Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Chronology of events in the evolution of the Local Authority Sector of Higher Education; Introduction; 1. The Nadir of Local Authority Influence: The Robbins Report; 2. The Struggle for the Control of the Colleges of Education; 3. The Emergence of the Polytechnics; 4. New Arrangements for Governing the Institutions; 5. Unresolved Issues in the Advanced Further Education Sector; 6. Wresting the Colleges of Education from the University Institutes; 7. Picking and Choosing from the James Report
8. The 1972 White Paper and the Merger of the Two Sub-sectors of Local Authority Higher Education9. Continued Tensions in the New Sector: Who is to Control Local Authority Higher Education?; 10. The Party Politicians Look for Solutions; Conclusions; Index
