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Askham, Janet; Gilhooly, Mary; Parkatti, Terttu; Vega, Jose-Luis – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2007
Postgraduate education in gerontology is now widespread within European universities, but, even so, such developments remain very uneven. This paper outlines the variety of provision by describing Master's programmes in a sample of countries: England, Scotland, Finland, and Spain. These programmes illustrate some of the common problems: lack of…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Released Time, Academic Standards, Foreign Countries
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Schuller, Tom; Raffe, David; Clark, Ian – Journal of Education and Work, 1997
Responses from 556 part-time students in two universities and two further education colleges in Scotland found that 81% were employed full time; 62% had mixed personal and vocational motivations; and considerable fee support from employers was offset by a decline in released time for study. (SK)
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
HUNTER, JOHN – 1967
IN ITS FIRST THREE YEARS, THE CENTRAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS SET UP 18 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BOARDS AND GUIDED THEM ON SUCH MATTERS AS TRAINER, MANAGEMENT, AND CLERICAL TRAINING. THE BOARDS ADMINISTER A GRANT AND LEVY SYSTEM TO DISTRIBUTE EQUITABLY THE COST OF TRAINING AND TO ENSURE THAT TRAINING IS ADEQUATE, RECOMMEND THE SYLLABUS AND TRAINING…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Clerical Workers, Course Evaluation, Financial Support