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In this programme an ex-President of the National Union students (1969-71), now Deputy Leader of the ILEA, is pressed by professor Fowler on how far his change from poacher to gamekeeper has affect...ed his views on equality of educational opportunity, and parental freedom of choice in education. Shortly after the programme was recorded, the General Election of February 1974 put both speakers into government - Gerry Fowler as Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, and Jack Straw as Advisor to the Secretary of State for Social Services.
In this programme an ex-President of the National Union students (1969-71), now Deputy Leader of the ILEA, is pressed by professor Fowler on how far his change from poacher to gamekeeper has affect...ed his views on equality of educational opportunity, and parental freedom of choice in education. Shortly after the programme was recorded, the General Election of February 1974 put both speakers into government - Gerry Fowler as Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, and Jack Straw as Advisor to the Secretary of State for Social Services.
| Module code and title: | E221, Decision making in British education systems |
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| Item code: | E221; 09; 1974 |
| Recording date: | 1974-01-29 |
| First transmission date: | 11-06-1974 |
| Published: | 1974 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:00 |
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| Producer: | John Miller |
| Contributors: | Gerry Fowler; Jack Straw |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Equality of educational opportunity; ILEA |
| Master spool number: | TLN05FW009J |
| Production number: | TLN05FW009J |
| Available to public: | no |
