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Education, work, and social capital : towards a new conception of vocational training / Christopher Winch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Winch, Christopher.
- Series:
- Routledge international studies in the philosophy of education ; 11.
- Routledge international studies in the philosophy of education ; 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vocational education--Philosophy.
- Vocational education.
- Vocational education--Economic aspects.
- Infrastructure (Economics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book provides an integrated treatment of the relationship between political economy and vocational education at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Approaching the subject from a philosophical perspective the author engages with debates about* the work-related aims of education * the moral and spiritual significance of work * the conceptualisation of political economy * high-skill economies and vocational education* the 'end of work' thesis* the relationship between education and training in vocational education * future work patterns * the education
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Necessity, work, effort and leisure; The economic and work-related aims of education; Conceptualising economic life: Part one, the consumptionist tradition; Conceptualising economic life: Part two, Listian political economy; Moral education and work; Vocational education and vocational training; Learning in the workplace; Two rival conceptions of vocational education; Education and labour markets; Education, well-being and economic growth; The social value of work; Education and the 'end-of-work' thesis
- Education and work in a social capital perspective Policy issues: Schooling, qualifications and the transition to work; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-62919-2
- 0-429-22931-3
- 1-134-62920-6
- 1-280-32630-1
- 0-203-18327-4
- 9780429229312
- OCLC:
- 56917976
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