The Wider Benefits of Further Education: Practitioner Views. Wider Benefits of Learning Research Report.

Autor/inn/en	Preston, John; Hammond, Cathie
Institution	Learning and Skills Development Agency, London (England).
Titel	The Wider Benefits of Further Education: Practitioner Views. Wider Benefits of Learning Research Report.
Quelle	(2002), (56 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Administrator Attitudes; Adult Basic Education; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Attitude Change; Behavior Change; Career Development; Cultural Awareness; Distance Education; Economic Development; Educational Attitudes; Educational Benefits; Educational Environment; Foreign Countries; Lifelong Learning; National Surveys; Postsecondary Education; Questionnaires; Role of Education; Skill Development; Social Development; Teacher Attitudes; Vocational Education; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adult; Adults; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult basic education; Adult training; Adulte education; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Berufsentwicklung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Bildungsertrag; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Ausland; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Fragebogen; Bildungsauftrag; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Soziale Entwicklung; Lehrerverhalten; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	The wider benefits of further education (FE) were examined in a survey circulated to more than 10,000 FE practitioners in a representative sample of FE colleges throughout England. A total of 2,729 questionnaires (approximately 27%) were returned. The following were among the benefits of FE cited: esteem; efficacy; independence of thought; problem solving; and improved information technology skills. FE was also considered effective in developing social networks and bridging differences between ethnic groups and individuals of different ages. FE colleges were perceived as resources encouraging social and cultural development and "community esteem." FE was deemed most beneficial to students in access and basic skills courses. Practitioners who had been working in the sector longer were less likely to report wider benefits of FE. It was recommended that curricula seen as particularly effective in generating wider benefits be promoted. It was further recommended that, because FE colleges are critical hubs of activity, they should be preserved as physical locales and not transformed into a "brand" for provision of distance learning or locally franchised courses. The following items are appended: a structural equation model of the perceived benefits; coefficients and model fit for the ordinary least squares regressions; and the questionnaire. (Contains 10 references.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL (5 British pounds). Web site:http://www.learningbenefits.net/. For full text:ftp://cls.ioe.ac.uk/pub/Wbl/Acrobat/ResRep1.pdf.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC