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Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1992
This guide was developed in Great Britain to help colleges develop programs for assessment of prior learning (APL) for adult students. (APL involves careers and educational guidance, access to particular courses despite possible lack of traditional certification, accreditation, formal credit toward a particular qualification, and exemption from…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Adult Students, College Credits, College Programs
Thorp, Jane; And Others – 1989
A project was set up to investigate the issues arising in relation to the training needs of companies involved in major economic developments (MEDs) in Great Britain. Two major developments were studied: Stansted Airport and the Dartford International Ferry Terminal. Companies involved in each MED were identified and contacted by mailed…
Descriptors: College Programs, Economic Development, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Harris-Worthington, Philip – 1987
Short-term adult residential education in Great Britain began as several experimental programs in the 1910s and began to be extensively developed in the mid-1940s. Great hopes were expressed that residential adult programs would become a key component in the adult education system and much was written about developing a unique mission and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, College Programs, Educational History
Bagley, Bill; Challis, Bob – 1985
A study examined the experience of teachers, students, and college administrators in the following three open learning schemes for adult students in Great Britain: Flexistudy at Abraham Moss Open College, the mathematics and communications workshops at Bradford College, and the Technical Education Council programs at Moston College of Further…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Adult Education, College Programs
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1988
A study examined the views and experiences of a wide range of British individuals and organizations with a stake in the success of efforts to extend information technology programs to groups who have been traditionally underrepresented in them. A variety of research methods were used, including in-depth interviews, workshops, questionnaires, and a…
Descriptors: College Programs, Counseling Services, Curriculum Development, Dropouts
Download full textFurther Education Unit, London (England). – 1993
The structural and curricular changes currently being experienced by British further education (FE) colleges pose special challenges for FE colleges committed to providing for vocational students with disabilities and learning difficulties. Despite great progress in the area of expanding the educational opportunities available to disabled persons,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Attitude Change, Change Strategies
