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In 2001, the Learning and Skills Development Agency produced a short publication entitled ‘Lifelong learning - is there a logic for loans?’ (Fletcher 2001) [indexed at TD/TNC 70.494]. It sought to examine the arguments for and against the introduction of a system of loans as part of the overall package of student support for learners in further education and concluded that there was a ‘prima facie’ case for considering the use of loans to support some FE [further education] learners. This publication aims to take the debate forward by looking at how a system of loans for lifelong learning might be positioned. It examines where such loans might work best and where they seem inappropriate. In particular the book seeks to assemble the available evidence about the role and impact of loans in the world of education and training and to draw conclusions from that evidence about how policy might be developed. The introductory chapter ‘Would loans help lifelong learning?’ by Mick Fletcher provides an overview of the papers in this collection. The papers are: Learning loans: the Kent and Medway pilots / Nicholas Fox; Loans for student support in higher education: the UK experience and lessons for further education and training / Nigel Brown; Lifelong learning: who pays learns? / Ronnie Ogier; Some thoughts on career development loans / Chris Quarrie; Loans for further education students: not the solution to the problem / Claire Callender; Post-19 adult learning and higher education in England: funding principles and funding options / Mark Corney; Student loans in New Zealand / Sharon Biggar and Darren Butterworth.

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Individual papers are indexed from TD/TNC 70.496 to TD/TNC 70.502. Show less