Yazar: Ken Spours

14-19 education and training is a complex, fast changing and contested terrain which has been the focus of enormous controversy. This book will help those involved in the education of young people …

Since its introduction over 50 years ago, the A-level has been a constant subject of debate in schools, HE and government. Sometimes hailed as a ‘gold standard’, there is now intense speculation …

How can opportunities for teaching and learning be improved to ensure that many more people participate, gain qualifications and obtain decent jobs? Will government policies enable us to achieve …

Education in a Global City: Essays from London maps recent education developments in the urban education environment of London. This book is designed and written to inform those who live and work in …

In recent years 14-19 education has been the subject of numerous reviews, innovations and policy changes. What can be learnt from this experience and do current policies incorporate this learning? In …

This book brings together the perspectives of researchers, policy-makers and practitioners from across England, Wales and Scotland to produce a rich, up-to-date and highly textured source of evidence …

In their joint Inaugural Professorial Lecture, Hodgson and Spours argue for a universal upper secondary education system in England. Seeing the education of 14-19 year olds in this way brings …

How can opportunities for teaching and learning be improved to ensure that many more people participate, gain qualifications and obtain decent jobs? Will government policies enable us to achieve thes …

How can opportunities for teaching and learning be improved to ensure that many more people participate, gain qualifications and obtain decent jobs? Will government policies enable us to achieve thes …

There are two key questions at the heart of the ongoing debate about education and training for all young people, irrespective of background, ability or attainment: What counts as an educated 19 year …

There are two key questions at the heart of the ongoing debate about education and training for all young people, irrespective of background, ability or attainment: What counts as an educated 19 year …

Since its introduction over 50 years ago, the A-level has been a constant subject of debate in schools, HE and government. Sometimes hailed as a ‘gold standard’, there is now intense speculation …

Since its introduction over 50 years ago, the A-level has been a constant subject of debate in schools, HE and government. Sometimes hailed as a ‘gold standard’, there is now intense speculation …

This work discusses and analyzes New Labour’s emerging policies in the area of 14+ education and training. The authors present an account of developments in the area of post-compulsory education and …

This work discusses and analyzes New Labour’s emerging policies in the area of 14+ education and training. The authors present an account of developments in the area of post-compulsory education and …

Twenty-one years on from Incorporation, the time is surely right to put away childish things (‘That’s where hairdressers go to get qualifications, isn’t it?’) and take a mature, honest stock-take of …

Twenty-one years on from Incorporation, the time is surely right to put away childish things (‘That’s where hairdressers go to get qualifications, isn’t it?’) and take a mature, honest stock-take of …