What do we know?
1.1 We know firstly from the literature:—
- …that the history of the Thinkbelt study can be traced back to the 1960s where we learn, for example, “Cedric Price’s revolutionary proposal is that advanced education—and in particular advanced technical education—should become the new prime industry.” (Middleton, in Price, October 1966, p.483);
- …that the ‘ordering’ Cedric began in the Potteries Thinkbelt study has resulted in the Dukeries Thinkbelt study [1]:—
Thus we know:—
- …that the Dukeries Thinkbelt study is not simply a ‘given’ but has been developed by me over a period of more than 50 years.
Dukeries Thinkbelt 