'We don't sing the chorus when the folksinger's here': the learning society and health care

This paper reports on a study carried out as part of the Economic and Socia l Research Council's (ESRC's) Learning Society research programme. The stud y focused on continuing education and training (CET) in Scotland and covere d four sectors, of which one was health care. The paper reports on qualitat ive evidence gathered from focus groups and individual interviews. it deals with three key issues: initial education and the implications for continui ng education and training; markets, investment and the returns to GET; and cultural factors. The paper concludes with some key implications. (C) 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.