{"product_id":"speaking-truth-to-power-frank-coffield-9781861341471","title":"Speaking Truth to Power: Research and Policy on Lifelong Learning","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe relationship between research and policy has recently become turbulent and contentious. Into this charged atmosphere, five of the projects form the ESRC's Learning Society Programme present the implications of their findings for policy, and constitute a powerful critique of current policy on lifelong learning in this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For the first time, findings are presented from a major new survey, commissioned by the Programme, which examined the skills of a representative sample of British workers and found, for example, an 'alarmingly high' mismatch between the demand and supply of qualifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Other chapters heal with the fragmentation of provision for adult guidance, the financial and psychological casts of lifelong learning for learners with children, and the failure of the market principle in education to create a national culture of learning. The report also contains many practical recommendations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The new Labour government is committed to introducing evidence-based policy and practice, and so the present roles of researchers, policy makers and practitioners will be subjected to intensifying pressure to change in the next few years. These issues are debated in the first two chapters and concerns are expressed about how easy it will be in future to speak truth to power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The report is essential reading for all politicians, policy makers, employers, trade unionists and educationalists keen to create a culture of lifelong learning within the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Coffield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861341474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861341471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.60h x 8.20w x 0.30d","brand":"Frank Coffield","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065864204543,"sku":"9781861341471","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8e69ae4-b56d-46b4-bcd0-11af3493776b.jpg?v=1768677754","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/speaking-truth-to-power-frank-coffield-9781861341471","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}