Nick Farnes
Biographic Data
| ID | 10904657 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nick Farnes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nick |
| FAMILY NAME | Farnes |
| SIGNATURE | FARNES N |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
New methods for life course analysis of lifelong education
Studies of the impact of education on adults’ lives must go beyond the background details of students, the course and the immediate learning outcomes, and be grounded in the changing lives of learners in a changing world. Life histories provide a rich source of data to assess the significance of education but are difficult to analyse. New approaches based on life course analysis show at what stage in students’ various ‘careers’ they participate, …
A distance education contribution to a social strategy to combat poverty
This paper concerns the use of OU Community Education courses as a component of Strathclyde Regional Council's Social Strategy to combat poverty and deprivation. The policy context is analysed in terms of a vertical alignment of interests between central and local government, the implementing bodies and the students as well as horizontal linkages between educational and other community development agencies. The study assesses the role of the cour…
A distance education contribution to a social strategy to combat poverty
This paper concerns the use of OU Community Education courses as a component of Strathclyde Regional Council's Social Strategy to combat poverty and deprivation. The policy context is analysed in terms of a vertical alignment of interests between central and local government, the implementing bodies and the students as well as horizontal linkages between educational and other community development agencies. The study assesses the role of the cour…
New methods for life course analysis of lifelong education
Studies of the impact of education on adults’ lives must go beyond the background details of students, the course and the immediate learning outcomes, and be grounded in the changing lives of learners in a changing world. Life histories provide a rich source of data to assess the significance of education but are difficult to analyse. New approaches based on life course analysis show at what stage in students’ various ‘careers’ they participate, …
A distance education contribution to a social strategy to combat poverty
This paper concerns the use of OU Community Education courses as a component of Strathclyde Regional Council's Social Strategy to combat poverty and deprivation. The policy context is analysed in terms of a vertical alignment of interests between central and local government, the implementing bodies and the students as well as horizontal linkages between educational and other community development agencies. The study assesses the role of the cour…
New methods for life course analysis of lifelong education
Studies of the impact of education on adults’ lives must go beyond the background details of students, the course and the immediate learning outcomes, and be grounded in the changing lives of learners in a changing world. Life histories provide a rich source of data to assess the significance of education but are difficult to analyse. New approaches based on life course analysis show at what stage in students’ various ‘careers’ they participate, …
Global Educational Policies and Reforms (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adult education (1 work) · Community education (1 work) · Course (navigation (1 work) · Distance education (1 work) · Education Systems and Policy (1 work) · Life course approach (1 work) · Lifelong learning (1 work)