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Direct linkThorn, William; Vincent-Lancrin, Stéphan – OECD Publishing, 2021
This report offers an initial overview of the available information regarding the circumstances, nature and outcomes of the education of schoolchildren during the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns of March-April 2020. Its purpose is primarily descriptive: it presents information from high quality quantitative studies on the experience of learning…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Experience, Outcomes of Education
Taylor, Carol; McCaig, Colin – Higher Education Academy, 2014
The policy environment for universities in England has changed significantly over the past few years. This can be seen most obviously in relation to the funding of undergraduate education, but other changes will come to be seen as equally influential in the long term. One example is the change to the policy on controlling student numbers, which is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Competition, Student Characteristics, Educational Environment
Bathmaker, Ann-Marie; Brooks, Greg; Parry, Gareth; Smith, David – Research Papers in Education, 2008
Colleges and universities that provide both further and higher education are a key component of government policies to expand participation in English undergraduate education. The opportunities for access and progression made available by these organisations are regarded as central. At the same time, the division of further and higher education…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Policy Formation, Student Experience, Higher Education
Bourner, Tom; And Others – 1991
A questionnaire survey sought to determine the characteristics of part-time university students in Great Britain, the reasons why they choose part-time study, the difficulties they encounter, the extent and incidence of non-completion, and to identify examples of "good practice" in the provision and management of part-time degree…
Descriptors: Career Development, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Download full textThomas, Kim – 1990
This book reports a study which examined the concrete experiences of male and female university students in the United Kingdom, and the meanings students attach to them. It suggests that meanings arise from everyday discourse, which habitually uses oppositions such as masculinity/femininity and arts/sciences. Chapter 1 introduces the issue of…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Selection (Students), English, Females
Peer reviewedTovey, Philip – Educational Studies, 1992
Considers the role of informal networks in securing occupational advantage for graduates of British "public" schools. Discusses the private sector's official view of the situation and the experiences of recent students. Reports that the official view is of a meritocratic situation, whereas individual students believe personal connections…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Employment Opportunities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Foreign Countries
