Confronting the Skills Paradox
An 18 month project with City & Guilds looking at participation in adult learning
"incentives"
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- James Harkin on Incentivisation "If selective incentives are the cornerstones of modern life, that is surely only because we have put them there...tweaking the incentives on offer is surely a superficial approach to achieving lasting social change. The really freaky thing about doling out selective incentives, it turns out, is that in doing so governments are trying to reduce deeply held beliefs and important cultural values to the sordid matter of a bung". from : duncanoleary 17th July 2006
- Learning and Skills Council survey finds just half of adults would spend £1,000 Adult Learning Grant 'Young adults have admitted they would spend their £1,000-a-year learning grant on going to the pub, rather than purchasing new books, a survey has revealed. The ALG is intended to be a helping hand for adults who want to learn more skills, but have certain financial worries. But 18% of the 1,600 adults surveyed by the LSC said they would spend their part of the £35m initiative on going out, rather than on learning materials such as books or computer equipment.' from : duncanoleary 13th August 2007