The Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILT) was launched in 1999 as a result of the recommendations of the Dearing committee. It is the only national body in the world which promotes the quality of teaching and learning in higher education.
This book has four purposes: * to provide the background story to the evolution and establishment of the ILT * to document the central role of the assessment of prior learning (APL) * to support the institutions and individuals who are moving to engage with the ILT and in particular take the APL route for the...
The Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILT) was launched in 1999 as a result of the recommendations of the Dearing committee....
Making Sense of Lifelong Learning looks beyond the rhetoric about lifelong learning (LLL), and asks long overdue questions such as, Who is actually in need of LLL? What are the motives of institutions, employers and the Government in promoting LLL? And, who says what is and what is not LLL? In the context of the previous government attempts to enhance the economic strength of the country, the author also makes suggestions as to what might be done to encourage wider participation in LLL, particularly with regard to the increasing economic and social gaps in today's society. The...
Making Sense of Lifelong Learning looks beyond the rhetoric about lifelong learning (LLL), and asks long overdue questions such as, Who is ac...
Lifelong learning is a phrase often used and discussed by those working in colleges, higher education institutions and local authorities yet it seems few people really agree on what it means and the scope it covers. This comprehensive book looks into the broad issue of lifelong learning.
Lifelong learning is a phrase often used and discussed by those working in colleges, higher education institutions and local authorities yet it seems ...
This book is about curriculum change in secondary schools and shows how the quality of education has been affected by increasing intervention from central government. Following the story of one secondary school between 1957 and 2004, Norman Evans looks at:
* the school before and after the introduction of the National Curriculum * the changing role of LEAs and governors * the characteristics since 1992 of school inspections responsible for policing the operation of the national tests * predictions of results and examination results * nationally set targets *...
This book is about curriculum change in secondary schools and shows how the quality of education has been affected by increasing intervention from ...
This book is about curriculum change in secondary schools and shows how the quality of education has been affected by increasing intervention of central government. Based on the story of one secondary school between 1957 and 2002, we follow the changing context of before and after the introduction of the National Curriculum; the changing role of LEAs and governors; and the characteristics since 1992 of school inspections charged with the responsibilities of policing the operation of the national tests, predictions of results, examination results, nationally set targets and compliance with...
This book is about curriculum change in secondary schools and shows how the quality of education has been affected by increasing intervention of centr...
