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Viewpoint: Diploma mills on the Unlisted Securities Market?
The third in a series of articles exposing Diploma Mills features in this issue of Education & Training. Some ten or so articles will appear, with one focusing on the attitude of…
Technology in the classroom
Tony BushellThe microcomputer has such a profound effect on teaching style that it cannot be thought of just as an aid similar to an overhead projector. It requires a totally new approach to…
Teaching Standards
Keith JosephSpeaking about the changing provision in this area, Sir Keith said that it was far more diverse than that of the schools:
The fragile consensus
Emeritus, W.G. (Bill) WalkerOne of the key characteristics of the postindustrial society is the increasing educational and professional sophistication of the work force. This sophistication runs through all…
Handling graduates with a degree of common sense
Terry FarnsworthAny company wishing to survive in today's fiercely competitive markets must make the best use of its human resources: well‐motivated employees are a crucial asset. One of the most…
Diploma Mills — Part 3: The case against
Lyndon JonesGrowing unease exists in many quarters, not least amongst academics, regarding the diploma mill industry. In the UK disquiet surfaces periodically. A Member of Parliament will ask…
Innovation Development Centre: Hey Prestel!
A call for closer collaboration between manufacturing industry and academic sources of innovation to reverse Britain's declining share of worldwide investment in high‐technology…
ABE SUPPLEMENT
It is with real pleasure that I take advantage of the Editor's goodwill to send to all members of ABE and readers of Education & Training warmest greetings from the new…
Student section
While awaiting examiners' reports for December 1984, opportunity has been taken to highlight a few major areas of error from reports published on previous Part I examinations.
A BRIEFCASE FULL OF WHAT?
What do you carry in your briefcase? Today's lunch sandwiches, dyspepsia tablets, forgotten memos, letters you have forgotten to post for your wife? Or is it genuinely full of…
WHY FAIL NEEDLESSLY?
In April 1983, Education & Training published some notes on the presentation of examination answers. Since two years later there is a new generation of students, these notes are…
Careers:: COURSES
Boredom on holiday is something unheard of at Millfield's Village of Education, where visitors can utilise the comprehensive facilities of this famous independent school. A wide…
Careers:: TOPICS
Britain's tourist industry offers one of the most hopeful prospects for new job creation, but cannot be exploited until it is freed from the many restrictions and negative…
Psychological approach to examinations
Don DaviesExaminations represent a measure of performance under stress. Public examinations commonly constitute one of the most extreme forms of competition in contemporary society, wherein…
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