The Future of Technical Education: Ending England's Long Running Saga

本書提供了一個以證據為基礎的英國技術教育未來願景。透過創新和具創意的想法，貢獻者分析了改善技術教育供應的當前驅動因素，以及英國在發展可及性和高品質技術教育方面歷史性系統性表現不佳所帶來的教訓遺產。除了探討重置技術教育議程的政治和經濟驅動因素外，本書還從社會正義的角度出發，探討與政府的平衡發展議程、基於地點的干預措施以及技能培訓的差異性獲取相關的社會流動性考量。基於當前和過去的政策論述及其實施，本書提供了一個前瞻性的視角，並提出了如何發展高品質技術教育以滿足個人、經濟和社會需求的建議。它將吸引對進一步和高等教育環境中的技術教育感興趣的學生、學者和從業者。

John Baldwin is now semi-retired, continuing with work in further education and in researching practice to support people to progress to higher education. He began his career in education as a business and law lecturer at Stamford College, UK, and progressed onto being the Head of the Business Studies Department. Subsequently, he became Director of Curriculum and over many years was responsible for most departments in the college.
Neil Raven is an independent researcher and evaluation consultant with over 22 years of experience in the development, management and evaluation of educational projects and programmes. He is also Visiting Lecturer at the University of Bristol, UK, and has published widely on the subjects of educational equality and fair access.

Robin Webber-Jones has worked in the further, higher and skills education sector for over 20 years, holding a number of senior leadership roles. He sits on a range of national sector bodies. His research is focused on education leadership, educational collaborations, and social mobility and education. He has a keen interest in politics.

約翰·鮑德溫（John Baldwin）目前已半退休，繼續從事進修教育及研究實踐，以支持人們進入高等教育。他的教育生涯始於英國斯坦福學院（Stamford College）擔任商業與法律講師，並晉升為商業研究系主任。隨後，他成為課程主任，多年來負責學院的大多數部門。

尼爾·雷文（Neil Raven）是一位獨立研究員和評估顧問，擁有超過22年的教育項目和計劃的開發、管理及評估經驗。他同時也是英國布里斯托大學（University of Bristol）的客座講師，並在教育平等和公平入學等主題上發表了廣泛的研究。

羅賓·韋伯-瓊斯（Robin Webber-Jones）在進修、高等教育及技能教育領域工作超過20年，擔任多個高級領導職位。他參與多個國家行業機構的工作。其研究專注於教育領導、教育合作以及社會流動性與教育。他對政治有濃厚的興趣。