John A Patterson
St. Vincent’s School for Sensory Impairment, UK
Biography
Originally an engineer, John retrained as a primary teacher serving in Liverpool inner city schools and across public private and voluntary sectors within EU Objective
One programmes as community and education consultant leading to a Senior Lecturer role as Head of Physical Education on teacher education programmes at
Liverpool Hope University. His MSC and PhD surround social capital, social enterprise, volunteerism and curriculum design. He is currently Principal at St. Vincent’s,
a residential non-maintained School for VI in West Derby Liverpool rated as outstanding by The Office for Standards in Education. His research and focus remains
with securing outcomes for VI young people.
Abstract
Abstract : Social capital, human capital and flight paths to opportunity and employment for visually impaired