Widening Participation in Post-Compulsory Education
By (Author) Dr Liz Thomas
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
1st March 2005
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Educational administration and organization
378
Paperback
256
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
330g
Both nationally and internationally there is a drive to increase participation in post-compulsory education. Yet with existing participation rates already high by historical standards, it is not easy to see how this can be done. Now Liz Thomas provides a comprehensive guide. From an analysis of the motives for expansion and the reasons why students enroll--or fail to enroll--through to a critical analysis of existing and innovative schemes, the author highlights good practice and explains ways to develop a strategic approach to widening participation.
Liz Thomas is Director of the Institute for Access Studies at the University of Staffordshire. She edits the "Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning" journal.