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Direct linkAvis, James; Orr, Kevin – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2016
The paper draws on the Wolf (2015) report ("Heading for the Precipice: Can Further and Higher Education Funding Policies Be Sustained?") and other quantitative data, specifically that derived from HEFCE's Participation of Local Area (POLAR) classifications. In addition it explores key literature and debates that associate higher…
Descriptors: Social Class, Social Justice, Higher Education, Continuing Education
Avis, James – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2012
In this introduction to the special issue, the author examines the wider context within which vocational education and training (VET) is set and the surrounding debates. He considers the prominence of neoliberalism and notions of competitiveness, crisis, skill and knowledge. Despite differences between systems of VET with respect to their reach…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Labor Market, Education Work Relationship, Vocational Education
