Growing Pains: The Dearing Report from a European Perspective

摘要: The United Kingdom, like most of its European partners has achieved ‘mass’ higher education and Dearing tried to come terms with the implications this move debate a stage forward from mass learning society, embracing much wider range clients forms post school training. responsibilities individual students manage their own experiences are nearer centre picture than hitherto been normal in UK universities colleges. There similarities between proposed qualification structure stopping off points at end each full time year arrangements which have operation France for some years. other examples convergence continental models, not least increase class size assimilation into casual lecturers. In contrast paper also draws attention growing role state (disguised as nation) associated ‘juridification’ seems be on wane Europe. Britain well set discover that feature once decried quintessential overmighty State, namely avalanche ministerial circulars decrees ensured cohesion compliance but imposed heavy burdens university managers.