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Taylor, Chris; Rees, Gareth; Davies, Rhys – Comparative Education, 2013
Following political devolution in the late 1990s and the establishment of the governments for Wales and Scotland, the education systems of the four home countries of the UK have significantly diverged. Consequently, not only does that mean that education research in the UK has to be sensitive to such divergence, but that the divergence of policy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Comparative Education, Educational Change
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Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1999
Analysis of patterns of participation of 1,104 adults in South Wales shows that socioeconomic background, more than educational attainment, plays a crucial role in educational participation. Over time, immediate and later patterns of participation are determined by separate influences. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Participation
Gorard, Stephen; Fevre, Ralph; Rees, Gareth; Furlong, John; Renold, Emma – 1998
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Renold, Emma; Fevre, Ralph – 1998
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Gorard, Stephen; Fevre, Ralph; Rees, Gareth; Furlong, John – 1997
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph; Furlong, John – 1997
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Adult Learning
Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph – 1998
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Chambers, Paul; Gorard, Stephen; Fevre, Ralph; Rees, Gareth; Furlong, John – 1998
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines analysis of secondary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Adult Learning