Institute of Education London

Dr Andrew Jenkins

• Qualifications and position:
  • BA, MA, M.Phil, PhD.
  • British Academy Mid-Career Research Fellow
• Faculty:
  • Faculty of Policy and Society
• Department:
  • Department of Quantitative Social Science
• Summary:
  • Andrew Jenkins joined the Institute in 2000 and he is currently a Research Fellow in the Dept of Quantitative Social Science.
    Andrew's research interests are in adult learning, including the effects of learning on labour market outcomes and the mental health benefits of learning for older adults.
    His current research, funded by the British Academy, is investigating the long-term impact of learning in adulthood on wellbeing using large-scale quantitative data from the National Child Development Study.
• Teaching:
  • Andrew teaches courses in quantitative methods as part of Masters and Doctoral programmes.
    
• Research Projects:
  • • Educational Trajectories and Wellbeing: A Lifecourse Perspective. Funded by British Academy (2011-2012).
    • Literacy, Numeracy and Disadvantage among Older People in England Funded by Nuffield Foundation (2009-2010).
    • Adult Learning and Health Outcomes among Older Adults. Funded by NIACE (2008-2009).
    
• Postgraduate Research:
  • • Outcomes and Benefits of Education and Adult Learning
    • Effects of lifelong learning on labour market outcomes
    • Wider benefits of learning including health outcomes for older adults
    • Female labour supply and demographic economics
    • Methods for the analysis of longitudinal data
    • Use of longitudinal data for understanding historical processes
    
• Professional Activities:
  • • Senior Research Officer, Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning, Institute of Education, London (2008-2010).
    • Research Officer, Centre for Economics of Education, Institute of Education, London (2000-2007).
    • Research Assistant, Centre for Market & Public Organisation, University of Bristol (1998-2000).
    
• Conferences/presentations:
  • • "Active Ageing, Wellbeing and Learning in Later Life." European Commission/Cedefop International Workshop on Learning in Later Life, Brussels, September 2011.
    • "Literacy, Numeracy and Disadvantage Among Older People." CLS International Conference on Understanding Ageing, Oxford, April 2010.
    • "Enhancing Literacy in the Workplace: Outcomes of the Skills for Life Policy Initiative in Britain." American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California, April 2009.
    • "Longitudinal Research Methods in Education." Invited keynote speaker, First Pedagogic Observatory Conference, Technical University of Lisbon, March 2008.