An Adult Higher Education

Abstract

Since 1990 mature learners have been in a majority in British higher education. Reports on a recent policy paper from NIACE which explores the implications of this, proposing a set of principles on which the new “adult higher education” should be based. Higher education should be reconceived as a kind of learning not of institution, and that it should be lifelong, learner‐centred, achievement‐led, economically proactive, explicit and diverse. Also defines a set of three frameworks – for learner support, curriculum and credit – around which it might be built. Also reports on the results of the Institute′s national consultation about the paper.