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They march you up to the top of the hill, and they march you down again: trends in adult learning in England
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Abstract
The paper reviews trends in adult learning in England in the ten years from the election of Labour government in 1997. It highlights an initial focus on expanding and widening participation in a wide range of initiatives in the years to 2002. From 2003 there has been a dramatic narrowing of focus g... view more
The paper reviews trends in adult learning in England in the ten years from the election of Labour government in 1997. It highlights an initial focus on expanding and widening participation in a wide range of initiatives in the years to 2002. From 2003 there has been a dramatic narrowing of focus giving priority to funding qualifications related to the labour market. Throughout the period it highlights restless change in institutional structures.... view less
Keywords
twenty-first century; adult education; funding; education; Great Britain; labor market
Classification
Vocational Training, Adult Education
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 49-60
Journal
REPORT - Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung, 31 (2008) 2
Issue topic
Trends in adult and continuing education in Europe
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3278/REP0802W049
ISSN
0177-4166
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed