The evolution of key skills: Towards a Tawney paradigm
The evolution of key skills: Towards a Tawney paradigm
This article charts the evolution of key skills from 'A Basis for Choice' to the present day. It is an annotated history of key skills and seeks to present a coherent view of how the current list emerged, and why issues such as formal assessment, integration and a two-tier skills structure have become part of post-16 reform.
The article examines the social, economic, political and philosophical influences on the evolution of key skills and, in particular, how the Dearing Report and current government thinking has been influenced by the thinking of R. H. Tawney.
The article identifies the emergence of a new compromise paradigm based on Tawney and concludes with a brief discussion on the likely future development of key skills within the context of a new flexible qualifications structure.
government education policy, key skills, r.h.tawney
21-35
Kelly, Anthony
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2001
Kelly, Anthony
1facbd39-0f75-49ee-9d58-d56b74c6debd
Kelly, Anthony
(2001)
The evolution of key skills: Towards a Tawney paradigm.
Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 53 (1), .
(doi:10.1080/13636820100200149).
Abstract
This article charts the evolution of key skills from 'A Basis for Choice' to the present day. It is an annotated history of key skills and seeks to present a coherent view of how the current list emerged, and why issues such as formal assessment, integration and a two-tier skills structure have become part of post-16 reform.
The article examines the social, economic, political and philosophical influences on the evolution of key skills and, in particular, how the Dearing Report and current government thinking has been influenced by the thinking of R. H. Tawney.
The article identifies the emergence of a new compromise paradigm based on Tawney and concludes with a brief discussion on the likely future development of key skills within the context of a new flexible qualifications structure.
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Published date: 2001
Keywords:
government education policy, key skills, r.h.tawney
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/17739
ISSN: 1363-6820
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