Widening participation in post-compulsory education [[electronic resource] /] / Liz Thomas

• Autore: Thomas Liz
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Disciplina: 378
• Soggetto topico: Post-compulsory education - Great Britain; Education - Great Britain
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 System ; 8. 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Both 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 t
• Titolo autorizzato: Widening participation in post-compulsory education
• ISBN: 1-281-78413-3; 9786611784133; 1-84714-069-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820190903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum studies in lifelong learning.