Recent developments in UK higher education are turning attention to the undergraduate curriculum. Drawing on Lyotard's concept of performativity, this paper explores broad patterns curriculum change five subject areas. The is understood as an educational project forming identities founded three domains: knowledge, action and self. Curriculum models proposed that identify these components their relationships with each other. evidence suggests weightings levels integration vary between...

Colleges and universities that provide both further higher education are a key component of government policies to expand participation in English undergraduate education. The opportunities for access progression made available by these organisations regarded as central. At the same time, division into sectors has implications how 'dual‐sector' is conceived developed. Drawing on early evidence from policy interviews fieldwork studies four case study institutions, influence this national...

Abstract England has a two‐sector system of higher education and further education. Shaped by legislation in 1988 1992, the architecture this was intended to concentrate each type separate institutions sectors. In recognition these different missions, territory came under funding regulatory regimes, with little or no movement anticipated between These arrangements continue, although Government policy is now support expand colleges. This turnaround part larger strategy experiment change...

Abstract The pattern of expansion that brought mass characteristics to English higher education is very different from intended achieve near‐universal access by the end present decade. spectacular growth late 1980s and early 1990s was neither projected nor planned, with important consequences for shape system. By contrast, policies renewed widening participation represent a radical attempt change traditional demand undergraduate education, future focused on short‐cycle forms vocational...

Myocardial infarction can be difficult to diagnose after lung surgery. As recent diagnostic criteria emphasize serum cardiac markers (in particular troponin) we set out evaluate its clinical utility and establish the long term prognostic impact of detected abnormal postoperative troponin levels resection. We studied a historic cohort patients with primary cancer who underwent intended surgical Patients were grouped according known status survival calculated by Kaplan Meier method compared...

Abstract One of the distinctive features English encounter with mass higher education has been uncertain and ambiguous role further colleges as providers undergraduate education. Both before during major expansion that marked shift to a scale in England, offered by sector was commonly regarded residual or ancillary activity; its courses mostly at levels below first degree growth numbers among slowest In period followed, these same were accorded special mission delivery short‐cycle and,...

Abstract The governance of higher education in colleges and college sectors that offer other types training is distinctive four main respects. First, structures are frequently separate different for segments tertiary education. Second, the size scope higher‐level taught by individual institutions will bear on extent to which management arrangements joint or divided. Third, growth small distributed forms has created specific problems dilemmas national sub‐national governance. Fourth, multiple...

Abstract In establishing a National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education in the United Kingdom (the Dearing Committee), Government expected short-term problems and long-term developments to be examined less than half average time taken by previous inquiries. Conscious intellectual authority its predecessor, Robbins Committee, inquiry commissioned large number research analytical studies inform deliberations. The ways that other forms evidence were collected considered are discussed...

The nature of higher education in further colleges is poorly understood, even though it central to government policies on expansion, diversity and widening participation English hig...

Distinctions between academic, vocational and professional education inform but do not define the divisions of English higher education. Nevertheless, there are zones where courses, qualifications institutions specifically oriented to world work. These include most short-cycle education, large parts undergraduate postgraduate level training undertaken in workplace. Since 1990s, government policies for England have sought increase demand work-focused while expecting universities colleges...

A patient with an oesophagobronchial fistula who was unfit for surgery treated successfully by the application of sclerosants (sodium hydroxide and acetic acid) to oesophageal bronchial ostia fistula.

As a contribution to the history of higher education in English further colleges, two policy episodes are sketched and compared. Both periods saw attempts expand courses outside universities. In first, ahead policies concentrate non-university strongest institutions, efforts were made after 1944 recognize hierarchy with separate tiers associated different volumes types advanced education. second, soon unification sector at beginning 1990s, all colleges encouraged offer higher-level...

The purpose of this paper is to identify features participation in higher education which are distinctive the situation England and have exercised an important influence on shift mass forms that country. Statistical comparisons made with Scotland, Wales Northern Ireland indicate considerable variations levels, patterns profiles each territory. At same time, some limitations cautions voiced about use official statistics for purpose, especially where data collection has been responsibility...

A questionnaire was sent to 120 United Kingdom cardiac surgeons ask for information on their use of prophylactic antibiotics in adult surgical patients. Data type and duration antibiotic were specifically sought. The response rate 91%. All respondents used antibiotics: 32% single agents (second third generation cephalosporins the most commonly used) 68% either two (89%) or three (11%) combination. total treatment less than 48 hours 89% respondents. Single dose by only 6%. has changed past...