With a General Election just weeks away -- what are the British public's views on equality of opportunity and social mobility? Do today's voters want to see greater action to level the playing field, and should we be investing to equalise opportunities? To answer those questions, the Sutton Trust has commissioned More in Common to conduct…

This article engages with debates about transformative learning and social change, exploring practitioner perspectives on non-formal education activities run by non-governmental organisations. The research looked at how global citizenship education practitioners met their organisation's goals of change for social justice through educational…

This article addresses the many ways in which schools can provide physical activity opportunities for students by taking advantage of hours that students might otherwise spend waiting for school to begin or playing computer games after school has ended. The article presents creative strategies for engaging students in activities that are…

Drawing on educational statistics and other data, this British report calls for expanding the opportunities open to women and girls for higher education, vocational and industrial training, equal earning power, career guidance and counseling, and employment in skilled, technician, supervisory, and managerial jobs and positions. A recasting of…

Reports on an action-research project in England designed to promote wider awareness of and access to the available facilities and training opportunities in adult education. (Editor/TA)

The type and extent of female education in Great Britain in the late eighteenth century was characterized by social status. (DS)

Discusses the British experiment with use of multimedia for instruction. (JF)

Data from a South Wales study (n=1,104) and British adult learner survey (n=5,885) found little clear evidence supporting the economic imperative for lifelong learning. Policies have not resulted in increased training opportunities. Many employers are not supporting work-based learning; participation is largely predictable from individuals' social…

Although it appears that the Further and Higher Education Act is integrating women's education into the "mainstream" in Britain, there is concern that recent actions are actually squeezing it out of existence. Research and debate on educational strategies and other issues in women's lives are needed. (SK)

This paper contrasts two types of "autodidact" located in the UK in different historical periods, which utilised different learning/research technologies to different ends. From the 1920s to the 1960s some working-class activists committed to the Communist Party of Great Britain became "educated" in Marxism (and more) through…

This paper considers several opportunities for research on the means of relating investment in higher education more closely to widely expressed desires for faster economic growth and for greater equity in educational opportunity. It does this against a background of policy issues related to growth and equity among income groups common to the…

Educational opportunities for the disabled adults are, in theory, little different from those available to other adults. There are, however, obvious and less obvious extra difficulties in their paths, and the author offers some suggestions on how counseling can help overcome these. (Author/CT)

Women's education must address wider economic, political, and social issues. Provision for women in adult education must prepare them for mainstream opportunities in education, training, or employment. (SK)

Responds to Andrew S. Hughes' preceding article in this issue of "Educational Leadership." Notes past American debates over basic and general education and warns that trends toward educational retrenchment in the U.S. and Great Britain may lead schools to limit the mass of students to basic literacy education. (RW)