The second half of the 1970s witnessed a resurgence of interest in industrial co‐operatives and all the evidence suggests that this interest will gain further momentum in the 1980s. An understandable but regrettable tendency to concentrate publicity on a number of celebrated rescue cases...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to highlight the importance of helping people to learn and look for techniques that really do help people learn Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a case study approach. Findings – The paper concludes that the dominance of the...

Purpose – This paper has the aim of considering blended learning in the global context. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is to use research surveys supplemented by extensive case study interviews involving 19 countries Findings – The paper finds that it seems beyond doubt that...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider critically Government policy options in achieving growth through skills acquisition and deployment. Design/methodology/approach – The approach takes the form of a review of policies drawing on literature from a number of countries. Findings...