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Developing 14-19 education: meeting the needs and improving choice

Developing 14-19 education: meeting the needs and improving choice
Developing 14-19 education: meeting the needs and improving choice
The recent UK government Green Paper proposes reform for the supply side of 14-19 education, establishing four key goals. This article focuses on the first of these goals: meeting needs and improving choice. The article draws on research on sixth form colleges, general further education colleges and schools. It argues that employers, one of the two groups highlighted in the Green Paper, are a relatively weak force in shaping provision. The second group, young people, are more powerful due to current funding incentives. It presents evidence which suggests that colleges and schools perceive both practical and attitudinal difficulties in collaborating to meet needs by offering flexible routes and a distinctive range of choices. A long history of intervention in the supply side has not achieved widening participation nor equity amongst the choices offered. A more radical approach to influencing the demand side may be needed.
colleges, educational change, public policy, school choice, social differences
0268-0939
533-550
Lumby, Jacky
Wilson, Michael
700893da-2970-46f1-9a43-382bb45ca2bc
Lumby, Jacky
Wilson, Michael
700893da-2970-46f1-9a43-382bb45ca2bc

Lumby, Jacky and Wilson, Michael (2003) Developing 14-19 education: meeting the needs and improving choice. Journal of Education Policy, 18 (5), 533-550. (doi:10.1080/0268093032000124884).

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The recent UK government Green Paper proposes reform for the supply side of 14-19 education, establishing four key goals. This article focuses on the first of these goals: meeting needs and improving choice. The article draws on research on sixth form colleges, general further education colleges and schools. It argues that employers, one of the two groups highlighted in the Green Paper, are a relatively weak force in shaping provision. The second group, young people, are more powerful due to current funding incentives. It presents evidence which suggests that colleges and schools perceive both practical and attitudinal difficulties in collaborating to meet needs by offering flexible routes and a distinctive range of choices. A long history of intervention in the supply side has not achieved widening participation nor equity amongst the choices offered. A more radical approach to influencing the demand side may be needed.

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Published date: January 2003
Keywords: colleges, educational change, public policy, school choice, social differences

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Local EPrints ID: 42055
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/42055
ISSN: 0268-0939
PURE UUID: e3e4f294-7ac7-41cc-9647-3f136f70daa7

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Date deposited: 10 Nov 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 08:43

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Author: Jacky Lumby
Author: Michael Wilson

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