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THE SHADOW OF THE POLYTECHNICS‐I: The prospect — as seen from the point of departure
George ToIleyCreated as the apex of the FE system, do the polys threaten now to ignore the ‘other colleges’ and to be tempted into developing as quasi‐universities?
THE SHADOW OF THE POLYTECHNICS — 2: The pressures towards university status — and how to cope with them
John PrattThe Senior Lecturer in Educational Planning at North East London Polytechnic shows how the Government failed to use the right means to put the objectives of the polys into…
THE SHADOW OF THE POLYTECHNICS — 3: THE VALUE OF FORMAL LINKS: HOW POLYS AND OTHER COLLEGES COULD BE AFFILIATED
D. HAMERThe Director for Resources of Manchester Polytechnic suggests that the ‘other colleges’ would benefit from formal affiliation with the poly in their region.
THE SHADOW OF THE POLYTECHNICS — 4: Obsolescent graduates given priority over the demands of students in a changing society
Lyndon JonesThe Principal of South West London College argues that resources are being directed away from the ‘other colleges’ to the polys and yet it is the ‘other colleges’ who have most to…
THE SHADOW OF THE POLYTECHNICS — 5: Looking for a way out of the system
Michael LockeOther articles in this section have called for machinery to coordinate the polys and the ‘other colleges’, but within the FE system there is already such machinery. Mr Locke…
The lessons of Guildford
Tony HeathA Surrey county councillor reviews the dispute between Guildford teachers and the council and draws from the history of the eventual settlement some lessons for effective action…
A method of discovering the cost of FE
Derek W. BirchThe Senior Staff Tutor of the Further Education Staff College, Coombe Lodge, explains a new system for measuring costs in further education.
OVERSEAS: POLY FOR THE PEOPLE OF INDIA
Dennis BarkerThe Indian education system is still based on the British model exemplified by Macaulay's army of clerks bringing about the cultural conquest of India. Well over 70 per cent…
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