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Floyd, Alan and Preston, Diane (2019). Why do UK academics become Associate Deans and what are their future career plans? Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 41(4) pp. 430–443.

Preston, Diane (2018). The Move to Online Teaching: A Head of Department’s Perspective. In: Baxter, Jacqueline; Callaghan, George and McAvoy, Jean eds. Creativity and Critique in Online Learning: Exploring and Examining Innovations in Online Pedagogy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 241–259.

Floyd, Alan and Preston, Diane (2018). The role of the associate dean in UK universities: distributed leadership in action? Higher Education, 75(5) pp. 925–943.

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Preston, Diane and Floyd, Alan (2016). Supporting the Role of Associate Dean in Universities: an Alternative Approach to Management Development. Higher Education Quarterly, 70(3) pp. 264–280.

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Floyd, Alan and Preston, Diane (2014). Exploring The Role Of Associate Deans In UK Universities - end of project report. Small Development Projects; The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, London. (Submitted)

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Floyd, Alan and Preston, Diane (2014). Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities - End of Project Findings. In: Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Conference, 11-13 Dec 2014, Celtic Manor Resort, Wales.

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Floyd, Alan and Preston, Diane (2014). Doing some good? Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities. In: British Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) Annual Conference, 11-13 Jul 2014, Stratford upon Avon.

Preston, Diane (2013). Being a manager in an English nursery. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 21(3) pp. 326–338.

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Floyd, Alan and Preston, Diane (2013). Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities - Initial Findings. In: Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Conference, 11-13 Dec 2013, Celtic Manor Resort, Wales.

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Preston, Diane and Price, Deborah (2012). ‘I see it as a phase: I don’t see it as the future’: academics as managers in a UK university. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 34(4) pp. 409–419.

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Coombs, C. R.; Arnold, John; Loan-Clarke, John; Wilkinson, Adrian; Park, Jenny and Preston, Diane (2007). Improving the recruitment and return of nurses and allied health professionals: a quantitative study. Health Services Management Research, 20(1) pp. 22–36.

Arnold, John; Loan-Clarke, John; Coombs, Crispin; Wilkinson, Adrian; Park, Jennifer and Preston, Diane (2006). How well can the theory of planned behavior account for occupational intentions? Journal of Vocational Behavior, 69(3) pp. 374–390.

Arnold, John; Coombs, Crispin; Wilkinson, Adrian; Loan-Clarke, John; Park, Jennifer and Preston, Diane (2003). Corporate images of the United Kingdom National Health Service: implications for the recruitment and retention of nursing and allied health professional staff. Corporate Reputation Review, 6(3) pp. 223–238.

Park, J. R.; Coombs, Crispin; Wilkinson, A. J. and Preston, D. (2003). Attractiveness of physiotherapy in the National Health Service as a career choice: qualitative study. Physiotherapy, 89(10) pp. 575–583.

Coombs, C.R.; Park, J.R.; Loan-Clarke, J.; Arnold, J.; Preston, D. and Wilkinson, A.J. (2003). Perceptions of radiography and the National Health Service: a qualitative study. Radiography, 9(2) pp. 109–122.

Loan-Clarke, John and Preston, Diane (2002). Tensions and benefits in collaborative research involving a university and another organization. Studies in Higher Education, 27(2) pp. 169–185.

Coombs, Crispin; Park, Jennifer; Loan-Clarke, John; Arnold, John; Preston, Diane and Wilkinson, Adrian (2001). Who would be a radiographer in the NHS? Synergy News p. 12.

Coombs, C.R.; Park, J.R.; Loan-Clarke, J.; Arnold, J.; Preston, D. and Wilkinson, A.J. (2001). The attractiveness of working for the NHS as a radiographer: a review of the literature. RAD Magazine, 27(312) pp. 67–68.