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Further Education, Higher Education and the English Experiment. Gareth Parry University of Sheffield. The research question. Why do the English separate further and higher education, and what is the impact of this division on efforts to widen participation in undergraduate education?
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Further Education, Higher Education and the English Experiment Gareth Parry University of Sheffield
The research question Why do the English separate further and higher education, and what is the impact of this division on efforts to widen participation in undergraduate education? www.sheffield.ac.uk/furtherhigher www.tlrp.org
The English experiment Changing the pattern of demand for, and supply of, undergraduate education • size • shape • scope • structure
The assumptive architecture • 1988, 1992 and the culmination of concentration • Separation by level • Separation by type • No overarching rationale
The policy turn • A college contribution • A flagship qualification • Semi-compulsory partnerships • Cross-sector mergers
The boundary paradox separation + combination high policy + low growth competition + collaboration democratisation + diversion