... what I look like when not in "hair up, booted and suited" mode - which I do prefer as a reflection of the real me. (See profile since I'm not sure how to show the profile photo from a post).
I've put the same photo on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter as well so that the world knows to whom it is speaking (if you want to, that is).
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Big ideas: education
an article by Sandra McNally in CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance Number 279 (June 2009)
Sandra McNally surveys CEP evaluations of a wide range of school policies in the UK. Education is a key policy instrument for addressing unemployment, rising inequality and falling intergenerational mobility, the social problems that were the focus of the first three contributions to CEP's “big ideas” series. In the latest overview of the Centre’s research, Sandra McNally surveys evaluations of a wide range of school policies in the UK.
Full article: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/cp279.pdf
Sandra McNally surveys CEP evaluations of a wide range of school policies in the UK. Education is a key policy instrument for addressing unemployment, rising inequality and falling intergenerational mobility, the social problems that were the focus of the first three contributions to CEP's “big ideas” series. In the latest overview of the Centre’s research, Sandra McNally surveys evaluations of a wide range of school policies in the UK.
Full article: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/cp279.pdf
When e-learning is not enough: ...
... The importance of design and content in lifelong learning
an article by (author not named) in Development and Learning in Organizations Volume 23 Issue 4 (2009)
Abstract
Purpose
Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
Many human resources (HR) managers have for several years now adopted e-learning strategies to tackle the challenges of lifelong learning in their organizations. As with many new techniques, they sometimes tend to be focused on to the exclusion of everything else, especially when it involves the great firm's great panacea – the Internet.
Practical implications
Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.
Originality/value
The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.
an article by (author not named) in Development and Learning in Organizations Volume 23 Issue 4 (2009)
Abstract
Purpose
Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
Many human resources (HR) managers have for several years now adopted e-learning strategies to tackle the challenges of lifelong learning in their organizations. As with many new techniques, they sometimes tend to be focused on to the exclusion of everything else, especially when it involves the great firm's great panacea – the Internet.
Practical implications
Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.
Originality/value
The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.
The changing pattern of earnings: employees, migrants and low-paid families
an article by Richard Dickens and Abigail McKnight in CentrePiece – The Magazine for Economic Performance Number 272 (March 2009)
Richard Dickens and Abigail McKnight explore changes in earnings inequality in Britain since the late 1970s.
Full article: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/cp272.pdf
Richard Dickens and Abigail McKnight explore changes in earnings inequality in Britain since the late 1970s.
Full article: http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/cp272.pdf
Saturday, 27 June 2009
Britain's regional divide
an article by Henry G Overman in CentrePiece – The Magazine for Economic Performance Number 277 (Winter 2008/9)
Henry Overman considers the regional distribution of prosperity and the potential policy responses.
Full article (PDF 2pp)
Henry Overman considers the regional distribution of prosperity and the potential policy responses.
Full article (PDF 2pp)
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Have we learned nothing since 1994?
By “we” I don’t actually mean you and I but those, largely invisible, people, who set policy for – in this instance adult learning provision.
I had occasion today to look at a 1994 publication from the then Further Education Unit, Securing adequate provision for adult learners, (don’t ask why or I might just tell you!) The important thing about the framework developed to help areas determine whether they had adequate provision is that the need for such an instrument has never gone away. What has disappeared, however, are the community and voluntary learning services which provided many of the learning opportunities in the “uncertificated, don’t lead to a qualification” arena.
As a result, as many people are becoming all-too-aware, the provision of informal or uncertificated learning has all-but vanished in some parts of England.
Plus ça change and all that!
I had occasion today to look at a 1994 publication from the then Further Education Unit, Securing adequate provision for adult learners, (don’t ask why or I might just tell you!) The important thing about the framework developed to help areas determine whether they had adequate provision is that the need for such an instrument has never gone away. What has disappeared, however, are the community and voluntary learning services which provided many of the learning opportunities in the “uncertificated, don’t lead to a qualification” arena.
As a result, as many people are becoming all-too-aware, the provision of informal or uncertificated learning has all-but vanished in some parts of England.
Plus ça change and all that!
Friday, 19 June 2009
My approach to guidance? Well, it depends ...
via AGCAS News Feed
David Winter, Careers Adviser at the Careers Group, University of London, outlines his personal approach to guidance.
Read the full article
With my sincere apologies to David for having spent so long hanging on to this useful article instead of sharing it.
David Winter, Careers Adviser at the Careers Group, University of London, outlines his personal approach to guidance.
Read the full article
With my sincere apologies to David for having spent so long hanging on to this useful article instead of sharing it.
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