Global Perspectives on Work-Based Learning Initiatives (Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1522569774 ISBN 13: 9781522569770

Publisher: IGI Global, 2018

Synopsis

The purpose of education has been debated in recent years, especially surrounding its curriculum and structure. In order to fully understand this discussion, the relationship between education and the labor market must be explored. Global Perspectives on Work-Based Learning Initiatives is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on recent progress in selected countries across the globe in educational programs designed to better prepare students for the workforce through the use of work-related learning. While highlighting topics such as degree apprenticeships, integrated learning strategy, and economic development, this book is ideally designed for education administrators, professors, business and education professionals, academicians, researchers, and graduate-level students seeking current research on the relationship between the education and labor market.

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About the Author

Jon Talbot is a tutor at the Centre for Work Related Studies in the United Kingdom, where he has worked since 2004. Participation in international projects has stimulated an interest in global developments in lifelong learning and hence the creation of this book. He has published widely on a variety of topics in relation to lifelong and work-based learning, including the Recognition of Prior Learning, e-learning, curriculum design and MOOCs.

Edition details

• Publisher: IGI Global
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1522569774
• ISBN 13: 9781522569770
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Talbot Jon