Foundation Degrees. FEDA Responds.

Autor/inn/en	Greenwood, Maggie; Mager, Caroline; Morris, Andrew
Institution	Further Education Development Agency, London (England).
Titel	Foundation Degrees. FEDA Responds.
Quelle	(2000), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	1-85338-551-4
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Academic Education; Access to Education; Adult Learning; Apprenticeships; Articulation (Education); College Programs; Degree Requirements; Degrees (Academic); Education Work Relationship; Educational Finance; Educational Planning; Educational Policy; Financial Support; Foreign Countries; Outcomes of Education; Policy Formation; Position Papers; Postsecondary Education; Qualifications; Vocational Education; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akademische Bildung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Studienprogramm; Bildungsfonds; Bildungsplanung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Finanzielle Förderung; Ausland; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Politische Betätigung; Positionspapier; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	In February 2000, England's Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) proposed a new degree, called the Foundation Degree, and solicited stakeholder input by publishing a list of 13 questions pertaining to Foundation Degrees. The Further Education Development Agency (FEDA) responded to the DfEE's request for input by responding to all 13 questions. FEDA welcomed the Foundation Degree initiative and positions on a number of issues pertaining to the Foundation Degree, but expressed its view that Foundation Degrees should be designed primarily as vocational awards providing a route to employment for school leavers and those already in employment. Other positions stated by FEDA in its response to the DfEE included the following: (1) higher education level 2 is a suitable level at which to pitch the Foundation Degree overall; (2) Foundation Degrees should be designed initially in broad rather than highly specific occupational areas; (3) the degree should be organized around occupational requirements rather than academic subjects; (4) to avoid diminishing the importance attached to Foundation Degrees, they should require work-based learning rather than work experience; (5) flexible delivery should be a cornerstone of Foundation Degrees; and (6) Foundation Degrees should be funded in the same way and at broadly the same level as comparable higher education courses. (MN)
Anmerkungen	Further Education Development Agency, Citadel Place, Tinworth Street, London SE11 5EH, United Kingdom, Tel: 020 7840 5302/4, Fax: 020 7840 5401, E-mail: publications@feda.ac.uk Web site: http://www.feda.ac.uk.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC