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Individual Rights in Further Education: lost, stolen or strayed?
Author(s) -
Dee Lesley,
Corbett Jenny
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
british educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1469-3518
pISSN - 0141-1926
DOI - 10.1080/0141192940200306
Subject(s) - entitlement (fair division) , argument (complex analysis) , empowerment , sociology , disadvantaged , law and economics , pedagogy , public relations , political science , psychology , law , economics , biochemistry , chemistry , mathematical economics
In this paper we argue that the language of entitlement and empowerment is not always matched by correspondingly equitable actions but can sometimes be used to subvert equality of opportunity. We apply this argument to recent developments in the area of further education and the provision for students with disabilities and learning difficulties. Our concern is essentially with the rights of individuals rather than with institutional policy and practice.