Man with a mission impossible
Derrida's refusal to take short cuts or to simplify allowed him to cast a fresh eye on the familiar Three philosophers kick off a five-page look at Derrida's legacy with thoughts on how he...
Search
-
-
He may not rock, but he sure do ron ron
Scratching, mixing, cutting and splicing - pop musichas taken to deconstruction like a fish to water. Three philosophers kick off a five-page look at Derrida's legacy with thoughts on how he...
-
The spirit of France's great revolutionary lives on
Three philosophers kick off a five-page look at Derrida's legacy with thoughts on how he transformed the customs and practices of a discipline. Derrida made it possible for us to think of philosophy...
-
FE Focus: No assist from hotshots
The uneven balance of power between further and higher education partners frustrates colleges, a new survey shows. Tony Tysome writes. Many further education colleges are uneasy in their...
-
FE Focus: We can't let change shortchange us
Exciting but worrying times lie ahead for colleges, John Brennan says. Qualifications for 14 to 19-year-olds will be withdrawn in 2014, as proposed by Mike Tomlinson in his report, and the new...
-
FE Focus: Freedom to steer their own course
The LSC is looking at ways for colleges to break free from unequal alliances. Further education colleges could be freed from having to rely on universities to award the higher education...
-
FE Focus: Transplant the seed of an idea that builds esteem
Further education in the UK could learn from the US's community spirit, argues David Melville. There has hardly been a year in the past decade when commentators have not begun their polemics with...
-
FE Focus: Pioneers to take a principled approach
An AoC charter for institutions hoping for a slice of the overseas market commits participants to ethical recruitment of foreign students. Tony Tysome reports. Further education could be on the verge...
-
FE Focus: Collaboration is the way ahead
Cross-sector partnerships must build on their strengths, says John Widdowson. Colleges have a crowded agenda, with an enhanced role in delivering the vocational component of the 14-to-19 reforms, a...
-
Postgraduate Education in the UK
Postgraduate Education in the UK Published in The Times Higher on November 12 2004 Summary of a report by the Higher Education Policy Institute 1. Overall trends The growth in numbers of overseas...
-
The Higher Education Policy Institute
The Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) was established in November 2002 with the aim to ensure as far as possible that higher education policy development in the UK is informed by research and...
-
Introduction
Postgraduate education is the fastest growing sector in higher education. There has been a 21 per cent growth in new entrants over the past seven years. UK universities now cater for nearly 500,000...
-
1. Overall trends
The story of postgraduate education in the UK since the late 1990s is one of the success of universities in expanding masters-level qualifications. In particular, it has been the ability of...
-
2. Institutions, regions and students
INSTITUTIONS In England, postgraduate student numbers have risen fastest in new universities and colleges. Between 1995-96 and 2002-03, postgraduate numbers in these institutions climbed by 65 per...
-
3. Financial benefits
UNIVERSITY FUNDING Postgraduate education is seen as one of the few lucrative areas for universities. But it is difficult to assess its full economic benefit because a lack of transparency in...