While I admire the spirit of enquiry behind the book and share much of the authors’ scepticism about the drivers for education policy, I think it would have benefited from some judicious editing to allow the main arguments to shine through. I also feel that the authors have been let down by lack of attention to editorial detail, presumably on the part of the publishers. Most notable are the interchangeability of the terms ‘vocationalisation’ and ‘vocalisation’ (with the latter erroneous use of the word even appearing in the index) and the misspelling of Alan Tuckett’s name, surely one of the main upholders of an intrinsic approach to education.


In conclusion I think this book brings some important observations to the table at a time when the future of adult literacy is yet again hanging in the balance, but hope that the authors will find other more succinct ways to make them. We all owe it to the learners to ensure that the system works for them.


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