Understanding the Further Education Sector

A critical guide to policies and practices

By (author) Susan Wallace

Publication date:

12 September 2013

Publisher

Critical Publishing

Dimensions:

246x174mm
7x10"

ISBN-13: 9781909330214

Those working towards QTLS are required to demonstrate a critical understanding of the Further Education (FE) sector and the role of the FE practitioner. This book clearly identifies, particularly for the student teacher with no prior experience, the social, cultural and political context of the sector’s beginnings and explores how this continues to shape and constrain the sector’s status and purpose, and the role and status of its teachers. The text encourages critical thinking about possible routes for change and future development. As increasing numbers of QTLS students are being encouraged to gain part of their qualification at M level, the need for an accessible and critical sourcebook about the FE sector, such as this, is essential.

Chapter 1: Introduction: The frog waiting for a kiss

Chapter 2: Parity or Prejudice? The origins and purpose of the FE sector

Chapter 3: Building status and dismantling the Mutual Damnation Model

Chapter 4: Ladders, Weddings and Machinery: Reading the White Papers

Chapter 5: Looking for the FE sector: portrayals of the sector in fiction and the media

Chapter 6:The Martian’s Eye View: What new teachers see

Chapter 7: Playing Up and Dumbing Down? From Liberal Studies to Basic Skills

Chapter 8: “The Culture of Respect”: Current discourse on motivation and

behaviour

Chapter 9: Letters from the Front: Insider discourse

Chapter 10: Conclusions

Glossary

References

Index

I like the fact that the book was accessibly organized into sections that covered basic questions about institutional structures, pedagogy & policy debates and FE pathways. The use of case studies and bullet points, FAQs made the book accessible for undergrads and postgrads new to the field.