Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction: past failures, present differences and possible futures for research, policy and practice Frank Coffield; The impact of research on policy Maurice Kogan; The impact of the manager on learning in the workplace Michael Eraut, Jane Alderton, Gerald Cole and Peter Senker; Young lives at risk in the 'Futures' market: some policy concerns from ongoing research Stephen Ball, Sheila Macrae, Meg Maguire; The costs of learning: the policy implications of changes in continuing education for NHS staff Therese Dowswell, Bobbie Millar and Jenny Hewison; Skill trends in Britain: trajectories over the last decade Alan Felstead, David Ashton, Brenda Burchell, Francis Green; Adult guidance services for a learning society? Evidence from England Will Bartlett, Teresa Rees.

About the Author

Frank Coffield was Director of the ESRC’s research programme into The Learning Society from 1994 to 2000.