ABSTRACT

This title was first published in 2000. Emanating from a two year action research project aimed at devising higher education courses for excluded social groups, this book examines ways in which UK higher education can be accessed and valued by adults who have previously been excluded. It also explores the topical argument that education contributes to building social as well as human capital - a necessary feature of citizenship and sustainable communities.

part |2 pages

PART I: THE CONTEXT

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|16 pages

A Kind of Higher Education

chapter 2|16 pages

Action and Research

chapter 3|20 pages

Surveying the Provision

part |2 pages

PART II: EXPLORING THE KIND OF HIGHER EDUCATION DEBATES

part |2 pages

PART III: THE LEARNERS' STORIES

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

chapter 11|13 pages

But is it Higher?