access Network and the Council of Europe. pp49-55

Benn, R. and Burton, R. (1995) A Peek into the Mind of God. in P. Ernest (ed.) Mathematics. University of Exeter Perspectives Series.


Journals

Burton, R. (1991). ‘Air Transport within the European Community: The legal triangle of EC legislation,the Chicago Convention and Gatt.’ European Research. 2:3. May 1991.

Burton, R. (1991). ‘The Development of Air Transport Law in the European Community’ The Liverpool Law Review. XIII(2) pp.139 149.

Benn, R. and Burton, R. (1993). ‘Access Mathematics: A bridge over troubled waters. Journal of Access Studies.8:2. pp.180-190

Benn, R. and Burton, R. (1994). ‘Participation and the Mathematics Deterrent’. Studies in the Education of Adults. Vol. 26. No 2. October (1994). pp.239-249.

Benn, R and Burton, R. (1995) ‘Access to Higher Education: A Class or Gender issue?’. Adults Learning. Vol. 6. No 3. pp.94-96,

Benn, R. and Burton, R. (1995). ‘Targeting: is Access hitting the bull’s eye?’ Journal of Access Studies. Spring. 10:1 pp.-19.

Benn, R. and Burton, R. (1995). ‘Mathematics: A Masculine Image’. European Access News. No.2 March. p.3.

Benn, R. and Burton, R. (1995) ‘Access and Targeting: an Exploration of a Contradiction’. International Journal of Lifelong Education. vol. 14 no 6.

Benn, R. and Burton, R. (1996) ‘Absolutism and Eurocentrism in Mathematics and the Access alternative’.International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology.

Burton, R. (1998) A Passion to Exist: Cultural Hegenomy and the Roots of Cornish Identity. Cornish Studies 5.


Reports

Conner, H., Burton, R., Pollard, E., Regan, J., and Pearson, R. (1999) Making the Right Choice. National Report. London:CVCP.

Conner, H., Burton, R., Pollard, E., Regan, J., and Pearson, R. (1999) Making the Right Choice.The survey of applicants(Appendix 1). London:CVCP

Conner, H., Burton, R.and Regan, J. (1999) Making the Right Choice. The year 11/S4 survey. London:CVCP.


Conference papers.

Burton, R. Air Transport Within The European Community: The Legal Triangle of EC Legislation, The Chicago Convention and GATT. European Research Conference, The University of Nottingham, April 8 9, 1991.

Burton, R. Worker Participation in the EEC: John Major, The Social Charter and the Illusion of Maastricht. British Sociological Association Annual Conference. University of Canterbury. 1992.

Benn, R. and Burton, R. Access Mathematics: A Bridge over troubled waters. Forum For Access Studies (FAST) Annual Conference. University of York. 1993.

Benn, R. and Burton, R. Women, Social Class and Access to Higher Education: The social classification of women’s work: a perspective transformation. British Sociological Association Annual Conference. University of Essex 1993.

Benn, R. and Burton, R. Social Classification of Women’s Work: a research problem. SCUTREA Annual Conference. University of Manchester. 1993.

Benn, R. and Burton, R. Women’s Experience of Mathematics and Access to Higher Education in Britain. Access to Higher Education: The Economic and Social Implications: An East West Convention. The Technical University. Berlin. 1994.

Burton, R. Remembering and Forgetting: The Managed Identities of the former Yugoslavia and the Cornish. Worlds of the Future:ethnicity, nationalism & globalisation. The British Sociological Association Annual Conference. The University of Reading. April 1-4. 1996.

Burton, R. Castles in the Air, Identities and Individualism. The Cornish and their ‘Dimensions of Difference’ The British Sociological Association Annual Conference. The University of York. April 1997.