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Think before you thump
Most of the public debate about student unions is silly, because the issue on which it is based is trivial.
Focus: The month's news
The Government has given the go‐ahead for spending twice as much on polytechnic building as at present. Mrs Thatcher's statement, coming just after the opening of this session of…
A sorry affair for teacher unions and management
John DuttonFURTHER EDUCATION PAY AWARD: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE MACHINERY AND PROCESS OF DISCUSSION THAT PRODUCES AWARDS LIKE THE RECENT TEN PER CENT? AND, DOES THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT…
Dangers of fragmentation in art education
Tony HeathFINE ARTISTS RESIGNED EN MASSE FROM THE NCDAD PANEL — BUT WHERE WERE THEIR PROTESTS IN THE REAL BATTLES OF 1968?
Emphasis on individual achievement in new CNAA policy for honours awards
Jim ProctorRevised regulations from the CNAA offer scope for flexibility in awarding honours degrees. Mr Proctor, former Senior Assistant Registrar of the CNAA and now Assistant Director…
The reaction of engineering firms to off‐the‐job training
B.O. PettmanA research study indicates that firms with only a small number of employees see least value in ITB‐backed off‐the‐job training.
Sandwich courses: how to hold on to the meat?
Maureen O'ConnorSandwich courses are facing problems of shortage of places in industry for their students.
Using project work for teaching English — illimitable possibilities
J.T. WilsonProject work can cover many diverse activities outside the conventional methods of teaching. It can include management games, role playing, extended essays, taped interviews…
The chance of vocational study for housewives
Chris CroweThe subject of further education for the housewife immediately conjures up the image of the middle class evening institute — the study of antiques, upholstery, pottery and flower…
CLOSED CIRCUIT EYE ON THE TRAINERS UNDERGOING TRAINING
Maurice RowswellThe course director for the training of training officers at North East London Polytechnic describes how closed circuit television can enable students to view and discuss their…
THE TECHNIQUES OF PROBLEM SOLVING FOR ENGINEERS
Dennis BarkerIn a world which is becoming more and more complicated at an ever increasing pace, problems are becoming more numerous and difficult. The available information for solving them is…
Problems of the lecturer new to higher education
Robert EvansIn this article I do not propose to ‘describe and discuss’ the catalogue of desirable qualities that teachers at all levels should ideally possess but to concentrate on what seem…
Grants: do they really take so long?
Are youngsters who have applied for grants to take up full‐time courses at technical colleges on leaving school treated fairly? Most local authorities are far more generous in the…
Audiovisual review
Tony CrockerThere is news from Kodak, and some will say that it is not before time, of another type of Super 8 filmfor camera use. Ever since the introduction by Kodak of the Super 8 format…
Comment: Chaos for FE in new bill
Gordon BennettIn its decision that the district councils will be the education authorities in the conurbations outside London the government has ignored authoritative educational opinion…
Ted Short's Page
Rt Hon Edward ShortOne of the silliest things about our education system — and one which is the source of many of its disparities — is the rigid dichotomy of the schools into ‘Primary’ and…
Overseas: Canada
Alan MuntonTo teach in a university in North America is always a confrontation with the possibilities of mass education. The numbers are enormous; the organization of teaching, for anyone…
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