After more than a century of being undervalued, further education has been thrust into the limelight. How have the colleges fared? How have they been shaped by the new arrangements for funding, governance, inspection and the new qualifications framework? What do those running the colleges and working in them make of the changes? What are their prospects for the new millennium? Further Education Reformed is the definitive account of where further education has got to and where it might be heading. Containing specifically commissioned papers by some of the most respected academics currently working in the field of further education, this book draws the situation as it is now and looks forward to the developments of the coming years. It will be vital reading for anyone concerned with further education in particular, and education in general, whether as a policy-maker, governor, manager, teacher, employer or student.
Author(s): Alan Smithers, Pamela Robinson
Edition: 1
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 232
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
1 Introduction: The Making of a New Sector......Page 10
2 The Emergence of the Colleges......Page 21
3 The Present Picture......Page 33
4 Recurrent Funding......Page 44
5 The Qualifications Framework......Page 65
6 Curriculum and Learning......Page 78
7 Staff Relations......Page 87
8 Governance and Management......Page 94
9 The Changing Campus......Page 108
10 Partnerships with the Community......Page 120
11 Widening Participation......Page 133
12 The Web of Interaction with Employers......Page 144
13 Franchising......Page 155
14 Accountability and Audit......Page 163
15 Research......Page 176
16 Colleges in the New Millennium......Page 192
Notes on Contributors......Page 209
Index......Page 213
