A new enlightenment: Scottish FE as a source of emancipation

Steve Brown

A new enlightenment: Scottish FE as a source of emancipation

Steve Brown

School of Education and Social Sciences

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Abstract

The Neoliberal Tempest has transformed the Scottish Further Education (FE) sector. Rather than seeking to empower civil society through human flourishing, the focus now is firmly on producing "work-ready" individuals to meet corporate demands. This chapter explores the impact of neoliberal policymaking on the Scottish FE sector, and how changed priorities inhibit the potential for the sector to benefit society. It then reimagines FE in a world that regards education as more than merely a source of human capital. A return to classical liberal values, embellished with the emancipatory overtones of critical pedagogy, can allow the sector to scratch out a new tune - one that allows FE professionals to dance again, unfettered by the indoctrinatory chains of work-readiness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Caliban's Dance
Subtitle of host publication	FE After the Tempest
Editors	Maire Daley, Kevin Orr, Joel Petrie
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	UCL IOE Press
Chapter	14
Pages	131-138
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781858569253
ISBN (Print)	9781858569246
Publication status	Published - 8 Sept 2020

Keywords

FE
further education
adult and continuing education
The Tempest
Caliban

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Mixed messages (or how to undermine your own policy): ESOL provision in the Scottish FE sector
Brown, S., 4 Sept 2017, The Principal: Power and Professionalism in FE. Daley, M., Orr, K. & Petrie, J. (eds.). London: UCL IOE Press, p. 46-56 11 p.
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Mixed messages (or how to undermine your own policy): ESOL provision in the Scottish FE sector

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