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Helen’s research focuses on the tripartite relationship in UK higher education apprenticeships, examining how learners, employers, and universities interact to shape the experience of work-based learning. She is particularly interested in the engagement of apprentices with academic study alongside professional practice. Additionally, Helen explores contemporary higher education practices and the integration of knowledge into professional settings, particularly within human resource management. A qualitative researcher, she specialises in interpretative phenomenological analysis to understand the lived experiences of work-aligned learners.
Helen is an Associate Professor and Head of Executive Education for the Business School. Helen’s remit includes all business apprenticeships, executive CPD programmes, and our distance learning programmes.
Helen's teaching focusses on practice related HRM at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has taught within HRM-related programmes in FE and HE for over a decade, and has specialised in the development of students’ academic and employability skills.
Helen’s professional practice was in senior HR management in the not-for-profit and arts sectors.
Helen holds a Doctorate in Education and a Masters in Human Resource Management. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development, and a Chartered Manager and Fellow of CMI. Helen co-convenes the University Vocational Awards Council's HIgher Education Tripartite Professionals network.
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/c/helen-charlton/
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Teaching & Learning, PGCLTHE
Education, Doctorate in Education
Human Resource Management, MSc
External Examiner, University of Dundee
Aug 2022 → …
University of Hertfordshire
Apr 2022 → Dec 2023
University of Gloucestershire
Mar 2020 → Sept 2023
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Egdell, V. (Participant), Bader, K. (Participant), Charlton, H. (Participant), Thirkell, E. (Participant) & Kennedy, M. (Participant)
Activity: Other
Charlton, H. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis