Technical and vocational education and learning : an investment-based approach / Stephen Gough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gough, Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vocational education.

Technical education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Continuum, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This scholarly book debates the key issues surrounding vocational education. Vocational education is central to the plans of policy makers around the world; it underpins the development of the poorest economies, and the continued competitiveness of the richest. ""Technical and Vocational Education and Learning"" debates the key issues: How far can the same principles be applied to vocational learning in universities, colleges, schools and the workplace? Do the needs of learners and the needs of the economy always coincide? Should teachers focus on the delivery of skills or the development of c

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 A Framework for Analysis; Chapter 3 Investment: Some Preliminary Observations; Chapter 4 Case Study One: Water Education; Chapter 5 Case Study Two: Higher Education and Sustainable Development; Chapter 6 Case Study Three: Management Education; Chapter 7 The Macro-Context of TVET; Chapter 8 Rational TVET; Chapter 9 TVET and Freedom; Chapter 10 TVET and Justice; Chapter 11 TVET and Security; Chapter 12 TVET and Wellbeing; Chapter 13 Investment Revisited; Chapter 14 Conclusion: Vocational Learning and Teaching: What and How?; References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-59066-9

9786612590665

1-4411-3895-1

OCLC:

593351364