The publication of "Learning Through Life," the main report of the Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning, has been welcomed across the trade union movement. It offers a useful and useable framework for discussing the learning needs of people through the different stages of life and makes compelling suggestions about how to adjust…

Examines the extent to which a national policy on paid educational leave might help to overcome problems in manpower, labor, and education, using examples from four countries and comparing their positions regarding the formulation of coordinated policies and coordination with manpower, training, labor, and education policies. (Author/CT)

Changes in the trade union education system in the United Kingdom include a hardening of the attitudes of employers and the state, a reemergence of political education, and increased demand for paid educational leave. (SK)

Describes a project for working class women that provides them with paid educational leave to encourage them to take part in various adult education activities. Discusses why this action is especially important for women and how the women benefit from their development experiences. (CH)

In Britain, the Code of Practice on the Identification and Assessment of Special Educational Needs (1994) places new implementation and management responsibility on special needs coordinators. Interview data from several coordinators suggest that the code brings benefits (enhanced status and more effective provision for students) and drawbacks…

Evaluation of the Teaching and Learning Project Scheme at Southampton Institute (United Kingdom) examined the effectiveness of a scheme that released staff for limited periods of time for work concerned with teaching and learning. An internal, local evaluation methodology was used that involved questionnaires and interviews. The evaluation set the…