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The article discusses the use of phonics to teach students on an adult-literacy course. Teachers have used phonics to teach them how to read and write. People prefer two kinds of phonic methods: analytic and synthetic. According to proponents of the teaching method, learners will be able to identify phonemes in differing locations or words.

The article discusses how the further education (FE) sector can change the image of technical education in Great Britain in 2019. The FE sector is urged to stop striving for parity with academic education. The country has reported an increase in the number of students who completed their apprenticeship training programs.

The article discusses concerns within in European Union (EU) about the state of adult education in the region, particularly commenting on the disparity between the number of jobs available to adult education students and the students themselves. It addresses attempts to keep the EU competitive in global markets, age and demographic shifts in the EU, and partnerships with businesses.

The article discusses declining numbers of students enrolled in part-time further education (FE) colleges in Great Britain since 2010, and suggests that tuition increases may account for low enrollment. The public organization Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) is mentioned, as well as the attitudes of disadvantaged students, apprenticeship programs, and higher education loans.

The article provides further education (FE) news briefs for Great Britain which discusses FE students participating in the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, Surrey County Council's agreement to pay for free meals in colleges, and the results of a study reporting that approximately two-thirds of colleges have closed courses due to lack of funding.

The article announces awards given to Business and Technology Council (BTEC) further education (FE) teachers and learners such as the Outstanding BTEC Teacher or Tutor of the Year award to Euthan Newman and Outstanding BTEC Adult Learner of the Year award to Keith Southern.

The article offers information on the findings of Association of Colleges' (AoC) survey wherein more than one in 10 of all female adult learners would be affected by the loss of free education for many students on benefits, starting on September 2011 in Great Britain.

In this article the author discusses the learner voice agenda particularly in the further education sector. He believes that students must be involved in the recruitment for staff members, and in developing their learning or physical environments through learning space audit. Moreover, the author states that students must be surveyed during the beginning of the course regarding the qualities of a great teacher to create learning plans and add value on students' learning experience.

A personal narrative in which the author, an adult education teacher, discusses one of his students and how she found her father murdered.

In this article the author discusses how the success of further education will increase the number of students attending colleges for a variety of reasons. She considers the fact that colleges are the first choice for many young people because of its environment, curriculum, and extra curricular activities. Also investigated are the research results which show that colleges are more socially inclusive than other parts of higher education.

In this article the author discusses the success of the further education sector in Great Britain. The author believes that the chance for further education providers to grant their own bachelor's degrees, independently of universities, is one sign of the sector's success. Also considered is the idea of vocational bachelor degrees.

In this article the author discusses the audience at the National Theatre in London, England for the theatrical presentation "August: Osage County," written by Tracey Letts, which his young adult students attended to review the play. He is critical of the reception the students received from an usher asking them to quiet down when they were trying to write. The author considers if the regular theatre-goers had wished for a different audience besides his students.

The author comments on the attitude of some undergraduates of considering the creative writing course as the easiest way to get a college degree. He narrates how he moved to a new university to teach first-year college students, from teaching advanced creative writing course in adult education, to find out how most of the students took the class with no intention in becoming writers. He compares his adult education students with the undergraduates, stressing how they differ in interest and passion for writing.

The author reflects on the state of adult education in Great Britain. The author reports that there are a reduced number of adults participating in adult education courses in Great Britain and discusses his experiences of participating in a conference on adult education and learning. The author also discusses Adult Learners' Week and the need for a more comprehensive adult education plan.

The article describes the upset of former students and others about the ending of the Second Chance to Learn program in Liverpool, England. It was an adult education course designed to create a network of working class learners in Liverpool. The course will now be run in city drop-in study centers as part of a foundation program for basic skills needs of adult learners. The former center for the Second Chance to Learn program will now be a study center for 16- to 18-year-old students.

The article presents the author's views of teachers and students of the old age schools in England. The article author who is also a teacher says that it's the first staff meeting of the new year and they all are discussing with the head teacher. The author says that they have come back after the two weeks Chistmas' vacation. She says that some of their responsible young teaching assistants are living with their parents and they will find it hard to come back to work because they might be pulling turkey dinners, gluhwein and crisp white linen out of the air before coming back to work to follow the instructions of the line manager who doesn't let them set out the children's snack table without a written plan.

Reports on a study to be conducted by a group of researchers being led by Chris Hockings of the Wolverhampton University in England regarding student learning at university in Great Britain in 2005. Emphasis of the researchers on the backgrounds of students; Estimated number of students from further education colleges to be involved in the study; Inclusion of the research in participation initiatives of the Economic and Social Research Council.

The article reflects the views of the author on some of the ways done by individuals in order get education. The author has cited a situation on harassing of students on jobseekers' as one aspect of the bum deal that mature students on advanced-level courses have been getting. He has observed that the getting of a half-decent education has suddenly seemed to be a sin.

The article focuses on Ellie Russell being the new vice president of the National Union of Students in Great Britain. She has been first person elected to represent Further Education (FE) sector without university votes. Year 2006 will be a year for Russell to spend on her campaign for better funding and representation for FE students' Loud and Clear.

Presents the philosopher Socrates as a role model educator for adult education teachers and students in Great Britain. Value of personal criticism; Socrates' defense of the right to criticize; Refutation of relativism in the work "Theaetetus"; Questioning in the work "Meno"; Teachers' responsibility to criticize, question, and challenge their students' thinking.

Reports that the Brighton, England-based Friends Center is an independent educational institution for adult education. 60th anniversary; 70-year-old student Daisy Bohm; Difficulty of getting a sustained focus on the variety and complexity of older people's learning needs; Necessity for local governments to support learners in managing the latter years of their lives.

Focuses on the idea which suggests that the imminent cuts in adult education amount to a denial of lifelong learning in Great Britain. Usefulness of the provision of basic adult education; Effectiveness of Local Education Authority adult education courses in allowing students to explore a particular hobby or develop a new interest; Social reasons of students for taking such courses.

Reports on the complaints by Paul Mackney, general secretary of the British lecturers' union Natfhe, about the funding crisis in adult education. Expected job losses resulting from funding cuts by Learning and Skills Council offices; Expected reduction of adult education slots.