Little, Brenda
(2005).
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11233-005-0348-z |
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Abstract
Since the mid-1980s, the UK government policies for higher education have reflected a belief in the contribution of higher education to economic prosperity and have generally encouraged the development of work-related curricula in higher education. In 2000, the government supported the introduction of a new kind of higher education programme (the foundation degree) specifically aimed at improving the delivery of technical and professional skills to meet industry and business needs. Foundation degrees were to be work-related intermediate awards which also provided opportunities for progression to honours degrees. In this paper, I look at employers' perceptions of intermediate, work-focused higher education in general, and consider the issues raised for the government's new policy in relation to foundation degrees.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 1358-3883 |
| Keywords: | work-focused higher education; foundation degrees; intermediate awards; employers' views |
| Academic Unit/School: | Other Departments > Centre for Higher Education Research and Information (CHERI) Other Departments |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) |
| Item ID: | 6434 |
| Depositing User: | Brenda Little |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Oct 2016 09:57 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/6434 |
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