This book will make a timely contribution because of the rising level of interest both in school-based practitioner action research, and in the notion of 'evidence informed' policies and strategies, which is topical in the UK and in other parts of the English speaking world.

This book presents fourteen personal real life stories from people at various stages of retiring. These inspirational and illustrated stories will encourage readers to hold up these experiences to their own, learn from comparisons and similarities and extend their own thinking.

Norman Lucas contends that FE is fundamentally divided and that the practices of FE teachers are best understood by appreciating the diversity of needs of FE students. He shows that the tensions between the divisions, diversity and growing regulation are at the hub of the many challenges facing policy makers and FE teachers.

This highly-illustrated volume reveals the remarkable, hidden history of children as social agents who actively participated in a national effort during a period of crisis.