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Download full textRogers, Lynne; Hurry, Jane; Simonot, Margaret; Wilson, Anita – London Review of Education, 2014
The purpose of this study, undertaken in 2012, was to describe provision available for under- 25s in prisons and to gain insight into the particularities of prison education. Six custodial establishments serving the London area were visited (prisons or Young Offender Institutions) and available statistical data were collected from a larger sample.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Aspiration, Educational Opportunities, Statistical Data
Direct linkBathmaker, Ann-Marie – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2007
The English "Skills for Life" strategy symbolises the prominent place that adult basic skills have claimed in education and training policy in England since the beginning of this century. The strategy aims to improve the skills of a large number of learners over a ten year period (2001-2010). This paper explores what we can learn about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Data, Basic Skills, Adult Basic Education
Peer reviewedShirk, George B. – School Science and Mathematics, 1979
Teaching mathematics as one would teach a science course (that is, as a field of intellectual inquiry) is advocated. Four illustrative activities, most appropriate for grades 5-8, are suggested. (MK)
Descriptors: Activities, Basic Skills, Data, Data Collection
