Education for All: The Future of Education and Training for 14-19 Year-Olds

by Richard Pring, Geoffrey Hayward, Ann Hodgson

There are two key questions at the heart of the ongoing debate about education and training for all young people, irrespective of background, ability or attainment:





What counts as an educated 19 year old today?

Are the models of education we have inherited from the past sufficient to meet the needs of all young people, as well as the social and economic needs of the wider community?

Education for All addresses these questions in the light of evidence collected over five years by the Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training: the most rigorous investigation of every aspect of this key educational phase for decades. Written by the co-directors of the Nuffield Review, Education for All provides a critical, comprehensive and thoroughly readable overview of 14-19 education and training and makes suggestions for the kind of education and training that should be provided over the coming decade and beyond.

The authors acknowledge that much has been achieved by the respective governments massive investment in resources; closer collaboration between schools, colleges, training providers, voluntary agencies and employers; recognition and promotion of a wider range of qualifications. They are also optimistic about the good things that are going on in many secondary classrooms enormous amounts of creativity; courageous efforts to meet problems; a deep concern and caring for many young people otherwise deprived of hope and opportunity. But they argue for a radical reshaping of the future in the light of a broader vision of education a greater respect for more practical and active learning; a system of assessment which supports rather than impoverishes learning; respect for the professional expertise of the teacher; a more unified system of qualifications ensuring progression into higher education and employment; the creation of strongly collaborative and local learning systems; and a more reflective and participative approach to policy.

Education for All should be read by everyone working in or with an interest in secondary-level education in England and Wales and beyond.

Genres: Literature, Short Stories, 19th Century, Russian Literature

252 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1999

About the author

Professor Emeritus, Department of Education, University of Oxford.

PhL (Gregorian, Rome), BA (UCL), PhD (London). Honours: Bene Merente Medal (Pope Pius XII, 1959), Hon. D.Litt (University of Kent, 1984), Aga Khan Award of Distinction, 2008), Hon.D.Litt, (University of London: Inst. of Education, 2015)

Director of the Department of Educational Studies at Oxford University until retirement in May 2003. From 2003 he was Lead Director of the Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training, a £1,000,000 six year project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.

Completed the following research projects in addition to the Nuffield Review: the evaluation of the Oxford Bursary Scheme with John Fox, a £125,000 project funded from Atlantic Philanthropies, and an evaluation of quality assurance in 11 Arab Universities, with a grant funding of £12,000 from the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme).

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Reviews

[Kate Donnelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading this reminded me of Russia back then. It helped further to enhance my appreciation of The Gentleman in Moscow. It is good to reread some of the stories that I had read when I was a much younger person.

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

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