Schools and work : technical and vocational education in France since the Third Republic / Charles R. Day.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Day, Charles R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technical education--France--History--20th century.

Technical education.

Vocational education--France--History--20th century.

Vocational education.

Physical Description:

xii, 236 p. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the half century since the World War II, France has developed from a conservative, semi-rural society in which the great majority of the population had only a primary education to a highly developed modern one with a remarkably well-educated and well-trained citizenry and labour force. Technical and vocational education, which before 1960 were confined to an enclave within the French education system, now permeate the entire system. Business and industry, long isolated from education, now play a major role in educational decision making. The French educational system today meets the demand for skilled personnel in almost all fields while maintaining "a complement of general culture." The first book in English to treat the important subject of technical education in France, Schools and Work places technical education within the larger field of French public education, including the administrative and political backdrop, European industrial development, the nature of work, and global competitiveness.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

The Origins of Technical and Vocational Education in France

The Division of Technical Education from 1920 to 1960

Vocational Education and the Training of Workers from the Third to the Fifth Republics, 1900–1981

Vocational Education and the Training of Workers since 1981

Training Technicians in France since the First World War

Advanced Education and the Training of Senior Technicians, Engineers, and Managers in France since 1981

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85907-2

9786612859076

0-7735-6895-6

OCLC:

929120872