Prof Claire Callender
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Overview
Overview
Highlights
Claire works part-time at Birkbeck and part-time at UCL, Institute of Education.
At UCL, she is Deputy Director of the Centre for Global Higher Education which is funded by the ESRC.
Qualifications
- BSc Social Administration and Sociology, University of Bristol, 1979
- PhD - Gender and Social Policy: Women's Employment, Redundancy and Unemployment , University of Wales (Cardiff), 1988
Web profiles
Visiting posts
- Honorary Fellow, University of Warwick, 09-2021
- Visiting Scholar, Graduate School of Education, Harvard, USA,
Honours and awards
- Fulbright New Century Scholar, Fulbright, October 2007
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to higher education, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, October 2017
- Fellow, Society for Research into Higher Education, October 2011
- Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences, October 2003
ORCID
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Research
Research
Research interests
- Higher education student funding
- Part-time student funding
- Student debt
Research overview
Claire’s research and writing focus on higher education student finances and its consequences. She has contributed to some of the most significant UK inquiries into student funding, and presented evidence to various Parliamentary Select Committees.
She is currently conducting research, funded by the ESRC, on student loan debt, examining its influences on graduates’ post-graduation behaviour and life choices with colleagues from: UCL, Institute of Education; the University of Michigan; and the University of Twente.
Research Centres and Institutes
- Deputy Director, Centre for Global Higher Education
Research projects
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Publications
Publications
Article
- Callender, Claire and Davis, S. (2023) Graduates’ responses to student loan debt in England: “sort of like an acceptance, but with anxiety attached”. Higher Education ISSN 0018-1560.
- Callender, Claire and Boatman, A. and Evans, B. (2022) Comparing high school students' attitudes towards borrowing for higher education in England and the United States: who are the most loan averse?. European Journal of Education 57 (2), pp. 199-217. ISSN 0141-8211.
- de Gayardon, A. and Callender, Claire and DesJardins, S. (2022) Does student loan debt structure young people’s housing tenure? Evidence from England. Journal of Social Policy 51 (2), pp. 221-241. ISSN 0047-2794.
- Callender, Claire and Melis, G. (2022) The privilege of choice: how prospective college students’ financial concerns influence their choice of higher education institution and subject of study in England. Journal of Higher Education 93 (3), pp. 477-501. ISSN 0022-1546.
- Dougherty, K. and Callender, Claire (2020) Comparing and learning from English and American higher education access and completion policies. Policy Reviews in Higher Education 4 (2), pp. 203-227. ISSN 2332-2950.
- de Gayardon, A. and Callender, Claire and Green, F. (2019) The determinants of student loan take-up in England. Higher Education 78, pp. 965-983. ISSN 0018-1560.
- Callender, Claire and Dougherty, K. (2018) Student choice in higher education—reducing or reproducing social inequalities?. Social Science 10 (7), pp. 1-28. ISSN 2076-0760.
- Callender, Claire and Mason, G. (2017) Does student loan debt deter higher education participation? New evidence from England. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 671 (1), pp. 20-48. ISSN 0002-7162.
- Temple, P. and Callender, Claire and Grove, L. and Kershe, N. (2016) Managing the student experience in English higher education: Differing responses to market pressures. London Review of Education 14 (1), pp. 33-46. ISSN 1474-8460.
- Callender, Claire and Little, B. (2015) The hidden benefits of part-time higher education study to working practices: is there a case for making them more visible?. Journal of Education and Work 28 (3), pp. 250-272. ISSN 1363-9080.
- Callender, Claire (2014) Student numbers and funding: does Robbins add up?. Higher Education Quarterly 68 (2), pp. 164-186. ISSN 0951-5224.
- Callender, Claire and Wilkinson, D. (2013) Student perceptions of the impact of bursaries and institutional aid on their higher education choices and the implications for the National Scholarship Programme in England. Journal of Social Policy 42 (2), pp. 281-308. ISSN 0047-2794.
- Callender, Claire (2011) Widening participation, social justice and injustice: part-time students in higher education in England. International Journal of Lifelong Education 30 (4), pp. 469-487. ISSN 0260-1370.
- Callender, Claire (2010) Bursaries and institutional aid in higher education in England: do they safeguard and promote fair access?. Oxford Review of Education 36 (1), pp. 45-62. ISSN 0305-4985.
- Callender, Claire (2008) The impact of term‐time employment on higher education students’ academic attainment and achievement. Journal of Education Policy 23 (4), pp. 359-377. ISSN 0268-0939.
- Callender, Claire and Jackson, J. (2008) Does fear of debt constrain choice of university and subject of study?. Studies in Higher Education 33 (4), pp. 405-429. ISSN 0307-5079.
- Callender, Claire and Jackson, J. (2008) Does the fear of debt constrain choice of university and subject of study?. Studies in Higher Education 33 (4), pp. 405-429. ISSN 0307-5079.
- Callender, Claire and Jackson, J. (2005) Does the fear of debt deter students from higher education?. Journal of Social Policy 34 (4), pp. 509-540. ISSN 0047-2794.
- Edwards, R. and Callender, Claire and Reynolds, T. (2005) Social and family responsibility or self-interest? a case study of mothers' work ethos in a hospital and an accountancy firm. Community, Work & Family 8 (3), pp. 281-300. ISSN 1366-8803.
Book
- Callender, Claire and Wilkinson, D. and Gibson, A. and Perkins, C. (2011) The impact of higher education for part-time students. Evidence Reports. 36, London, UK: UK Commission for Employment and Skills. ISBN 9781906597856.
- Callender, Claire (2009) Awareness and knowledge of institutional bursaries and scholarships among higher education advisors in schools and college in England. Bristol, UK: Office for Fair Access. ISBN 9780956433633.
- Callender, Claire (2009) Awareness and knowledge of institutional bursaries and scholarships among the parents of higher education students In England. Bristol, UK: Office for Fair Access. ISBN 9780956433657.
- Callender, Claire (2009) Awareness, take-up and impact of institutional bursaries and scholarships in England: summary and recommendations. Bristol, UK: Office for Fair Access. ISBN 9780956433626.
- Callender, Claire (2009) Good practice guide for institutions: how to increase awareness, knowledge and take-up of bursaries and scholarships. Bristol, UK: Office for Fair Access. ISBN 9780956433619.
- Callender, Claire (2009) Strategies undertaken by Higher Education Institutions in England to increase awareness, knowledge, and take-up of their bursaries and scholarships. Bristol, UK: Office for Fair Access. ISBN 9780956433640.
- Callender, Claire (2009) The impact of institutuional financial support in England: higher education students' awareness, knowledge and take-up of bursaries and scholarships. Bristol, UK: Office for Fair Access. ISBN 9780956433602.
Book Section
- Callender, Claire (2020) Student debt. In: David, M. and Amey, M. (eds.) The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education. Thousand Oaks, U.S.: Sage. pp. 1419-1421. ISBN 9781529714395.
- Callender, Claire and Dean, K.C. and De Gayardon, A. and DesJardins, S. (2020) Student loan debt: longer term implications for graduates in the United States and England. In: Callender, Claire and Locke, William and Marginson, Simon (eds.) Changing Higher Education for a Changing World. Bloomsbury Higher Education Research. London, UK: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350108417.
- Callender, Claire (2018) Student mothers in higher education: tackling widening participation and child poverty. In: Burke, PJ. and Hayton, A. and Stevenson, J. (eds.) Evaluating Equity and Widening Participation in Higher Education. London, UK: Trentham Books. pp. 88-110. ISBN 9781858567037.
- Callender, Claire (2016) Cost-sharing and student support. In: Scott, P. and Gallacher, J. and Parry, G. (eds.) New Languages and Landscapes of Higher Education. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. pp. 103-128. ISBN 9780198787082.
- Callender, Claire (2016) New modes of delivery: the potential of part-time education. In: Jongbloed, B.W.A. and Vossensteyn, H. (eds.) Access and Expansion Post-Massification: Opportunities and Barriers to Further Growth in Higher Education Participation. International Studies in Higher Education. London, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9780415890441.
- Callender, Claire (2015) The 2012/13 reforms of student finances and funding in England: the implications for the part-time undergraduate higher education sector. In: Brada, J.C. and Bienkowski, W. and Kuboniwa, M. (eds.) International Perspectives on Financing Higher Education. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 80-97. ISBN 9781137549136.
- Callender, Claire (2015) The 2012/13 reforms of student finances and funding in England: the implications for the part-time undergraduate higher education sector. In: Brada, J.C. and Bienkowski, W. and Kuboniwa, M. (eds.) International Perspectives on Financing Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 80-97. ISBN 9781137549136.
- Callender, Claire (2015) New modes of delivery: the threatened potential of part-time Undergraduate education in England. In: Jongbloed, B. and Vossensteyn, H. (eds.) Access and Expansion Post-Massification: Opportunities and Barriers to Further Growth in Higher Education Participation. International Studies in Higher Education. London, UK: Routledge. pp. 181-211. ISBN 9780415890441.
- Callender, Claire (2013) Higher education and student financial support in England: all change or no change?. In: Axelrod, P. and Desai Trilokekar, R. and Shanahan, T. and Wellen, R. (eds.) Making Policy in Turbulent Times: Challenges and Prospects for Higher Education. Queen's Policy Study Series. Montreal, Canada: McGill-Queens University Press. ISBN 9781553393320.
- Callender, Claire (2013) Part-Time Undergraduate Student Funding and Financial Support. In: Callender, Claire and Scott, P. (eds.) Browne and Beyond: Modernizing English Higher Education. Bedford Way Papers. London, UK: Institute of Education. pp. 130-158. ISBN 9781782770237.
- Callender, Claire (2013) The funding of part-time undergraduates students. In: Heller, D. and Callender, Claire (eds.) Student Financing of Higher Education: A Comparative Perspective. International Studies in Higher Education. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. pp. 115-136. ISBN 9780415535960.
- Callender, Claire (2012) The 2012/13 reforms of higher education in England: changing student finances and funding. In: Kilkey, M. and Ramia, G. and Farnsworth, K. (eds.) Social Policy Review 24: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy. Social Policy Review. Bristol, UK: Policy Press. pp. 75-93. ISBN 9781447304470.
- Callender, Claire (2009) Higher education – can we afford not to invest in human capital?. In: Dolphin, T. and Oppenheim, C. (eds.) Opportunities in an Age of Austerity: Smart ways of dealing with the UK’s fiscal deficit. London, UK: Institute for Public Policy Research. pp. 38-42. ISBN 9781860303302.
- Callender, Claire (2009) Institutional aid in England: promoting widening participation or perpetuating inequalities?. In: Knight, J. (ed.) Financing Access and Equity in Higher Education. Global Perspectives On Higher Education. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishing. pp. 127-148. ISBN 9789087907679.
- Callender, Claire (2009) The future of student funding. In: Withers, K. (ed.) First Class? Challenges and opportunities for the UK’s university sector. London, UK: Institute for Public Policy Research. pp. 56-72. ISBN 9781860303272.
- Callender, Claire (2008) Lifelong learning and training. In: Alcock, P. and May, M. and Rowlingson, K. (eds.) The Student’s Companion to Social Policy (3rd Edition). Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781405169011.
- Callender, Claire (2008) The changing nature of student funding policies in Britain. In: Kobayashi, M. (ed.) Worldwide Perspectives of Financial Assistance Policies. Tokyo, Japan: Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo.
- Callender, Claire (2007) Students' attitudes to debt. In: Gokulsing, M. (ed.) The New Shape of University Education in England: Interdisciplinary Essays. Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press. pp. 139-155. ISBN 9780773452688.
- Callender, Claire (2006) Dalle borse di studio ai prestiti in Inghilterra: gli effettti sull’accesso agli stuudi universitari. In: Biggeri, L. and Catalano, G. (eds.) L'efficacia delle politiche di sostegno agli studenti universitari: l'esperienza italiana nel panorama internazionale. Bologna, Italy: Il Mulino. pp. 223-247. ISBN 9788815108203.
- Callender, Claire (2006) The impact of tuition fees and student support on access to HE in Britain. In: Teixeira, P.N. and Johnstone, D.B. and Rosa, M.J. and Vossensteyn, H. (eds.) Cost-sharing and Accessibility in Higher Education: A Fairer Deal?. Higher Education Dynamics. London, UK: Springer. pp. 105-132. ISBN 9781402046605.
Conference Item
- Callender, Claire (2014) Part-time student funding. Ireland International Conference on Education, 2014, Dublin, Ireland, UK
- Callender, Claire (2013) Does Robbins add up?. Celebrating Robbins: the impact of the Robbins Report on British Higher Education,1963-2013, 2013, Institute of Education, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2013) Funding of part-time students across Europe. Financing Higher Education in search of effective solutions based on best practices in North America, Europe, and Asia, 2013, 2013
- Callender, Claire (2013) Part-time student funding: post the 2012/13 reforms. All Party Parliamentary University Group, 2013, House of Commons, Westminster, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2013) The impact of part-time study and its benefits. Westminster Briefing, 2013, Westminster, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2012) Austerity in the United Kingdom: dramatic impact, uncertain future. Academia in the Age of Austerity, 2012, OCUFA, Toronto, Canada
- Callender, Claire (2012) Financing higher education. ASSA, 2012, Chicago, USA
- Callender, Claire (2012) Futuretrack: part-time students, learning alongside employment. The changing relationship between higher education and the graduate labour market: evidence from Futuretrack, 2012, Manchester, UK
- Callender, Claire (2012) Higher education in further education: the student perspective. SRHE Annual Research Conference, 2012, Newport, Wales, UK
- Callender, Claire (2012) Part-time higher education: access in the new fees regime. UALL AGM, 2012, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2012) Part-time students: what is wrong with the 2012/13 reforms?. Council for the Defence of British Universities, 2012, Council for the Defence of British Universities
- Callender, Claire (2012) Policy formation in postsecondary education: issues and prospects in turbulent times. Higher education student financial support in England: All Change or no change?, 2012, University of York, Toronto, Canada
- Callender, Claire (2012) The benefits of part-time study: what can higher education contribute to improving social mobility in the UK?. Higher Education Academy, 2012, Higher Education Academy
- Callender, Claire (2012) The reforms of student finances in England. Tuition fees: Economic and social issues on access to higher education, 2012, Paris Diderot, Paris, France
- Callender, Claire (2010) The Browne Review and the changing nature of student financial support in England. The Browne Review and the changing nature of student financial support in England, 2010, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
- Callender, Claire (2010) Career decision making and the career development of part-time foundation degree students. Fdf research seminar, 2010, Work Foundation, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2010) Funding the graduates of the future - options for policy for part-time students. Westminster Education Forum: The future of universities - funding and access, 2010, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2010) Futuretrack: part-time students, their use of careers information, advice and guidance. Widening Participation in the 21st Century: A Decade of Learning, 2010, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
- Callender, Claire (2010) Part-time undergraduate financial support in England. The Forum for Access Continuing Education and The Educational Access Research Network Seminar: At what cost? The impact of Finance on Access to Higher Education, 2010, University of Westminster, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2010) 'They are free money' - the impact and effectiveness of bursaries on student behaviour in England. SPA Conference, 2010, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK
- Callender, Claire (2010) What the research tells us about student financial capability. Financial Services Authority: Financial capability conference, 2010,
- Callender, Claire (2010) Widening participation social mobility, social justice and access to higher education. Guardian Higher Education Summit, 2010, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2010) The funding of part-time students: the challenges ahead. Birkbeck Institute for Lifelong Learning Conference: Re-positioning part-time Study in Higher Education, 2010, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2010) The future of part-time student financial support. The future of part-time student financial support, 2010, Institute of Education, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2010) The great student fees debate. British Universities Finance Directors' Group Annual Conference: Financing Sustainable Higher Education, 2010, University of Edinburgh
- Heller, D. and Callender, Claire (2010) Institutional grant aid in the United States and England: a comparative analysis. ASHE: Higher Education Scholarship and Public Policy: What is the Optimal Alignment?, 2010, Indianapolis, USA
- Heller, D. and Callender, Claire (2010) Institutional grants or bursaries. IMHE 2010 General Conference: Higher Education in a World Changed Utterly Doing More with Less, 2010, Paris, France
- Callender, Claire (2009) Bursaries and scholarships in England: are they helping to widen participation?. NASMA Annual Conference, 2009, Stratford upon Avon, UK
- Callender, Claire (2009) Institutional bursaries in higher education in England: findings from the OFFA research. Institutional bursaries in higher education in England: findings from the OFFA research, 2009, Nuffield Foundation, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2009) Money Matters: Institutional Bursaries in Higher Education in England. Money Matters: Institutional Bursaries in Higher Education in England, 2009, Institute of Education, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2009) Money matters: the impact of bursaries and scholarships in England on widening higher education participation and access - institutional and student perspectives. SRHE Annual Conference, 2009, Newport, Wales, UK
- Callender, Claire (2009) Part-time students. NUS National Conference, 2009, Coventry
- Callender, Claire (2009) Student bursaries: winners and losers. 1994 Group Conference, 2009, University of Loughborough, UK
- Callender, Claire (2009) Student funding revisited. Student funding revisited, 2009, UCL, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2009) What factors facilitate and hinder part-time undergraduate provision? HEIs' perspective. National Conference: The future for part-time and distance study, 2009, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2008) Bursaries and institutional aid in higher education in England: do they safeguard and promote fair access?. SRHE Annual Conference, 2008, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Callender, Claire (2008) Bursaries and widening participation. AUA Annual Conference, 2008, University of York, York, UK
- Callender, Claire (2008) Bursaries in England - are they hindering or enhancing widening participation?. Bursaries in England - are they hindering or enhancing widening participation?, 2008, Institute of Education, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2008) Changing student funding: winners and losers. Public Lecture Series, 2008, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2008) Do institutional bursaries widen participation?. AUA London Region Conference, 2008, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2008) Financing tertiary education: challenges and opportunities for the future. Higher Education 2030: What futures for quality access in the era of globalisation? France OECD International Conference, 2008, Paris, France
- Callender, Claire (2008) Futuretrack: part-time students, exploring the issues. 4th Annual Part-Time Study in Higher Education Conference, 2008, Barbican Conference Centre, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2008) Lifelong learning under threat: funding and part-time students?. BILL Conference: Lifelong learning, power and social change, 2008, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2008) Student bursaries: winners and losers. FACE Annual Conference: Challenging Isolation: The role of lifelong learning, 2008, Saint John University, York, UK
- Callender, Claire (2008) The true costs of college: reflections on changes in the last decade. Learning & Skills Network/National Union of Students Research event, 2008, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2007) Changing student finances in the UK. Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2007, Cambridge, USA
- Callender, Claire (2007) Equity and access. The Dearing Report: Ten Years on Conference, 2007, Institute of Education, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2007) Fair finance for part-time students?. Sustainable Higher Education Funding for the 21st Century, 2007, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2007) Part-time student: a nation context. Part-time students in higher education: motivation and benefits, 2007, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2007) Part-time students and their funding: the challenges ahead. Parliamentary University Group, 2007, House of Commons, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2007) Part-time students: the forgotten hundreds and thousands. Research Seminar Series, 2007, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Callender, Claire (2007) Spotlight on part-time student: are they being left in the wing?. Uniad breakfast seminar, 2007, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2007) Student funding in the UK. Cost, Access and Equity in Higher Education, 2007, Boston College, Boston, USA
- Callender, Claire (2007) Understanding part-time students and supporting them effectively. Widening Participation in Higher Education, 2007, Action on Access
- Callender, Claire (2007) With a little help from my friends: student friendships in higher education. Education and the Social World: Critical Perspectives Seminar Series, 2007, Institute for Policy Studies in Education, London Metropolitan University, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2006) Changing student finances: lessons from Britain. Changing student finances, 2006, Graduate School of Education, The State University of New York, Buffalo, USA
- Callender, Claire (2006) FE students, tuition fees and the new skills strategy. Paying for learning – what next?, 2006, Institute of Public Policy Research, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2006) FE students, tuition fees and the new skills strategy. Launch of the Paying for Learning Study, 2006, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2006) Family, social capital and higher education. Diverse Britain: Social Practice and Social Policy: FSC Conference, 2006, London South Bank University, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2006) Funding part time students: the hidden issue. BSA/SRHE The Student Experience Study Group, 2006, University of the West of England, Birmingham, UK
- Callender, Claire (2006) Funding part-time study: the forgotten students. Funding part-time study: the forgotten students, 2006, Universities UK, House of Commons, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2006) Part time studying in HE in Wales: Results from a Survey of Students' Attitudes and Experiences of Part time study and its costs. Graham Review on Part time study in Wales, 2006, Cardiff, UK
- Callender, Claire (2006) Part-time students: a fair system of student support?. Nuffield Education Seminar Series, 2006, Nuffield Foundation, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2006) Part-time students: the forgotten thousands. Universities Association for Lifelong Learning Annual Conferences, 2006, Warwick University, Warwick, UK
- Callender, Claire (2006) Policy exercise workshop. Policy exercise workshop, 2006, The University of Tokyo
- Callender, Claire (2006) Student funding in England. Worldwide perspectives of financial assistance policies: searching relevance to future policy reform for Japanese higher education, 2006, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Callender, Claire (2006) Student funding: key issues and challenges. Researching Higher Education Policy and Social Justice, 2006, SRHE Policy Network, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2006) Term-time employment and its impact on the academic attainment of full-time students. Term-time employment and its impact on the academic attainment of full-time students, 2006, House of Commons, Portcullis House, London, UK
- Callender, Claire (2006) Understanding the markets for part-time education. Frameworks for the Future: 2nd Annual Conference on Part-time Study in Higher Education, 2006, London
- Callender, Claire (2006) The market for part-time HE: trends, issues and projections. Higher Education Futures: The Knowledge Partnership Spring Conference, 2006, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
- Callender, Claire (2006) The reforms of student funding in Britain. The reforms of student funding in Britain, 2006, Center for the Study of Higher Education, Pennsylvania State University, USA
- Callender, Claire (2006) The skills strategy, tuition fees and paying for learning in FE. Elizabeth Nuffield Education Fund Committee, 2006, London, UK
Monograph
- Callender, Claire and De Gayardon, A. (2021) Hidden voices: graduates’ perspectives on the student loan system in England. Oxford, UK: Higher Education Policy Institute.
- Callender, Claire and Lewis, G. and McCloud, T. (2021) Higher education and mental health: analyses of the LSYPE cohorts. London, UK: Department for Education.
- Callender, Claire and Thompson, J. (2018) The lost part-timers: the decline of part-time undergraduate higher education in England. London, UK: Sutton Trust.
- Hunt, S. and Callender, Claire (2016) The entry and experience of private providers of higher education in six countries. London, UK: Centre for Global Higher Education.
- Callender, Claire and Hawkins, E. and Jackson, S. and Jamieson, A. and Land, H. and Smith, H. (2014) ‘Walking tall’: a critical assessment of new ways of involving student mothers in higher education. London, UK: Birkbeck, University of London.
- Callender, Claire and Hawkins, E. and Jackson, Sue and Jamieson, Anne and Land, H. and Smith, H. (2014) 'Walking tall': a critical assessment of new ways of involving student mothers in higher education. London, UK: Nuffield Foundation.
- Callender, Claire and Ramsden, P. and Griggs, J. (2014) Review of the 'National Student Survey': report to the UK higher education funding bodies by NatCen Social Research, the Institute of Education, University of London and the Institute for Employment Studies0. Bristol, UK: HEFCE.
- Temple, P. and Callender, Claire and Groves, L. and Kersh, N. Temple, P. and Callender, Claire and Grove, L. and Kersh, N., eds. (2014) Managing the student experience in a shifting higher education landscape. York, UK: The Higher Education Academy.
- Callender, Claire and Wilkinson, D. (2013) Futuretrack: part-time higher education students two years after graduating. Manchester: HECSU.
- Parry, G. and Callender, Claire and Scott, P. and Temple, P. (2012) Understanding higher education in further education colleges. London, UK: Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.
- Callender, Claire and Jamieson, Anne and Mason, G. (2010) The supply of part-time higher education in the UK. London, UK: Universities UK.
- Callender, Claire and Hopkin, R. and Wilkinson, D. (2010) Futuretrack: part‐time students' career decision‐making and career development of part‐time higher education students. London, UK: National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
- Callender, Claire and Feldman, R. (2009) Part-time undergraduates in higher education: a literature review. Manchester, UK: HECSU.