Managing Further Education: Learning Enterprise

By Jacky Lumby

The incorporation of the further education sector in 1993 was followed by a period of extreme turbulence. Colleges plunged into the complex task of managing huge organizations while under pressure from cuts in funding and a steady expansion in the number and range of students. While financial scandals may have attracted attention, the success of the further education sector in continuing to provide a vital educational service for millions of people has been less recognized.

Despite the significant contribution of the sector to education and training, practitioners struggle to find adequate research evidence on which to base reflection and practice. They need material relevant to the specific situation of managers working w

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761965599
• ISBN13: 9780761965596
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"