Further and Higher Education Partnerships. The Future for Collaboration.

Overview & Synopsis

The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Mike Abramson, John Bird, Anne Stennett); "Partnership Imperatives: A Critical Appraisal" (Mike Abramson); "Further and Higher Education Partnerships: The Evolution of a National Policy Framework" (John Bird); "Finance: The Bedrock of Good Partnerships" (John Selby); "Resourcing the Learning Experience" (Peter Brophy); "Ensuring Quality in Further and Higher Education Partnerships" (John Hilborne); "The Students' Experiences of Franchising" (Sofija Opacic); "Working Together: Further Education--Higher Education Links in Scotland" (Norman Sharp, Jim Gallacher); "The International Dimension" (Peter Lines, Kate Clarke); "Smaller but Beautiful: Bath College of Higher Education and Strode College, Street" (Anne Stennett, Stephen Ward); "The Development of a Franchised Part-time Degree Programme: The Local Integrated Colleges Scheme" (Alan Roff, James Lusty); "Post-16 Compact in Birmingham: School and College Links with Higher Education" (Stephen Bigger); "Agreement on Association: Partnerships between the University of Bradford and Bradford and Ilkley Community College" (Colin Mellors, Peter Chambers); "Beyond Franchising: The Future of Partnerships" (Mike Abramson, John Bird, Anne Stennett); and "The Literature of Partnership: A Bibliographic Critique" (Mike Abramson). (MN)