Publisher's Synopsis
This book places the arguments of the current debate on education into perspective, analyzes the essential issues and proposes a way forward.;Warnock outlines the principles underlying education at all levels and argues that there should be a common policy within which providers of education can share essentially common aims.;She considers the system of public examinations linking secondary and tertiary education, and looks for a more flexible and informative system than blocks of examinations at 16 and 18. There is a critical review of methods of teacher training and suggests ways in which the status and professionalism of teachers could be enhanced.;There are propositions for ways in which higher education could become more adaptable and more highly regarded than it is at present.
