TY - JOUR
T1 - Liberal And General Studies In Further Education
T2 - Voices From The ‘Chalk Face’
AU - Simmons, Robin
AU - Waugh, Colin
AU - Hopkins, Mike
AU - Perry, Liz
AU - Stafford, Roy
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - This paper presents initial findings from research investigating an important but largely neglected facet of the history of Further Education (FE) – the Liberal Studies and General Studies (LS/GS) movement. Drawing on historical documents and interview data from a group of former LS/GS lecturers, the paper provides important insights into some of the key events and initiatives between the 1950s-1980s, which led to the rise and eventual fall of the LS/GS movement, and seeks to capture the voices of those who were involved at the ‘chalk face’. Whilst it is acknowledged that the quality and nature of LS/GS was often variable and that the experiences of both teachers and learners were often uneven, the central argument of the paper is that many of the principles of the LS/GS movement were not only ahead of their time, but are perhaps more relevant to FE today than ever before.
AB - This paper presents initial findings from research investigating an important but largely neglected facet of the history of Further Education (FE) – the Liberal Studies and General Studies (LS/GS) movement. Drawing on historical documents and interview data from a group of former LS/GS lecturers, the paper provides important insights into some of the key events and initiatives between the 1950s-1980s, which led to the rise and eventual fall of the LS/GS movement, and seeks to capture the voices of those who were involved at the ‘chalk face’. Whilst it is acknowledged that the quality and nature of LS/GS was often variable and that the experiences of both teachers and learners were often uneven, the central argument of the paper is that many of the principles of the LS/GS movement were not only ahead of their time, but are perhaps more relevant to FE today than ever before.
KW - Liberal and General Studies
KW - Further Education
UR - http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/view/journal_till/2014/6/1.html
U2 - 10.5920/till.2014.6132
DO - 10.5920/till.2014.6132
M3 - Article
VL - 6
SP - 32
EP - 42
JO - Teaching in Lifelong Learning: a journal to inform and improve practice
JF - Teaching in Lifelong Learning: a journal to inform and improve practice
SN - 2049-4181
IS - 1
ER -