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Viewpoint: There's no accounting for further education
During recent months there have been emotive outbursts from politicians on both sides of the House regarding fees for overseas students. In the verbal squabble — one cannot…
Employee performance deficiencies
Lyndon JonesIn many organisations there is a discrepancy between the desired performance of employees and their actual performance. In some cases circumstances may be such that it is better…
Theory of learning
Denys PageLearning is a life‐long process; if we use our experience correctly we cannot avoid learning from it. But “20 years' experience” may merely mean the same year's experience…
How to study
Edgar BakerIn the first article we looked at some of the basic conditions required for efficient study. We saw that self‐motivation, good organisation, persistence and self‐confidence are…
16–19: The vital age group in FE
I.F. Roberts1976 will be remembered as the year when the needs of the 16 – 19 age group were recognised as demanding priority in future policy decisions; but apart from the Government's…
Educational advice for adults
Steve BrookfieldAlthough many teachers would probably not regard themselves as skilled counsellors, they will often find that they are giving educational advice to their pupils, especially in the…
The coal industry
This article was originally written for the former Careers Bulletin which has now been superseded by a new‐style publication.
Careers: Training
Sir Derek Ezra, Chairman of the National Coal Board, calls for transitional training for school‐leavers.
Careers:: TRENDS
Four courses of particular interest to teachers and educationists, plus the new Diploma in Reading Development, are being offered to students in the Open University's 1978…
Books
Ruth LancashireIn Education & Training (April 1977) I reviewed the first book published in the United Kingdom on a generalised concept of transition coping — Transition by Adams, Hayes, and…
The mountains burgeon…what blooming disappointments await?
Gerry FowlerThe Roman poet Horace wrote: “The mountains burgeon; a silly little mouse will be born”. Until recently, that might have seemed a fair judgment on the seemingly endless…
The London Chamber of Commerce and the Great Debate
This memorandum, signed by W. F. Nicholas, Director of the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry, has been sent to the Department of Education & Science.
Education and business: a partnership for progress
Betty D. SetzIn an age of dynamic change characterised by quick obsolescence of skills, testing of established social patterns, and increased social and physical mobility, education of…
Controlled activity in the classroom
William O. PenroseJean Piaget, the Swiss scholar, has written:
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