Policy Aspects of Incorporation of FE Colleges in Northern Ireland

In matters of education, including Further Education (FE), Northern Ireland usually follows any major change introduced in England and Wales. Such change occurs within 1 or 2 years. In the case of incorporation of FE colleges, however, now proposed for April 1998, Northern Ireland is acting 7 years...

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Published in:Journal of further and higher education 1998-02, Vol.22 (1), p.79-84
Main Author: McKeown, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Educational sciences
Life-long education and adult education
Life-long education and employment
Life-long education, in-service training, retraining
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Summary:In matters of education, including Further Education (FE), Northern Ireland usually follows any major change introduced in England and Wales. Such change occurs within 1 or 2 years. In the case of incorporation of FE colleges, however, now proposed for April 1998, Northern Ireland is acting 7 years after this development in the UK. The article explores the possible reasons for this and suggests that while educational, economic and social differences may be part of the explanation the dominant factor may relate to the nature of the decision making process within Department of Education for Northern Ireland (DENI). It is further argued that arrangements proposed for Northern Ireland are likely to be seriously flawed because of the predominant role still accorded to DENI in the running of the FE sector.
ISSN:0309-877X
1469-9486
DOI:10.1080/0309877980220109