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The Paula Principle
An expert on innovation and work argues that many highly capable women are not being recognised, and that this harms businesses, societies, and individuals alike. Whereas The Peter Principle, a four-million–copy bestseller from the 1960s, argued that most (male) workers will inevitably be promoted to one level beyond their competence, Tom Schuller shows how women today face the opposite scenario: their skills are being wasted as they work below their competence levels. Schuller blends interviews and case studies with examples drawn from literature and popular culture to examine how attitudes have changed, from the advent of higher education for women in the 19th century to female dominance...
Crime and Lifelong Learning
This paper argues that if lifelong learning is to have a reasonable chance of improving the crime situation it needs to be linked to other and broader social policies. Written by Professor Tom Schuller, Director of the Inquiry into the Future of Lifelong Learning, this is the fifth of the Inquiry's thematic papers to be published. Crime and punishment cost us all a huge amount, economically, socially and personally. Prison populations have soared, taking us down a road from which it is difficult to retreat. Prisons are full of offenders with very low educational levels. Investing in better education and training opportunities gives hope, and makes good economic as well as social sense. However, despite some advances, this positive investment is currently not adequate, in quality or size. This paper argues that if lifelong learning is to have a reasonable chance of improving the crime situation it needs to be linked to other and broader social policies.
The Paula Principle
Women now outperform men at every level of education, yet in the workplace they are under-promoted and under-paid. Here, Tom Schuller examines why this happens, and asks what we can do about it. Schuller identifies the five factors which prevent women from achieving their full potential. He argues convincingly that addressing these will not only make society fairer but also make workplaces function more effectively - yet this will only happen if men change their patterns of work and attitudes to careers. This book is required reading for anyone who would like to see the world of work become more dynamic and fulfilling.
Part-time Higher Education
Part-Time Higher Education examines part-time study in the UK. Based on an extensive study on this subject in Scotland, the book analyses trends and policies at national and institutional levels, and presents case studies and interviews.
The Working Men's College and the Tradition of Adult Education
The Working Men’s College (WMC) is the UK’s oldest continuously running adult education institution, and a very distinctive example of the British adult education tradition. This volume brings the history of the WMC up to date, following the 1954 centenary history by JFC Harrison. Contributions from a range of professional educators explore topics such as the philosophy of the College, the issue of women’s entry, college governance and the notion of community as it applies to changes in the composition of the student body. Additional features include a chapter on the architectural history of the College; an interview with Satnam Gill as the key figure who drove through crucial change at a time when the College might have died; a chapter from the latest member of a family which has been closely involved with the College over four generations; and a range of personal contributions from tutors and students from the past six decades. This book will be of interest to historians of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, all those in UK adult education, along with local Camden/London community and political groups and the WMC’s extensive family of former students and tutors.
International Perspectives on Lifelong Learning
Lifelong learning is high on most governments' policy agendas, but how much progress has been made in developing lifelong learning over the past 30 years? This book draws upon a range of academics and policy analysts to address international policy research in the field of lifelong learning.
World Yearbook of Education
Published in the year 2005, World Yearbook of Education 1979 is a valuable contribution to the field of Major Works.
Lifelong Learning Policy and Research
This volume represents an attempt to sketch the outlines of a research agenda for lifelong learning. In setting out an array of diverse ideas, themes and questions, it aims to provide reference points for researchers which should help foster dialogue on the contested territory of lifelong learning. A broad perspective is offered, ranging from issues in school education to vocational education, higher education and adult learning.
The Benefits of Learning
Presenting the findings of the first large scale study on the social consequences of participation in various forms of adult and lifelong learning, this book investigates the relationships between education and key social concerns such as health.
