FURTHER education (Great Britain), VOCATIONAL education, UNIVERSITIES & colleges, EDUCATIONAL change, EDUCATION policy, BRITISH education system, TWENTIETH century, HISTORY of education
Abstract
This paper argues that the evolution of further education colleges in England is marked by both continuities and change, and provides evidence to show that they retain many of the characteristics and the underlying rationale present at the turn of the twentieth century. A defining characteristic remains the colleges’ need to respond to student demand in a continued climate of voluntarism and lack of policy commitment to the education of young people beyond school-leaving age. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
HIGHER education, EFFECTIVE teaching, HUMAN capital, COLLEGE graduates, HIGHER education & state, EDUCATIONAL change, UNIVERSITIES & colleges, BRITISH education system
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Over the past decade higher education policy in England has gradually switched from a stance of ‘government as purchaser’ to ‘government as informer’. During 2012 this policy stance has been intensified through new requirements for the advice provided by schools and the introduction of ‘Key Information Sets’ which are intended to ‘drive up quality’ through informed choice. This paper documents this policy shift and subjects it to critical scrutiny. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
EDUCATIONAL law & legislation, LEGISLATIVE bills, UNIVERSITIES & colleges, HIGHER education, EDUCATIONAL reports, SCHOOL boards, EDUCATIONAL change
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Reports on the education bills introduced in Great Britain. Intention of the bills to increase the accountability and quality of schools and further education colleges and to reorganize and improve access to higher education; Aim of the Education (Schools) Bill to ensure parents receive a summary of the reports of school inspections and an action plan drawn up by the school governors to tackle any problems highlighted; Impact of the reforms on the British education service.