Widening Participation in Post-Compulsory Education

by Thomas, Liz

• ISBN13: 9780826448736
• ISBN10: 0826448739
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Academic

Summary

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 uses rich and varied case studies (e.g. summer schools, education shops, school partnerships) from a number of countries to highlight best practice and explain the best ways forward.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
An introduction to widening participation in Post-compulsory Education	1	(13)
Modernizers and the Economic Drive for Expansion	14	(16)
Progressives and the personal and Social Benefits of Post-compulsory Education	30	(13)
Access to Post-Compulsory Education by `Non-Traditional' Students	43	(22)
Identifying Assumptions and Barriers to Participation	65	(8)
Schools and Progression: Barriers Created by the Compulsory Education and System	73	(10)
Barriers and Opportunities Created by the Post-compulsory Education System	83	(23)
The Labour Market and Participation in Post-compulsory Education and Training	106	(12)
The Influence of Social and Cultural Factors on Participation in Post-compulsory Education	118	(12)
Individualizing the Problem, or Problematizing the Individual?	130	(9)
A Strategic Approach - But Whose Strategy?	139	(14)
Case Study 1: Regional Distance Learning Scheme	153	(16)
Case Study 2: Community Outreach Patnership	169	(19)
Case Study 3: A Talior-made Programme of Courses	188	(18)
This Approach to Widening Participation	206	(5)
Appendix 1: Key Questions	211	(4)
Appendix 2: Further Case Studies	215	(4)
Bibliography	219	(18)
Index	237