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Direct linkWilliams, Joanna – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2012
This article provides a retrospective review and analysis of New Labour's policies in relation to lifelong learning. New Labour's plans to promote social inclusion through lifelong learning resulted in a focus upon participation in terms of increasing the numbers of students involved in formal learning and increasing their participation in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Lifelong Learning, Politics of Education
Applied and Academic A Levels: Is There Really a Need for the Applied Track in UK Further Education?
Wilkins, Stephen; Walker, Ian – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2011
The term "applied track" in UK further education has been used to refer to the applied A level, the vocational, coursework-based version of the traditional academic A level. Vocational and coursework-based courses are often criticised for being easier than academic courses, for only attracting students who do not satisfy the requirements to take…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Academic Education, Postsecondary Education, College Readiness
Simmons, Robin – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2008
Fifteen years ago further education (FE) colleges in England were removed from local education authority (LEA) control and re-formed as "FE corporations". Now, it is proposed that, from 2010, local authorities will become re-involved in the running of FE. Given such a prospect, this article takes the opportunity to look back at colleges under LEA…
Descriptors: Adult Education, School Districts, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
