2. The Role of Schooling in Education (Prof. Richard Pring)
The field of learning and teaching extends far beyond the walls of a school. The way students are taught in school is defined by policy, research and practice. My guest today has had an illustrious career in all these sectors.
Professor Richard Pring is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Education at Oxford University. He was the Director of the Department of Education at Oxford University for 15 years. Since retiring in 2003, he has led the Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training in the UK and several subsequent large-scale research projects. Professor Pring has had many roles in education, research, policy and practice. His experience in education ranges from being Assistant Principal in the Further Education Branch of the Ministry of Education, teaching adolescents in a London comprehensive school, being involved from the 1970s with the Further Education Unit and with TVEI, and as a member of the £15 million ESRC research project SKOPE (Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance). He has continued to publish extensively on philosophy and educational research and vocational education and training.
