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The Following papers were presented during the International Conference 'Research on Lifelong Learning: Implications for Policy Practice' held at Newcastle Upon Tyne University on 25-27 November 1996

Malcom Maguire: Employee Development Schemes Tom Schuller: Social and Human Capital
Brian Cooper: Individual & Organisational Challenge Lynne Chisholm: Twin Pillars of the Learning Society
Nick Stuart: Implications for Policy & Practice Tom Healy: International Experience & Comparision
Veronica McGivney:Adult Participation in Learning Paolo Trivellato:Japan as a Learning Society
John Armstrong:The Competitiveness Project John Field:Contested Sovereignty in an age of Globalisation
Frank Coffield:A Tale of Three Little Pigs

Subsequent entries form the portfolio of refereed project publications

Books

HODGSON, A and SPOURS, K (Eds) (1997) Dearing and Beyond: 14-19 Qualifications, Frameworks and Systems, Kogan Page, London.

Monographs, Short Reports

ERAUT, M, ALDERTON, J, COLE, G and SENKER, P (1998) Development of Knowledge and Skills in Employment, Sussex: University of Sussex, Institute of Education, Research Report No 5.

Chapters in Books

DAVIES, P (1997) "La validation d’acquis et ses partenaires: expériences étrangères". In La Validation des Acquis Professionels dans l’Enseignement Supérieur - Bilans, Enjeux et Perspectives. Lille: Ministère de l’Education Nationale et l’Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille.

FIELD, J (1997) "Northern Ireland - perspectives" in SARGANT, N (ed), The Learning Divide, NIACE, 105-9.

FIELD, J (1997) "The European Union and the Learning Society: Contested Sovereignty in an Age of Globalisation", in COFFIELD, F (ed) A National Strategy for Lifelong Learning, Department of Education, Newcastle University, 95-111.

FIELD, J (1997) "Minority Groups in an Ethnic Frontier: society, identity and adult learning in an Irish context", in FRIELING, G, RAAPE, K and SOMMER, U (eds) Erwachsenenbildung und ethnische Minderheiten: Situation and Perspektiven im internationalen Überblick, agenda Verlag, Münster, 29-38.

MACRAE, S, MAGUIRE, M and BALL, SJ. (1997) "Competition, ‘choice’ and hierarchy in a post-16 education and training market" in TOMLINSON, S (ed) Education 14-19: Critical Perspectives, London : Athlone.

RAFFE, D (1997) ‘Upper secondary education’ in CLARK, M and MUNN, P (Eds) Education in Scotland, Routledge.

REES, T, BARTLETT, W and WATTS, A G (1997) "Adult Guidance and the Learning Society: the Marketisation of Guidance Services in the UK, France and Italy" in COFFIELD, F (ed) A National Strategy for Lifelong Learning, Department of Education, University of Newcastle, 159-176.

SCHULLER, T (1997) ‘Relations between Human and Social Capital’, in COFFIELD, F (ed) A National Strategy for Lifelong Learning, Department of Education, Newcastle University, 113-25.

SCHULLER, T (1997) "Scotland - perspectives" in SARGANT, N (ed), The Learning Divide, NIACE, 105-9.

SCHULLER, T (1998) "Human and Social Capital; Variations within a Learning Society", in ALHEIT, P and KAMMLER, E (eds) Lifelong Learning and its Impact on Social and Regional Development, Donat Verlag, Bremen, 113-136.

Articles

COCKRILL, A (1997) "Erfahrung zählt mehr als Qualifikation", Position, 23-24

COCKRILL, A and SCOTT, P (1997) "Multi-skilling in the construction industry: the UK and Germany compared", CLR News, 10-12

DAVIES, P (1997) "Ever Onward and Upward. Are we pursuing a flat earth policy for adult learning?" Adults Learning, 9, 3, 14-16.

DOWSWELL, T, HEWISON, J and MILLAR, B (1997) "Joining the Learning Society and Working in the NHS: Some issues", Journal of Educational Policy, 12, 6, 539-550.

DUNNE, E, BENNETT, N and CARRE, C (1997) "Higher Education: core skills in a learning society", Journal of Education Policy 12, 6, 511-525.

ERAUT, M "Perspectives on defining ‘The Learning Society’", Journal of Educational Policy, 12, 6, 551-558.

FIELD, J (1997) "Supranational aspects of education policy formation: the learning society and the European Union", Journal of Studies in International Education, 1(2), 82-93.

FIELD, J (1997) "Equity and Access: adult participation in higher education in Northern Ireland", Journal of Access Studies, 12(2), 139-152.

FIELD, J and SCHULLER, T (1997) "Norms, Networks and Trust", Adults Learning 9:3 17-18.

FIELD, J and STRAIN, M (1997) On "The Myth of the Learning Society", British Journal of Educational Studies, 45(2), 141-155.

HOWIESON, C, RAFFE, D, SPOURS, K, YOUNG, M (1997) "Unifying academic and vocational learning: the state of the debate in England and Scotland", Journal of Education and Work, 10, 1, 5-35.

MACRAE, S, MAGUIRE, M and BALL S J (1997) "Whose ‘learning’ society? A tentative deconstruction", Journal of Education Policy, 12, 6, 499-509.

RAFFE, D (1997) "Higher Still in European perspective", Scottish Educational Review, 29, 2, 121-133.

REES, G (1997) "Making a Learning Society: Education and Work in Industrial South Wales", Welsh Journal of Education, 7 (2).

REES, G, FEVRE, R, FURLONG, J and GORARD, S (1997) "History, Place and the Learning Society: towards a sociology of lifetime learning", Journal of Education Policy, 12 (6).

RIDDELL, S, BARON, S, STALKER, K and WILKINSON, H (1997) "The concept of the learning society for adults with learning difficulties; human and social capital perspectives" Journal of Education Policy 12, 6, 473-483.

SCOTT, P and COCKRILL, A (1997) "Multi-skilling in small and medium-sized engineering firms: evidence from Wales and Germany", International Journal of Human Resource Management, 807-25

SCHULLER, T (1997) "Building social capital", Scottish Affairs,19, Spring 1977, 77-91.

YOUNG, M, SPOURS, K, HOWIESON, C and RAFFE, D (1997) "Unifying academic and vocational learning and the idea of a learning society", Journal of Education, 12, 6, 527-537.

Conference Papers

BALL, S J, MAGUIRE, M and MACRAE S (1997) "The Post-16 Education Market: Ethics, Interests and Survival", The 6th Quasi-Market Seminar, 10-11 April, University of Portsmouth.

BALL, S J, MAGUIRE, M and MACRAE, S (1997) "The Post-16 Education Market: Ethics, Interests and Survival", BERA Conference, 11-14 September, University of York.

BALL, S J, MAGUIRE, M and MACRAE, S (1997) "Race, Space and the Further Education Marketplace", BERA Conference, 11-14 September, University of York.

CAPIZZI, E (March 1996) The Discourse of Credit-based Learning: Agencies and Practitioners. CEDAR Conference.

CAPIZZI, E and CARTER, J (April 1998) Handling Change - FE Staff Involvement with Credit-based Learning. City University Business School, Research Day.

CAPIZZI, E and THOMPSON, A (December 1997) The dynamics of collaborative research: ethical and political issues and their methodological implications. Conference of the FE Research Network: Shaping Research in Further Education.

COCKRILL, A, SCOTT, P and FITZ, J (October 1997) Comparative research: some planning, implementation and practical issues. ESRC Learning Society Comparative Dimension Conference, Bristol University.

COCKRILL, A (September 1997) More than the dual system: initial and further vocational education and training in Germany. Learning Society Symposium at the BERA Conference, University of York.

COCKRILL, A (September 1997) Vocational education and training in Germany: the dual system and stage training (Stufenausbildung). BERA Conference, University of York.

COCKRILL, A and SCOTT, P (July 1997) Training providers, employers and trainees in Britain and Germany: the policy implications of differing needs, perceptions and attitudes. International JVET Conference, University of Huddersfield.

COCKRILL, A, COOKE, P and SCHALL, N (February 1997) A British regional perspective: Wales in the information society, Tuebingen.

COCKRILL, A and SCOTT, P (February 1997) Training, skills provision and multi-skilling in Britain and Germany, University of Greenwich.

COCKRILL, A and SCOTT, P (February 1997) They don’t want to get their hands dirty: training and skills in Britain and Germany, University of Sheffield.

COCKRILL, A (December 1996) Current issues in vocational education and training in Germany, University of Wales Cardiff.

COCKRILL, A, SCOTT, P and FITZ, J (September 1996) Training for multi-skilling: a comparison of British and German experience, BERA Conference, University of Lancaster.

COCKRILL, A and SCOTT, P (July 1996) Training for multi-skilling: a comparison of British and German experience, University of Wales, Cardiff.

COOKE, P (January 1997) Learning regions and a learning society, Bristol University.

DAVIES, P (February 1997) Credit and qualification frameworks in France and England, Seminar for trainers and managers in FE and private sector organisations, London.

DAVIES, P (March 1997) Locating research on lifelong learning in a theoretical framework, Research Seminar at City University.

DAVIES, P and BYNNER, J (January 1997) The Learning Society and credit-based systems of learning, Learning Society seminar, Bristol.

DAVIES, P, GALLACHER, J and REEVE, F (June 1997) The accreditation of prior learning: a comparison of current practice in the UK and France, UACE Annual Conference, Dublin. (This paper is now forthcoming in the International Journal of University Adult Education).

DOWSWELL, T, HEWISON, J and MILLAR B (September 1996) Changes in Training Provision in the NHS: Implications for access and equity, BERA Conference, University of Lancaster.

DOWSWELL, T, HEWISON, J and MILLAR B (September 1997) Formal Participation in Learning: Balancing the personal and the professional, BERA Conference, University of York.

DUNNE, E (1997) ‘Higher Education: Core Skills and the Promotion of Lifelong Learning’, in Lifelong Learning in a Changing Society: Challenges and Contradictions, University of Kaunas, Lithuania.

ERAUT, M (1996) ‘The New Discourse of Vocational Education and Training’, ECER Conference Paper.

ERAUT, M, ALDERTON, J, COLE, G, SENKER, P ‘The Impact of the Manager on Learning in the Workplace’, BERA Conference Paper.

ERAUT, M (1998) Professional Knowledge, Practice and Mode of Cognition. In R Foucher (EDUCATION) ‘Proceedings of First World Conference on Self-Directed Learning’, Montreal, September 1997.

FEVRE, R and GORARD, S (1997) ‘Some Regional Trends and International Variations in Patterns of Contingent Jobs and Alternative Employment Arrangements’, Employment Research Unit Conference, Cardiff Business School, September.

FEVRE, R, GORARD, S, FURLONG, J and REES, G (1997) ‘Why US Solutions Don’t Travel: Lifetime Learning and Post-Compulsory Education and Training in the UK’, Annual Conference of the American Sociological Association, Montreal, August.

GORARD, S, REES, G, FEVRE, R and FURLONG, J (1997) ‘The Learning Society Has Deep Roots’, Second International Conference on Policy and Practice in Vocational Education and Training, University of Huddersfield, July.

GORARD, S, REES, G, FEVRE, R and FURLONG, J (1997) ‘Place, Time and the Learning Society’, ECER Annual Conference, Frankfurt, September.

GORARD, S, REES, G, FURLONG, J and FEVRE, R (1997) ‘Close Encounters of Five Kinds: Lifetime Learning Trajectories", 27th SCUTREA International Conference, Birbeck College University of London, 1-3 July.

GORARD, S, REES, G, FURLONG, J and FEVRE, R (1997) ‘Learning Trajectories: Travelling Towards a Learning Society?’ BERA Annual Conference, York University, September.

HADJIVASSILOU, K (1998) CEDEFOP and DIPF Conference "Comparative Vocational Education and Training Research in Europe: Approaches, Policy Links and Innovation Transfer", January.

HOWIESON, C, RAFFE, D, SPOURS, K and YOUNG, M (1998) "Group awards and over-arching certification".

MACRAE, S, MAGUIRE, M and BALL, S J (1996) "Competition, ‘choice’ and hierarchy in a post-16 education and training market", CEDAR 6th International Conference Education and Training : Towards the 21st Century, 29-31 March, University of Warwick.

MACRAE, S, MAGUIRE, M and BALL, SJ (1996) "Opportunity Knocks : ‘Choice’ in the Post-16 Education and Training Market". In proceedings of ‘Markets in Education: Policy, Process and Practice’, 4-5 July 1996, University of Southampton.

MACRAE, S, MAGUIRE, M (1996) "Researching Adolescents: Some Ethical and Methodological Considerations". Ethnography and Education Conference, 9-10 September, Department of Educational Studies, University of Oxford.

MAGUIRE, M, MACRAE, S and BALL S J (1996) "Open Days and Brochures: Marketing Tactics in the Post-16 Sector", BERA Conference, 12-15 September, University of Lancaster.

MACRAE, S, MAGUIRE, M and BALL, S J (1996) "Do Smart Cards Produce ‘Smart Workers? An Examination of one Local Training and Enterprise Council’s (TEC) Youth Credit Scheme", BERA Conference, 12-15 September, University of Lancaster.

MACRAE, S, MAGUIRE, M and BALL, S J (1996) "The Role of Grapevine Knowledge in Student Decision-Making", Learning Society Conference, ‘Choice and Markets’, 17-18 September, University of Bristol.

MACRAE, S, MAGUIRE, M and BALL S J (1996) "Post-16 Transitions: Choice of what and for whom?", Integrated Support Services Conference, ‘Including the Difficult Child’, 18 November, LEA Professional Centre.

MAGUIRE, M, MACRAE, S and BALL S J (1997) "Social Justice in the City: Quasi-Markets and Post-16 Provision", The ISA Conference, ‘Education Policy, Social Justice and Change’, 3-5 January, University of Sheffield.

MACRAE, S, MAGUIRE, M and BALL S J (1997) "Whose ‘Learning’ Society? A Tentative Deconstruction", The Learning Society Conference, ‘Different Visions of the Learning Society’, 27-28 January, University of Bristol.

MACRAE, S, MAGUIRE, M and BALL, S J (1997) "Whose ‘learning’ society? A tentative deconstruction", BERA Conference, 11-14 September, University of York.

MAGUIRE, M, MACRAE, S and BALL, S J (1997) "Lads, Loafers and Homeboys: Young Men in a Local Labour Market", BERA Conference, 11-14 September, University of York.

MACRAE, S, MAGUIRE, M and BALL, S J (1997) "Parents: Active Participants or puzzled bystanders in the choice of post-16 education and training?", BERA Conference, 11-14 September, University of York.

MILLAR, B, DOWSWELL, T and HEWISON, J (September 1997) The Costs of Learning - Continuing Education for health services staff, Frankfurt.

RAFFE, D (1997) "Strategies for parity of esteem in Europe", Paper to European Conference on Educational Research, Frankfurt, September.

RAFFE, D and HOWIESON, C (1998) "The Higher Still policy process".

RAFFE, D and LASONEN, J (1998) "Comparisons of post-16 education strategies to promote parity of esteem between vocational and general education in Europe". Paper to CEDEFOP/DIPF Conference on Comparative Vocational Education and Training Research in Europe, Bonn.

REES, G, FEVRE, R, FURLONG, J and GORARD, S (1997) ‘Notes Towards a Social Theory of Lifetime Learning: History, Place and the Learning Society’, ESRC Learning Society Programme Annual Conference, University of Bristol, 27-28 January, mimeo.

REES, G, GORARD, S, FEVRE, R and FURLONG, J (1997) ‘Lifetime Learning, Labour Markets and Social Cohesion’, ECER Annual Conference, Frankfurt, September.

REES, T and BARTLETT, W (1997) Guidance Services and the Learning Society, Institute of Careers Guidance Annual Conference, September, University of Warwick.

SCOTT, P, COCKRILL, A and COOKE, P (September 1997) ‘Facilitating multi-skilling in small and medium sized firms: regional challenges in Wales and Germany’. European Urban and Regional Research Network Conference, Frankfurt.

SCOTT, P and COCKRILL, A (May 1997) ‘On secure foundations? Comparative observations on training for the construction industry’, ESRC Learning Society Conference ‘Skills Formation’, University of Bristol

 

SCOTT, P and COCKRILL, A (September 1996) Organisational skill formation processes in small and medium-sized engineering companies: a Welsh German comparison, University of Wales, Cardiff.

SPOURS, K, YOUNG, M, HOWIESON, C and RAFFE, D (1998) "Regulation, awarding bodies and the process of unification in England and Scotland".

Articles/Chapters in Press/Forthcoming/Submitted

BARON, S, STALKER, K, WILKINSON, H and RIDDELL, S (1998) "The Learning Society: the highest stage in human capitalism?" in COFFIELD, F (ed) Skill Formation, Bristol: Policy Press.

BARON, S, RIDDELL, S and WILKINSON, H (1998) "After Karaoke: adult education, learning difficulties and social renewal", Scottish Journal of Adult and Continuing Education.

BARON, S, RIDDELL, S and WILKINSON, H (1998) "The best burgers: the person with learning difficulties as worker", in SHAKESPEARE, T (ed) The Disability Reader, London: Cassell.

BARTLETT, W and REES, T (1997) The Role of Guidance Services in Developing a Learning Society, presented at ESRC Programme Conference, University of Bristol, January 1997 (Amended version submitted to Work, Employment and Society).

BARTLETT, W and REES, T (1998) Financing adult guidance services for the Learning Society, Work, Employment and Society.

BENNETT, N, DUNNE, E and CARRE, C (1998) ‘Patterns of core course provision in higher education’, Higher Education (Awaiting decision).

BURNS, A and SCHULLER, T (1998) ‘Using social capital to compare performance in continuing education’, to appear in Policy Press volume edited by COFFIELD, F.

CAPIZZI, E The discourse of credit-based learning FEU/FEDA and Open College Networks.

CAPIZZI, E and CARTER, J Situating Credit: staff reflections on implementing OCN credits.

CAPIZZI, E and THOMPSON, A Saving face and making space: ethical and political issues in collaborative research across the FE/HE divide.

CAPIZZI, E and THOMPSON, A Accounting for credit: credit and the management of funding in FE.

COCKRILL, A and SCOTT, P ‘Vocational education and training in Germany: trends and issues’, Journal of Vocational Education and Training.

COCKRILL, A, SCOTT, P and FITZ, J ‘Comparative research: some planning, implementation and practical issues’, Policy Press.

DARMON, I, HADJIVASSILIOU, K, SOMMERLAD, E, STERN, E, TURBIN, J (1997) "Continuing Vocational Training: Key Issues", ESRC Conference, Bristol, May.

DARMON, I, FRADE, C, HADJIVASSILIOU, K (1997) "The Comparative Dimension in Continuous Vocational Training: a preliminary framework", ESRC Conference, Bristol, October.

DAVIES, P (October 1997) Inclusion and exclusion: credits and unités capitalisables compared, Learning Society seminar, Bristol.

DOWSWELL, T, HEWISON, J and MILLAR, B ‘Enrolled Nurse Conversion : Trapped into Training’, Journal of Advanced Nursing.

DOWSWELL, T, HEWISON, J and HINDS, M ‘Motivational forces affecting participation in post-registration degree courses and effects on home and family life: A qualitative study’, Journal of Advanced Nursing.

DOWSWELL, T, HEWISON, J and HINDS, M ‘Changing Patterns of Training provision: Implications for access and equity’, Journal of Lifelong Training Initiatives.

ERAUT, M, ALDERTON, J, COLE, G, SENKER, P ‘Learning from other people at work’. In F Coffield (Ed) Skill Formation, Policy Press.

GORARD, S (1998) ‘Schooled to Fail? Revisiting the Welsh School-effect’, Journal of Education Policy, 13 (1).

GORARD, S, REES, G, FEVRE, R and FURLONG, J (1998) ‘The Two Components of a Learning Society’, Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 50 (2).

GORARD, S, REES, G, FEVRE, R and FURLONG, J (1998) ‘Learning Trajectories: Travelling Towards a Learning Society?’, International Journal of Lifelong Education.

GORARD, S, REES, G, FEVRE, R and FURLONG, J (1998) ‘Society is Not Built by Education Alone: Alternative Routes to a Learning Society’, Research in Post-Compulsory Education.

GREEN, F (February 1998) Are British Workers Becoming More Skilled? ATKINSON, A B and HILLS, J (eds) for the Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE.

LASONEN, J and YOUNG, M (Eds) (1998) Strategies for achieving parity of esteem in European upper secondary education, University of Jyväskylä, Institute for Educational Research.

PRINCE, S and DUNNE, E (1998) Group Development: The Integration of Skills into Law (in press) The Law Teacher.

RAFFE, D, HOWIESON, C, SPOURS, K and YOUNG, M (1998) "Issues in a ‘home international’ comparison of policy strategies: the experience of the Unified Learning Project", in COFFIELD, F (Ed) Why’s the Beer Always Stronger Up North? The Pleasures and Pains of Comparative Research, Policy Press, Bristol.

RAFFE, D SPOURS, K, YOUNG, M and HOWIESON, C (1998) "The unification of post-compulsory education: towards a conceptual framework" British Journal of Educational Studies.

REES, T and BARTLETT, W (1997) Models of Guidance Services in the Learning Society: the Case of the Netherlands, ESRC Conference on the Comparative Dimension, Bristol, October 14, 1977. (Revised version to be published in The Comparative Dimension collection of papers from The Learning Society Programme edited by COFFIELD, F, published by Policy Press).

REES, T, BARTLETT, W and WATTS, A G (1998) "The marketisation of guidance services in the UK, France and Germany", Journal of Education and Work.

RIDDELL, S (1998) ‘The dynamic of transition to adulthood’ in ROBINSON, C and STALKER, K (eds) Growing Up Disabled, London: Jessica Kingsley.

RIDDELL, S, BARON, S and WILKINSON, H (1998) "Training from cradle to grave? Local Enterprise Companies, the marketisation of training and young people with learning difficulties", Journal of Education Policy Special Issue on Social Justice in Education.

SPOURS, K and YOUNG, M (1998) "14-19 education: the legacy and new opportunities and challenges", Oxford Review of Education.

SCOTT, P and COCKRILL, A "Artisans in the making? Comparing construction training in Wales and Germany", Policy Press.

SCHULLER, T (1998) "Three Steps Towards a Learning Society: PPR, worktime redistribution and the construction of social capital", Studies in the Education of Adults, April.

SCHULLER, T and FIELD, J (1998) ‘Social Capital, Human Capital and The Learning Society’, International Journal of Lifelong Learning.

STALKER, K, BARON, S RIDDELL, S and WILKINSON, H (submitted to Critical Social Policy - under consideration) "Models of disability: The relationship between theory and practice in non-statutory organisations’.

Working Papers

BYNNER, J (February 1997) Use of National Child Development Study Data on Post-16 Educational Progression and Participation in the Study of Credit-based Learning. Working Paper No. 2/1.

BYNNER, J and DESPOTIDOU, S (July 1997) Employer Role in Post-16 Education and Training: Data from NCDS. Working Paper No. 3/2.

CAPPIZI, E (July 1997) Credit-based Provision and Learning Outside Formal Educational Institutions: An Overview. Working Paper No. 3/1.

CAPIZZI, E (July 1997) Trade Union Education and Credit-based Learning. Working Paper No. 3/4.

CARTER, J (July 1997) Learning within Walls: Credit for Learning in Prisons. Working Paper No. 3/6.

CARTER, J and CAPIZZI, E (February 1997) Preliminary Findings and Issues from Research in ‘Green College’. Working Paper No. 2/2.

COCKRILL, A and SCOTT, P Training for multi-skilling in residential care homes for the elderly: a Welsh German comparison, Regional Industrial Report No. 27, 1997.

COCKRILL, A and SCOTT, P Training, skills provision and multi-skilling in the construction industry: a Welsh German comparison, Regional Industrial Report No. 28, 1997.

COCKRILL, A Training for young people in residential care homes: a Welsh German comparison - caring for young people, 1997.

COCKRILL, A Residential care in Germany: training and multi-skilling in organisations caring for the young and the elderly: caring for young people, Working Paper No. 5b.

COCKRILL, A Residential care for the elderly in Germany: training and multi-skilling, Working Paper No. 5, 1997.

DARMON, I, HADJIVASSILOU, K, SOMMERLAD, E, STERN, E, TURBIN, J with DANAU, D (1997) "The Learning Society and the Enterprise".

DAVIES, P (February 1997) Unités Capitalisables at the Université des Scxiences et Technologies de Lille (USTL/LILLE I) Working Paper No. 2/4.

DAVIES, P (July 1997) Credit-based Systems of Learning in the Workplace. Working Paper No. 3/3.

FEVRE, R, FURLONG, J, REES, G and GORARD, S (1997) ‘Some Sociological Alternatives to Human Capital Theory and Their Implications for Research on Post-Compulsory Education and Training’, Working Paper 3 Participation in Post-Compulsory Education and Training, School of Education, University of Wales Cardiff.

GORARD, S (1997) ‘The Region of Study’, Working Paper 1 Participation in Post-Compulsory Education and Training, School of Education, University of Wales Cardiff.

GORARD, S (1997) ‘A Brief History of Education and Training in Wales 1900-1996: Patterns of Participation in Adult Education and Training’, Working Paper 4 Participation in Post-Compulsory Education and Training, School of Education, University of Wales Cardiff.

GORARD, S (1997) ‘Initial Educational Trajectories: Patterns of Participation in Adult Education and Training’, Working Paper 8 Participation in Post-Compulsory Education and Training, School of Education, University of Wales Cardiff.

GORARD, S, FURLONG, J, FEVRE, R and REES, G (1997) ‘The Learning Society: Patterns of Participation in Adult Education and Training’, Working Paper 5 Participation in Post-Compulsory Education and Training, School of Education, University of Wales Cardiff.

GORARD, S, FURLONG, J, FEVRE, R and REES, G (1997) ‘How to Spot a Lifetime Learner at 40 Paces? The Two Components of Determination’, Working Paper95 Participation in Post-Compulsory Education and Training, School of Education, University of Wales Cardiff.

GORARD, S, REES, G, FEVRE, R and FURLONG, J (1997) ‘Lifetime Learning Trajectories: Close Encounters of Five Kinds’, Working Paper 7 Participation in Post-Compulsory Education and Training, School of Education, University of Wales Cardiff.

GORARD, S, REES, G, FEVRE, R and FURLONG, J (1997) ‘Space, Mobility and the Education of Minority Groups in Wales: the Survey Results’, Working Paper 10 Participation in Post-Compulsory Education and Training, School of Education, University of Wales Cardiff.

GORARD, S, REES, G, FEVRE, R and FURLONG, J (1997) ‘Learning Trajectories: Some Voices of Those in Transit’, Working Paper 11 Participation in Post-Compulsory Education and Training, School of Education, University of Wales Cardiff.

GORARD, S, REES, G, FURLONG, J and FEVRE, R (1997) ‘Outline Methodology of the Study’, Working Paper 2 Participation in Post-Compulsory Education and Training, School of Education, University of Wales Cardiff.

HEYCOCK, T (July 1997) Voluntary Organisations, Training and Credit. Working Paper No. 3/3.

MAGUIRE, M, MACRAE, S and BALL, S J The Role of Careers Education Guidance in Year 11 Students’ Decision-Making.

MACRAE, S, MAGUIRE, M and BALL, S J Evolving ‘Choices’: An analysis of Year 11 Students Decision-Making.

REES, G, FEVRE, R, FURLONG, J and GORARD, S (1997) ‘Towards a Social Theory of Lifelong Learning: History, Place and the Learning Society’, Working Paper65 Participation in Post-Compulsory Education and Training, School of Education, University of Wales Cardiff.

SCOTT, P and COCKRILL, A Skills and training in the construction industry: the UK experience and lessons from Germany, Working Paper No. 6, 1997.

SILVER, H (December 1997) Innovations in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: a bibliography (mainly since 1980), 18pp.

SILVER, H The Languages of Innovation: listening to the higher education literature, Working Paper No 1, 1997, 33pp.

SILVER, H, HANNAN, A and ENGLISH, S ‘Innovation’: questions of boundary, Working Paper No 2, 11pp.

STERN, E, HADJIVASSILIOU, K and DARMON, I (1997) "Work Based Learning and Core Competences" (Revised version).

STERN, E, HADJIVASSILIOU, K and DARMON, I (1997) "VET Systems, Policy Borrowing and Transferability: A Literature Mapping Exercise" (Revised version).

VAN ZANTEN, A and BALL, S J Education Markets and Practical Ethics in France and England (In French).

Subsequent entries form the portfolio of refereed project publications

Books

COFFIELD, Frank and WILLILAMSON, Bill (Eds) (1997) Repositioning Higher Education. Buckingham : Open University Press. Introductory and Concluding Chapters written jointly by Frank Coffield and Bill Williamson.

COFFIELD, Frank (Ed) (1997) A National Strategy for Lifelong Learning, Newcastle : Department of Education, University of Newcastle, 213pp ISBN No 7017 00769.

Monographs, Short Reports

COFFIELD, F (with Anna Vignoles) "Widening Participation into HE by Ethnic Minorities, Women and Alternative Students", National Committee of Inquiry into HE (The Dearing Report) Report No. 5, 1-29.

Chapters in Books

COFFIELD, Frank (1997) "Nine Learning Fallacies and Their Replacement by a National Strategy for Lifelong Learning". In COFFIELD, F (Ed) A National Strategy for Lifelong Learning, Newcastle : Department of Education, University of Newcastle, 1-35.

COFFIELD, Frank (1997) "A Tale of Three Little Pigs - Building the Learning Society with Straw". In COFFIELD, F (Ed) A National Strategy for Lifelong Learning, Newcastle :

Department of Education, University of Newcastle, 77-93.

COFFIELD, Frank (1997) "The Second Chance School - What Chance of Success?" In Institut de la Mediterranee (Ed) L’Ecole de la Deuxieme Chance, Marseille : editions de l’aube, 43-47.

Articles

COFFIELD, Frank (1997) "Introduction and Overview : attempts to reclaim the concept of The Learning Society", Journal of Education Policy, 12, 6, 449-455. Special Edition of the Journal, entitled "The Concept of The Learning Society Explored", guest edited by Frank Coffield.

COFFIELD, Frank (1997) "Life Learners Prepare for Radical Shifts", Times Higher Education Supplement, 17 October.

COFFIELD, Frank (1998) "Students need training to help them detect BSE", Times Education Supplement, 27 February.

COFFIELD, Frank (1998) "Going Into Labour, But Giving Birth To A Tory Child?", Parliamentary Brief, Vol 5, No 5, May, 25-26.

COFFIELD, Frank (1998) "A Fresh Approach to Learning for the Learning Age : The Contribution of Research", Higher Education Digest, No 31, Summer, London : Open University, Quality Support Centre, 4-6.

Group Publications

Publications contributed by individual project groups belonging to the programme can be found here.

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