British university students from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds are less likely to achieve a 'good' degree classification than white students, despite taking prior attainment into account. To examine this gap, the current study conducted focus groups with 17 BME students studying health and social care related subjects to understand…

Courses that examine the relationship among science, technology, and society have been introduced in a variety of forms in many British universities and polytechnics during the last 10-15 years. It is contended that such courses should constitute an increasingly important element in the education of engineers and scientists. (LBH)

Various kinds of philosophical instruction in England and Europe since the middle ages are reviewed. It is noted that the search for the common element behind modern philosophy curricula leads back into history, and that modern philosophy as a discipline incorporates its earlier institutional forms. (LBH)

Through projects established with funds from the National Development Programme in Computer Assisted Learning, about 20 science and engineering departments in institutions of higher education are developing the use of Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) in Great Britain. The purposes and processes of CAL exercises in science education are discussed.…

Definitions and goals of lifelong education are discussed, and how instructors in the colleges and universities of Great Britain could change their own instructional methods and course content to make them compatible with the promotion of lifelong learning is examined. (RM)

A survey of almost 1,000 research and development staff at large industrial corporations in Britain and Japan investigated differences in employment structures (market-oriented vs. organization-oriented), learning in higher education, and career expectations. Significant differences were found in attitudes of workers in the two countries.…

Britain's MacFarlane Report, "Teaching and Learning in an Expanding Higher Education System," makes recommendations for a much-expanded, decidedly instrumental system of higher education and proposes a new flexible, learner-centered pedagogy compatible with new technology. Implications of the report for curriculum and administration are…

This institutional case study of the implementation of a new "learning and teaching strategy" at a British college explores how strategy and policy are responded to by academic managers, front-line academic staff, and students. A range of factors, which may undermine successful policy implementation is identified. An assessment is made…