This article critically examines the implementation of Exploratory Practice in an English for academic purposes (EAP) context in a British university. The innovation involved challenges as well as opportunities for uniting learning, teaching and research. Particular emphasis is given to two teachers, who are the focus of this article: the story of…

Whilst many practitioners value positive and effective working relationships with parents, enhancing home-school interactions can be complex, especially within highly diverse contexts. Within the UK, partnership working with parents is widely advocated. However, there may exist subtle, but crucial differences between interactions that…

Reflections on the current state of literacy education in Great Britain. (RL)

Family literacy in Britain insists on a view of literacy as schooling rather than a range of social and cultural practices. Correspondence from 1890-1930 illustrates the importance of mothers making their first priority the nourishing of their own appetites for literacy. (SK)

In Britain, a project to map learning opportunities for older adults is being conducted by older adults themselves, giving them ownership, creating local and more inclusive definitions of learning, and inspiring self-confidence. (SK)

A discussion of university provision for the least considered students, and some proposals for improvement. (Editor)

Case studies of six black parents in Britain found that they have understanding of the educational process, the system, and parental rights, a form of cultural capital necessary for effective school relationships. However, dissonance between parents and the schools suggests underlying issues of race, such as schools' low expectations of black…

Issues faced by mature black women returning to education include past negative experiences of schooling, threats to their personal relationships and other social pressures, psychological barriers, and balancing educational costs with their basic needs. (SK)

An account of the experience of one institute of education which, in light of the James report, seems headed for extinction. (MB)

The author considers the British tradition of amateur orchestras and their institutionalization within adult education. Participation motives are discussed, and schools are urged to strike a balance between learning and performance, through performance and rehearsal arrangements, to fulfill the needs of persons who see themselves as musicians…

To free adult educators from their posture of supplication, the author proposes an Adult Education Congress with a political, propagandist role: "Not simply asking for money, but attacking those who are getting it, on the grounds that we can use it to better social effect." (Author/AJ)

A discussion of the teaching of poetry begins with a brief look at attitude toward poetry within British educational institutions, followed by an assessment of the relationship between poetry teaching and teaching reading skills to children and foreign language learners. A new approach for teaching poetry is presented. (11 references) (Author/LB)

Explores the pattern of British higher education, known as the binary system, from the 1960s to the 1980s through the exploration of two questions: (1) Why did the binary solution appear to officials not just desirable, but necessary?; and (2) How did the officials ensure that the "necessary" solution became government policy? (CMK)

This study examined the views of British public administrators regarding public administration education in Britain. A total of 386 local authority chief executives were surveyed by mail using a 7-page questionnaire; 108 completed surveys were returned. It was found that only 37 percent of the surveys were completed by the chief executives; the…