Widening participation in post-compulsory education /
[Book]
Liz Thomas.
New York :
Continuum,
2001.
1 online resource (243 pages) :
illustrations.
Continuum studies in lifelong learning
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Training9. 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H.
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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 to develop a strategic approach to widening participation.
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Widening participation in post-compulsory education.