Don't blame truants - they're just making consumer choices

Article Abstract:

Truancy is the only way in which young people in the UK can express choice in relation to education. It is now time to acknowledge that schools and their education authorities are just as responsible for truancy as truants and their parents. Curricula have not been adapted to meet the needs and tastes of today's young people, and education is not marketed appropriately to students and their parents, as other goods and services are. The government should now consider setting up a unit to investigate all aspects of truancy, rather than simply throwing money at the problem in the hope that it will be eliminated.

Social aspects, School attendance

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Even a good man can be wrong when in office

Article Abstract:

UK Social Security Minister of State Frank Field has gained a strong reputation as a visionary thinker. He is prepared to address the unthinkable, and is prepared to enter into dialogue with right-wing think tanks. He is widely seen, especially by the Conservative party and the right-wing media, as the main representative for the seriousness of Prime Minister Tony Blair's welfare reform policies. However, it is important to remember that welfare reform cannot be judged simply by whether Field's radical policies prove successful or not.

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I too thought the unthinkable - and failed

Article Abstract:

Former UK government minister Frank Field gained recognition as a prophet for thinking the unthinkable about welfare reform. He was ahead of his colleagues in recognizing that spending more money is not the best way to tackle poverty. This view is now widely held within the UK government, but neither Field, nor his colleagues or the Conservative party, have thought the unthinkable to the extent of going beyond institutional concepts and measures. The fact that Field has lost his ministerial position is a cause for regret.

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