Education + Training: Volume 35 Issue 4

Employing Science and Engineering Graduates: The First Few Years

Andrea Spurling

Presents the results of qualitative research conducted in sixBritish companies during 1991‐92; all of which are major employers ofscience and engineering graduates. Draws on…

Enterprise Education in Primary Schools: A Survey In Primary Schools: A Survey in Two Northern LEAs

Norma Iredale

This article has arisen from a survey conducted in two NorthernLEAs. First seeks to put enterprise education into context and givesDurham University Business School′s (DUBS) view…

The Progress Of Open Learning

Roger Lewis

Defines “open learning” and related terms, especially“flexible learning”. These terms focus on the provision ofchoice to individuals, over various aspects of the learning…

Quality in Education: Developing Working Partnerships

Gill Smith, Penny Faust

Explores ways in which employers can be actively involved as equalpartners in the processes of ensuring quality in education. In this casethe focus is the Accreditation of Records…

Perspectives on Placements

Examines student placement in industry from the three differentperspectives of college, employer and student. While the key playersshare a consensus as to the potential value of…