Education + Training: Volume 46 Issue 6/7

Engaging in the future of e‐learning: a scenarios‐based approach

e‐Learning has been frequently heralded as a transforming influence on global education and corporate training. Despite such rhetoric, the adoption, diffusion and exploitation of…

E‐learning: a philosophical enquiry

This paper focuses on successes and failures in the history of technology. It attempts to assess the wisdom of possible future courses of action with regard to technology in…

The adoption process of corporate e‐learning in Italy

The diffusion process of e‐learning has been, in recent years, at the centre of several studies. These researches focused mainly on the USA case, where there has been an…

Online professional development: lessons from the field

This paper discusses the lessons learned from applying a theoretical framework for the professional development of teachers. This framework draws three interrelated theoretical…

E‐learning and retention: key factors influencing student withdrawal

This study examines the causes for student withdrawals experienced in the E‐College Wales BA Enterprise programme. These key causes, identified by interview with former students…

Evaluation of a collaborative virtual learning environment

Research results concerning the evaluation of a collaborative virtual learning environment (CVLE) are presented in this paper. The focus of the evaluation is the perceptions of…

E‐learning in Scottish further and higher education

This paper describes the process and outcomes by which an e‐learning strategy was developed for the Scottish further and higher education sectors. It summarises the context in…

Interactive media for learning (IML): assuring usability in terms of a learning context

On account of competence‐led market demands, it is important that employees gain new knowledge efficiently. One solution is to set‐up IT‐based courses using interactive media for…

The political economy of e‐learning educational development: strategies, standardisation and scalability

The development of e‐learning by government through policy, funding allocations, research‐based collaborative projects and alliances has increased recently in both developed and…

Secondary schools “failing to use ICT fully”

Minister questions universities' dual role

Guidance Policies in the Knowledge Society: Trends, Challenges and Responses across Europe

Government revamps apprenticeships

£7.5 million funding for South Yorkshire skills programme

International developments in e-learning

Europe trails America in higher-education funding

German students increasingly go East

The role of universities in building a Europe of knowledge

E-Learning for Teachers and Trainers: Innovative Practices, Skills and Competencies

High-street hairdressing standards help students to put on the style

Britain “missing out on attracting young scientists”