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Direct linkAvis, James; Canning, Roy; Fisher, Roy; Morgan-Klein, Brenda; Simmons, Robin – Educational Research, 2012
Background: The paper compares and contrasts the policy context of teacher training for vocational educators (VETT) in Scotland and England and locates this in its European setting. It explores the wider socio-economic context, one that emphasises lifelong learning, competitiveness and social justice. Purpose: In particular, it addresses the UK…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education Teachers
Avis, James – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2007
The paper addresses a number of issues concerning policy and curriculum in post-compulsory education and training (PCET). Firstly, it seeks to locate PCET within its socio-economic context as it is this that frames curricula within the learning and skills sector and serves to legitimate its particular form. Secondly, the paper addresses the manner…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Higher Education, Educational Change, Socioeconomic Influences
