Speaking truth to power - Research and policy on lifelong learning (Paperback)

The relationship between research and policy has recently become turbulent and contentious. Into this charged atmosphere, five of the projects form the ESRC's Learning Society Programme present the implications of their findings for policy, and constitute a powerful critique of current policy on lifelong learning in this collection. For the first time, findings are presented from a major new survey, commissioned by the Programme, which examined the skills of a representative sample of British workers and found, for example, an 'alarmingly high' mismatch between the demand and supply of qualifications. Other chapters heal with the fragmentation of provision for adult guidance, the financial and psychological casts of lifelong learning for learners with children, and the failure of the market principle in education to create a national culture of learning. The report also contains many practical recommendations. The new Labour government is committed to introducing evidence-based policy and practice, and so the present roles of researchers, policy makers and practitioners will be subjected to intensifying pressure to change in the next few years. These issues are debated in the first two chapters and concerns are expressed about how easy it will be in future to speak truth to power. The report is essential reading for all politicians, policy makers, employers, trade unionists and educationalists keen to create a culture of lifelong learning within the UK.

General

Imprint:	Policy Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	ESRC Learning Society series
Release date:	July 1999
First published:	July 1999
Editors:	Frank Coffield
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	92
ISBN-13:	978-1-86134-147-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Careers guidance > Industrial or vocational training
LSN:	1-86134-147-4
Barcode:	9781861341471

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