Choosers or losers? Progression from school to lifelong learning in the UK

Wallace, S ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1609-3697, 2013. Choosers or losers? Progression from school to lifelong learning in the UK. Annali della Didattica e della Formazione Docente (5), pp. 59-67. ISSN 2038-1034

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Abstract

This paper discusses the relationship between secondary schools and life-long learning as provided by Further Education (FE) colleges in the UK. It argues that this relationship is often problematic, both as a result of prevailing market ideology and of historically-grounded discourses about the relative status of the two sectors. The paper questions the notion that learners transferring to FE a t 16 are exercising a real 'choice'; but also draws attention to evidence that significant numbers of them nevertheless find FE a more engaging and rewarding experience than school.

Item Type: Journal article
Publication Title: Annali della Didattica e della Formazione Docente
Creators: Wallace, S.
Publisher: Università  degli Studi di Ferrara
Place of Publication: Ferrara, Italy
Date: 2013
Number: 5
ISSN: 2038-1034
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10.15160/2038-1034/697
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Divisions: Schools > School of Education
Record created by: EPrints Services
Date Added: 09 Oct 2015 09:57
Last Modified: 09 Jun 2017 13:15
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/5550

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