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Spours, Ken; Hodgson, Ann; Brewer, Janet; Barker, Philip – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2009
This article discusses learner progression within further education (FE) colleges in England and the role that both internal college practices and wider system factors play in the transition of 16-19 year olds from school to further study and the workplace. Focusing on a sample of 118 learners from 19 lower level courses in a large general FE…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Mobility, Education Work Relationship, Adult Education
Steer, Richard; Spours, Ken; Hodgson, Ann; Finlay, Ian; Coffield, Frank; Edward, Sheila; Gregson, Maggie – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2007
This paper examines the changing use of policy levers in the English postcompulsory education and training system, often referred to as the learning and skills sector (LSS). Policy steering by governments has increased significantly in recent years, bringing with it the development of new forms of arms-length regulation. In the English context,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Public Policy, Trend Analysis
Finlay, Ian; Spours, Ken; Steer, Richard; Coffield, Frank; Gregson, Maggie; Hodgson, Ann – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2007
One of the stated aims of government policy in England is to put teaching, training and learning at the heart of the learning and skills system. This paper provides a critical review of policies on teaching, learning and assessment in the learning and skills sector over the past five years. It draws upon data collected and analysed in the early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Public Agencies, Educational Policy
Hodgson, Ann; Edward, Sheila; Gregson, Maggie – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2007
This paper draws on data from secondary sources and in-depth interviews to explore the question: What is the impact of policy on teaching, learning, assessment and inclusion in Adult and Community Learning (ACL) "Skills for Life" (SfL) provision? In particular, it focuses on the government's use of five policy-steering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Transformational Leadership