Comments on: New Labour a threat to education http://sedgemore.com/2008/06/new-labour-a-threat-to-education/ journalist and science writer Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:12:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Francis Sedgemore - RIP adult education http://sedgemore.com/2008/06/new-labour-a-threat-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Francis Sedgemore - RIP adult education Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:46:46 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=1118#comment-503 [...] would affect, among others, workers training for new careers after being made redundant. See here, here and here for [...] [...] would affect, among others, workers training for new careers after being made redundant. See here, here and here for [...]

]]> By: Francis Sedgemore - Save adult education in the UK http://sedgemore.com/2008/06/new-labour-a-threat-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Francis Sedgemore - Save adult education in the UK Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:55:02 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=1118#comment-461 [...] to my comment of last week about the UK Labour government’s disastrous policies on education, I learn now [...] [...] to my comment of last week about the UK Labour government’s disastrous policies on education, I learn now [...]

]]> By: Francis Sedgemore http://sedgemore.com/2008/06/new-labour-a-threat-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Francis Sedgemore Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:18:47 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=1118#comment-445 For the benefit of readers unfamiliar with the scene in Denmark, the vocational education system in that country is wider than the folkehøjskol movement mentioned by Gadgie on his blog. Some of it is organised by unions and professional associations that also administer unemployment insurance schemes. In other countries these would be the sole responsibility of the state. This leads in Denmark to a greater blurring of the line dividing state and civil society, and in some situations this is not a good thing. Some Danish trades unions are rather guild-like, and highly protectionist. The upside is that Danish unions are highly effective in serving their members. I stress <i>some</i> unions. This didn't affect me negatively, and I was under no pressure to join the <a href="http://www.dm.dk/" rel="nofollow">Magisterforening</a> – the union that represents higher education staff – even though this body was happy for me to subscribe to its unemployment insurance scheme. For the benefit of readers unfamiliar with the scene in Denmark, the vocational education system in that country is wider than the folkehøjskol movement mentioned by Gadgie on his blog. Some of it is organised by unions and professional associations that also administer unemployment insurance schemes. In other countries these would be the sole responsibility of the state.

This leads in Denmark to a greater blurring of the line dividing state and civil society, and in some situations this is not a good thing. Some Danish trades unions are rather guild-like, and highly protectionist. The upside is that Danish unions are highly effective in serving their members.

I stress some unions. This didn’t affect me negatively, and I was under no pressure to join the Magisterforening – the union that represents higher education staff – even though this body was happy for me to subscribe to its unemployment insurance scheme.

]]> By: Kellie Strøm http://sedgemore.com/2008/06/new-labour-a-threat-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Kellie Strøm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:53:03 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=1118#comment-444 Well Frederiksberg is VERY nice! Well Frederiksberg is VERY nice!

]]> By: Francis Sedgemore http://sedgemore.com/2008/06/new-labour-a-threat-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Francis Sedgemore Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:28:42 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=1118#comment-437 Kellie - Thanks for the link to the Politiken blog; I've gotten a little behind in the past few months with the Danish media. Yes, Denmark has its share of problems, but five years after leaving Frederiksberg, and comparing the situation there with the UK, I'm asking myself why I left. Kellie – Thanks for the link to the Politiken blog; I’ve gotten a little behind in the past few months with the Danish media.

Yes, Denmark has its share of problems, but five years after leaving Frederiksberg, and comparing the situation there with the UK, I’m asking myself why I left.

]]> By: Kellie Strøm http://sedgemore.com/2008/06/new-labour-a-threat-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Kellie Strøm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:21:29 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=1118#comment-436 Sad to say, Denmark has its problems too, if my cousin there is to be believed. A year ago she left teaching at primary school after over a decade in the job, and was despairing about the state of things, mainly to do with poor management and lack of accountability. A taste of the current Danish debate here: http://blog.politiken.dk/lederpladsen/2007/05/25/hastvaerk/ Sad to say, Denmark has its problems too, if my cousin there is to be believed. A year ago she left teaching at primary school after over a decade in the job, and was despairing about the state of things, mainly to do with poor management and lack of accountability.

A taste of the current Danish debate here:
http://blog.politiken.dk/lederpladsen/2007/05/25/hastvaerk/

]]> By: Gadgie http://sedgemore.com/2008/06/new-labour-a-threat-to-education/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Gadgie Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:33:21 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=1118#comment-422 See http://fatmanonakeyboard.blogspot.com/2008/06/trust-me-im-professional.html (shameless self-promotion on another's site) See
http://fatmanonakeyboard.blogspot.com/2008/06/trust-me-im-professional.html

(shameless self-promotion on another’s site)

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