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In last month's Education and Training, Hugh Warren in an article abridged from a paper he presented to the Association of Colleges for Further and Higher Education earlier this year, argued that man cannot live by technology alone. His argument has undoubtedly reawakened interest in the need to reappraise the basic philosophy of technical education.

Hugh Warren explains why we cannot live by technology alone.

Whether or not Britain joins a rival economic union, increasing competition from the European Economic Community is a factor to be reckoned with. Effective rationalisation of industry in the EEC countries implies some measure of rationalisation of their varied systems of technical education, and Mr Warren considers the discussions which have been held recently on this subject within EEC.

Central Training Council Members Twenty‐eight members of the Central Training Council were named by the Minister of Labour on 6th May. In addition to Mr Lindley and Mr Longley, four other chairmen of industrial training boards will be appointed to the Council, but the Minister is keeping these seats in hand until boards have been appointed to cover a wider range of industry.

Research emphasizes the motivations underlying and potential harmful consequences of social media use, but there is little understanding of stigmas faced by individual social media users, particularly as they pertain to gender. The purpose of this study is to examine a unique stereotype related to men’s social media use.

Four experiments examine judgments of men based on how often they post on social media (frequently vs infrequently).

The authors find that posting frequently (vs infrequently) affects the perceived gender of men but not women. This frequent-posting femininity stereotype is explained by perceived neediness and holds regardless of whether posts are about others (vs the self) or whether posts are shared by influencers (vs ordinary users).

Future research should examine other stereotypes of social media users – including those pertaining to gender – and ways to mitigate such negative attributions. Researchers should examine how the frequent-posting femininity stereotype and other social media use stereotypes affect social media consumption and consumer well-being.

Managers should adjust consumer engagement strategies and restructure platforms to address the unique stigmas facing different consumer groups.

Providing insights into the dark side of social media, the authors investigate a unique domain – stereotypes about individual social media users. The findings of this study uncover an emasculating stigma against men who post often on social media, which may discourage men from online participation.

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate some of the wider aims and potential consequences of maintaining remand and short-term prisoners on methadone, rather than providing them with a rapid detoxification on first reception into prison. Consideration is given to the effects of methadone prescribing on treatment engagement; drug-related violence; treatment choice, including detoxification, maintenance and reduction doses; recidivism; and through care.

The author draws on qualitative data gathered during a wider study involving drug-using prisoners and prison drug workers exploring the influence of the therapeutic working alliance on outcomes in prison-based drug treatment.

Whilst participants reported advantages to the prescribing of methadone in prisons, such as reduced levels of bullying and drug-related violence in the prisons, they were also critical of many aspects of methadone prescribing which were intended to increase treatment choice, but in practice, often restricted choice. Drug workers reported that some drug-using prisoners were harder to engage with treatment when they were maintained on methadone.

Data were gathered from two “local” prisons in the same geographical area, and as such, the findings may not be applicable across all prison service establishments. Nonetheless, they highlight important considerations and wider policy implications that could be applicable.

Some previously unreported consequences of methadone prescribing in prisons are discussed, including its potential to increase, rather than decrease heroin use and accompanying crime.