Scottish Government

Link to The Adult ESOL Strategy for Scotland:

http://www.scottishexecutive.gov.uk/Publications/2007/05/09155324/0

Shane Beadle and Nicole Silverman, GHK Consultancy Ltd.
ISBN 978 0 7559 6836 7 (Web only publication)
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CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO: METHOD
CHAPTER THREE: PROVISION OF ESOL IN SCOTLAND
CHAPTER FOUR: CHARACTERISTICS OF LEARNERS TAKING UP ESOL
CHAPTER FIVE: DEMAND AND SUPPLY
CHAPTER SIX: ISSUES AFFECTING SUPPLY
CHAPTER SEVEN: ISSUES AFFECTING DEMAND
CHAPTER EIGHT: HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDERS
CHAPTER NINE: CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
ANNEX 1: PROVIDER ON-LINE QUESTIONNAIRE TO TRAINING PROVIDERS AND FE PROVIDERS
ANNEX 2: TOPIC GUIDES
ANNEX 3: PROVIDER INTERVIEW SAMPLE
ANNEX 4: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This research was commissioned by the former Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department of the Scottish Government and we are particularly grateful to Dr Jeanette Hägerström-Woolfson and Danny McDonald for their guidance and support as well as Clare El Azebbi and the other participants of the steering group.

We would also like to thank all those who gave their time to assist in this research including the providers of ESOL and stakeholders consulted and interviewed for this report.

Finally, we would like to thank the GHK research team for their hard work, insights and effort throughout. The research was carried out by Urmy Shukla, Phil Bernard-Carter, Heather Johnstone, with assistance from Michelle Harisson and Hazel O'Byrne. Sarah Jenkins supported the team with editorial guidance.

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.