Education, Training and the Future of Work II: Developments in Vocational Education and Training (Open University Reader 2 for the E837 Module) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415202116 ISBN 13: 9780415202114

Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

This volume focuses on the recent changes in education and training policy, mainly in the UK. The considerable developments of past years and the ways in which they have affected both education and training are examined. The contributors analyse the methods by which we educate our workforce, and look closely at the kind of training now offered to those in work. The chapters in this reader cover: * the role of the state * how economic factors influence education * national education and training policy * the political factor. Other countries including Germany are looked at, and there is reflection on the ways in which the 'new' industry led qualifications such as NVQs have fared. There is careful analysis as to how much the political climate of the time influenced developments. There is thorough research to back up claims made throughout the book, and many practical examples are referred to. What emerges is an incisive examination of current trends in education and the workplace.

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Mike Flude and Sandy Sieminski both The Open University

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415202116
• ISBN 13: 9780415202114
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 286
• Editor: Flude Mike, Sieminski Sandy