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Peer reviewedHarris, Roger; Willis, Peter; Simons, Michele; Collins, Emily – Journal of Vocational Education and Training: The Vocational Aspect of Education, 2001
Interviews and focus groups with 32 apprentices, 21 employers, and 6 teachers in Australia's construction industry showed that on-the-job learning was perceived as more real and focused on "how"; off-the-job learning was less pressured, broader, more theoretical, and concerns with "why." The different contributions each made to…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Construction Industry, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
