The Challenges Facing Further Education College Governors in England: A Time for Caution or Creativity?

Autor/inn/en	Hill, Ron; James, Chris; Forrest, Colin
Titel	The Challenges Facing Further Education College Governors in England: A Time for Caution or Creativity?
Quelle	In: Management in Education, 30 (2016) 2, S.79-85 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0892-0206
DOI	10.1177/0892020616637232
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Education; College Administration; Barriers; Governing Boards; Governance; Student Recruitment; Academic Persistence; Success; Attendance; Educational Quality; Competition; College Entrance Examinations; Educational Resources; Administrator Role; Educational Responsibility; Equal Education; Creativity; Leadership Styles; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Governing body; Governing bodies; Leitungsgremium; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Erfolg; Anwesenheit; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Wettkampf; Aufnahmeprüfung; Bildungsmittel; Erziehungsverantwortung; Kreativität; Führungsstil
Abstract	"Further education" (FE) is a substantial sector in the education system in England. It has funding of approximately £8 billion annually and educates close to three million students. Within the sector are 231 FE colleges which provide a range of courses that are typically vocational/skills-based. They vary in scale and scope with the largest colleges having a turnover in excess of £100 million and over 15,000 students. For a variety of reasons, the FE sector is experiencing various pressures which are presenting FE college governors with a range of significant, substantial, simultaneous and synergistic challenges. In this article we describe and analyse the challenges and the implications. We make the point that these challenges are in addition to FE governors' ongoing governing work. For FE governing bodies, the challenges may prove to be overwhelming and so they may proceed with undue caution. On the other hand, they may be an opportunity for governing bodies to strengthen college governance and leadership creatively and to enhance opportunities for their learners--again creatively--for the benefit of their communities. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01