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Direct linkKu, Hsiao-Yuh – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2022
Brian Simon (1915-2002) was a leading advocate of comprehensive education in the second half of the twentieth century in Britain. In the 1980s, in the face of the ideological offensive from the New Right, he firmly stood by Marxist ideals and resolutely resisted policies of the right-wing leading to the 1988 Education Reform Act. Despite this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Legislation, Politics of Education
Simmons, Robin – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2010
Further education (FE) has traditionally been a rather unspectacular activity. Lacking the visibility of schools or the prestige of universities, for the vast majority of its existence FE has had a relatively low profile on the margins of English education. Over recent years this situation has altered significantly and further education has…
Descriptors: Working Class, Political Attitudes, Adult Education, English Instruction
