Hello Again, Mr Macfarlane: Tertiary Colleges for the Twenty-First Century

Autor/in	Simmons, Robin
Titel	Hello Again, Mr Macfarlane: Tertiary Colleges for the Twenty-First Century
Quelle	In: FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 63 (2021) 1, S.68-77 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0963-8253
Schlagwörter	Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; Comprehensive Programs; Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Educational History; Barriers; Educational Change; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Gesamtunterricht; Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsreform
Abstract	This paper revisits the Macfarlane Report of 1980, the first draft of which recommended the dissolution of school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and other providers of post-compulsory education and training, and the establishment of a national system of tertiary colleges across England -- a programme of reform which would effectively have extended the principles of comprehensive education to the post-compulsory level. Whilst the rejection of the Macfarlane committee's plan may represent an opportunity which has been lost forever, the paper presents a case for the revival of tertiary colleges across England. This, it is argued, would provide a much more coherent, 'democratised' system of provision than the current model of further education based on the neoliberal principles of markets, competition, diversity and choice. A national system of tertiary colleges would, I contend, be able to deal far more effectively -- and equitably -- with some of the significant social and educational challenges now facing contemporary British society, although a concomitant programme of labour market reform is, I argue, also necessary to create sustainable and meaningful employment, and stimulate demand for learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01