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Direct linkRees, Gareth – European Journal of Education, 2013
Adult learning systems have come to be dominated by the view that the essential role of adult learning is to generate the high levels of skills deemed necessary for competitiveness and growth in the globalised economy. This 'education gospel' is underpinned by human capital theory (HCT) and its contemporary conceptualisation in terms of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Human Capital, Global Approach, Knowledge Economy
Taylor, Chris; Power, Sally; Rees, Gareth – British Educational Research Journal, 2010
A significant volume of research demonstrates that out-of-school learning activities enhance student development in terms of cognitive, affective and social outcomes. However, there is also evidence that the opportunity to engage in these activities has been severely reduced in recent years. This paper explores the extent to which the provision of…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Foreign Countries, Student Development, After School Education
Power, Sally; Taylor, Chris; Rees, Gareth; Jones, Katie – Research Papers in Education, 2009
There is overwhelming evidence of the benefits of out-of-school learning. It is likely to be particularly important for disadvantaged students who have fewer material and cultural resources in the home to supplement their classroom work. However, despite the research evidence and political moves to promote out-of-school learning, it would appear…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, After School Education, After School Programs, Supplementary Education
Download full textRees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph; Furlong, John; Gorard, Stephen – 1997
This working paper is a product of a regional study in industrial South Wales of the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. Discussion begins with an…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Attendance Patterns, Developed Nations
Gorard, Stephen; Furlong, John; Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph – 1997
This working paper is a product of a regional study in industrial South Wales of the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. It examines the notion of a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Attendance Patterns, Developed Nations
Gorard, Stephen; Furlong, John; Fevre, Ralph; Rees, Gareth – 1997
This paper considers the social and structural determinants of adult participation in education and training. Section 1 deals with 11 lifetime learning trajectories identified from a systematic stratified sample of 1,104 education and training histories collected from respondents aged 15-65 in industrial South Wales. For the purposes of the paper,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Developed Nations, Educational Opportunities
Fevre, Ralph; Rees, Gareth; Gorard, Stephen; Furlong, John – 1998
Although public policy debate centers on education and training (ET) as a primary determinant of economic success, this study suggests that instead the economy determines patterns of participation in education and training. Research over time shows that planned government ET policies have little ability to affect the economy because the effects of…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship, Employee Attitudes
Gorard, Stephen; Fevre, Ralph; Rees, Gareth; Furlong, John – 1997
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph; Furlong, John – 1997
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Adult Learning
Chambers, Paul; Gorard, Stephen; Fevre, Ralph; Rees, Gareth; Furlong, John – 1998
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines analysis of secondary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Adult Learning
