Ignorant yobs? : low attainers in a global knowledge economy / Sally Tomlinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomlinson, Sally, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning disabled--Vocational guidance.

Learning disabled.

People with disabilities--Vocational guidance.

People with disabilities.

Special education--Cross-cultural studies.

Special education.

Learning disabled--Education.

Labor market.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What happens to young people who are defined as lower attainers or having learning difficulties in a global knowledge economy? How do we stop those with learning difficulties or disabilities being seen as social problems or simply as consumers of resources? Governments in developed countries are driven by the belief that in a global economy all citizens should be economically productive, yet they are still not clear about the relationship between the education of low attainers and the labour market. Ignorant Yobs?: Low Attainers in a Global Knowledge Economy examines this international phe

Contents:

Unpicking the global knowledge economy and education

England : social problems and special needs

England : endless vocational initiatives

England : working with the lower attainers

USA : divergence by race

Germany : transition to where?

Malta : colonial and religious legacies

Finland : a model for us all?

Conclusions : low attainers, low skill work and flexicurity.

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:

1-136-31681-7

1-283-91930-3

0-203-11974-6

1-136-31682-5

9780203119747

OCLC:

823389954