Social theorist, writer, political campaigner and cited as the first female sociologist
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Great Engineers and Pioneers and their Education
Trained men and apprentices contributed greatly to the Industrial Revolution but it must be remembered that the majority never had never studied at university or enjoyed any significant period in
The Academic vs. Vocational Debate Revisited
The UNESCO Convention describes vocational education and training as:
“All forms and levels of the education process involving, in addition to general k
‘To learn or not to learn?’
Successive governments have attempted to set performance indicators that focus on graduates obtaining employment within 6 months of graduating.
An Equation I Cannot Balance – or is it just a paradox?
(A paradox is anything which offhand appears to be false, but is actually true; or which appears to be
A Short History of the Early Development of Science Teaching
(This is a relatively short piece on the early development of science teaching in mainly England up until the mid-20th century.
The Importance of the Skills Agenda in Rebalancing the Economy
The current global recession and the likelihood of a second major downturn have highlighted in many developed and emerging economies the need to fundamentally re-evaluate the way they m
Examinations
Examinations and testing are an essential and important element in education and training however they have now assumed a damaging and disproportionate influence on the examination system.
Certificate of Pre- Vocational Education (CPVE) 1985-early 1990s.
General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs) 1992-2007.
(GNVQs were introduced in September 1993 after a one year pilot).
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