Archives
NIACE is dead, long live the Learning and Work Institute
Posted on October 27, 2015 Leave a Comment
The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education announced in the summer that it was to merge with the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion. CESI, itself the product of a merger of the Unemployment Unit with other research and lobbying bodies, had already formed a ‘strategic alliance’ with NIACE. The merger was widely expected, and […]
How do mature students perform in higher education?
Posted on September 20, 2015 Leave a Comment
There has been a lot of research into mature students in higher education. My strong impression is that the main focus of it is on access – that is, the rate at which adult students enter institutions, the subjects that they study, the ways in which they study, and their experiences while studying. There has […]
