Abstract
The paper draws on the Wolf (2015) report (Heading for the Precipice: Can Further and Higher Education Funding Policies Be Sustained?) and other quantitative data, specifically that derived from HEFCE’s Participation of Local Area (POLAR) classifications. In addition it explores key literature and debates that associate higher education in further education (HE in FE) with the pursuit of social justice. This enables an interrogation of conceptualisations of vocationalism as well as a consideration of its articulation with class and gender. Whilst the paper is set within a particular and English socio-economic context, it addresses issues that have a much broader global significance. The paper argues that whilst HE in FE has limited traction in facilitating social mobility it does serve as a resource in the struggle for social justice.Citation
Avis, J., and Orr, K. (2016). 'HE in FE: Vocationalism, Class and Social Justice'. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 21(1-2). pp. 49-65Publisher
Informa UK LimitedJournal
Research in Post-Compulsory EducationDOI
10.1080/13596748.2015.1125666Additional Links
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13596748.2015.1125666?src=recsys&journalCode=rpce20http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/26357
Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1359-6748EISSN
1747-5112ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13596748.2015.1125666