The Historical Experience of Liberal Studies for Vocational Learners in Further Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8405080 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robin Simmons (0000-0002-1889-9195, University of Huddersfield, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-76 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1005 • E-ISSN: 1467-8527 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00071005.2017.1380160 |
| OpenAlex | W2756796604 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 23 |
This paper revisits the liberal studies movement – an important if under-researched episode in the history of education. It examines the lived experience of a set of former vocational students, the great majority of whom eventually went on to teach in further and higher vocational education. All participants had undertaken a course of liberal studies alongside a programme of work-related learning at an English college of further education at some point between the mid-1960s and the late-1980s. The paper presents two key findings: first, whilst participants’ experiences were varied and uneven, most seemed quite agnostic about liberal studies in their youth; second, the great majority of those who took part in the research were substantially more positive about their learning in retrospect
Higher education · Liberal arts education · Liberal education · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Set (abstract data type) · Sociology · Vocational education · Work (physics) · Education Systems and Policy · Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |