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The education debate
Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First CenturyStephen Ball provides a substantive account of current education policy trends and offers a way to make sense of what is happening to our experience of education, as learners, as teachers, as parents and as citizens.
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The role of higher education in providing opportunities for South Asian women
Although South Asian women are one of the most socially excluded groups in the UK, their numbers at university have increased rapidly in recent years. This report seeks to understand why they are entering university in larger numbers and the impact this has on their lives.
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The education and employment of disabled young people
Frustrated ambitionImproving educational attainment and raising employment rates among disadvantaged groups are key targets for the current government. This report shows that for one important group - disabled young people - these goals are far from being achieved. The report highlights the need for a new direction in careers advice and welfare to work programmes for disabled young people. FREE pdf version available online at www.jrf.org.uk
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Graduates from disadvantaged families
Early labour market experiencesThis is the last of three reports in a longitudinal study that has followed the journey of a group of young people from less advantaged families through Higher Education and into the labour market. This report focuses on the young people's progress from full-time study into the graduate labour market. FREE pdf version available online at www.jrf.org.uk
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Balancing the skills equation
Key issues and challenges for policy and practiceGovernments worldwide assume that national competitiveness can be improved by developing workforce skills. This book critically examines this 'high skills' vision at both policy and practice levels. It challenges an oversimplified policy rhetoric that underestimates the complexity of the processes involved in developing a skilled workforce.
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