03441nam 2200625Ia 450 991045385510332120200520144314.01-281-78413-397866117841331-84714-069-6(CKB)1000000000541642(EBL)436965(OCoLC)320325484(SSID)ssj0000271845(PQKBManifestationID)11188811(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000271845(PQKBWorkID)10295617(PQKB)10749877(MiAaPQ)EBC436965(Au-PeEL)EBL436965(CaPaEBR)ebr10250901(CaONFJC)MIL178413(OCoLC)893334586(EXLCZ)99100000000054164220020513d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWidening participation in post-compulsory education[electronic resource] /Liz ThomasLondon ;New York Continuum20011 online resource (252 p.)Continuum studies in lifelong learningDescription based upon print version of record.0-8264-7908-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. An Introduction to Widening Participation in Post-compulsory Education; 2. Modernizers and the Economic Drive for Expansion; 3. Progressives and the Personal and Social Benefits of Post-compulsory Education; 4. Access to Post-compulsory Education by 'Non-Traditional' Students; 5. Identifying Assumptions and Barriers to Participation; 6. Schools and Progression: Barriers Created by the Compulsory Education System; 7. Barriers and Opportunities Created by the Post-compulsory Education System8. The Labour Market and Participation in Post-compulsory Education and Training 9. The Influence of Social and Cultural Factors on Participation in Post-compulsory Education; 10. Individualizing the Problem, or Problematizing the Individual?; 11. A Strategic Approach - But Whose Strategy?; 12. Case Study 1: Regional Distance Learning Scheme; 13. Case Study 2: Community Outreach Partnership; 14. Case Study 3: A Tailor-made Programme of Courses; 15. This Approach to Widening Participation; Appendix 1: Key Questions; Appendix 2: Further Case Studies; Bibliography; IndexBoth nationally and internationally there is a drive to increase participation in post-compulsory education. Yet with existing participation rates already high by historical standards, it is not easy to see how this can be done. Now Liz Thomas provides a comprehensive guide. From an analysis of the motives for expansion and the reasons why students enroll--or fail to enroll--through to a critical analysis of existing and innovative schemes, the author highlights good practice and explains ways tContinuum studies in lifelong learning.Post-compulsory educationGreat BritainEducationGreat BritainElectronic books.Post-compulsory educationEducation378Thomas Liz881119MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453855103321Widening participation in post-compulsory education1967883UNINA