Learning policy : towards the certified society

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Learning policy : towards the certified society

Patrick Ainley

Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 1999

  • : uk : cloth
  • : us : cloth

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-226) and indexes

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: us : cloth ISBN 9780312222307

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Learning Policy identifies for the first time a new area of social policy. The distinguishing feature of this new policy is that it integrates education and training with the economy in an unprecedented manner. This integration is undertaken as part of economic development alongside social policies contributing to the reforms of the welfare state. The evolution of such a policy is traced through five phases in England and Wales from the post-war settlement represented by the 1988 Education Act and the 1992 Further and Higher Education Act. In the latest phase of Learning Policy, the New Labour government is seen as moving further toward privatizing education and training at all levels at the same time as using a regionally differentiated education and training system for social control. In conclusion, an alternative direction for education and training is indicated.
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: uk : cloth ISBN 9780333750346

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The emergence of learning policy is traced through a history of postwar UK education and training. The 1944 settlement is seen to be replaced by a new settlement marked by the 1988 Education and 1992 Further and Higher Education Acts. This also signals a change from the classic, postwar welfare state to a postwelfare, workfare or contracting state.

Table of Contents

Introduction Tripartite Schooling 1945-63 Comprehensive Schooling 1963-76 Training Without Jobs 1976-87 Education Without Jobs 1987-97 New Learning Under New Labour? Towards a New Alternative Bibliography Index

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