From the further education margins to the higher education centre? Innovation in continuing education

Abstract

Comments that both the higher education and further education sectors have experienced massive change and turbulence within the last decade. Explains that the growth of a mass higher education system in the UK and the need for increased diversity of educational opportunity have meant that institutions have had to reshape radically their conventional provision. Stresses that the main drive for qualifications and for vocational relevance has taken place in the context of major changes in the labour market and shifts in the UK’s economy. Charts the growth of an agenda for change as personal and professional learning converge. Highlights innovations in teaching and learning methods as continuing education develops, and notes that the boundaries between providers are dissolving.

Citation

Davies, D. (1997), "From the further education margins to the higher education centre? Innovation in continuing education", Education + Training, Vol. 39 No. 1, pp. 4-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400919710157114