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Imdorf, Christian – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2017
Children of immigrants from non-EU countries face particular problems to access apprenticeship training in German-speaking countries. In this context this article asks how recruiters in small and medium sized companies (SME) make sense of national and ethnic origin when hiring new apprentices. The author proposes Boltanski and Thévenot's theory of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Personnel Selection, Apprenticeships
Pfeifer, Harald – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2016
This study investigated how firms in Germany and Australia compare when dealing with the institutional arrangements for apprenticeship training in their countries, with particular attention given to factors which may impact on their training motivation. Apprenticeships are a well-established pathway to employment across many countries, with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Employer Attitudes, Motivation
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Ha, Phan Le; Barnawi, Osman Z. – Language and Education, 2015
The internationalization of higher education globally continues to grow more and more towards commercialization and neoliberalism paths, despite growing concerns about the underlying consequences. Building further on our work and using Saudi Arabia as a national case, this article critically investigates how and in what ways the Saudi government's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, English (Second Language), English Only Movement
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Fischer, Daniel; Aubrecht, Elisabeth Lena; Brück, Maria; Ditges, Laura; Gathen, Lea; Jahns, Maximilian; Petersmann, Moritz; Rau, Jörn; Wellmann, Christiane – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2015
The United Nations (UN) proclaimed the years 2005 to 2014 the World Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). As a follow up on the World Decade, the UN launched a Global Action Programme (GAP) that is designed to set the framework for international activities on ESD. The GAP focuses on five priority areas that are of high relevance…
Descriptors: International Organizations, International Programs, Sustainable Development, Program Evaluation
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Lange, Thomas – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to re-examine the unique political economy of Germany's dual apprenticeship training model and its underlying philosophy of corporatist governance. It responds to recent arguments suggesting that Germany's collectivist skill regime is under threat, increasingly giving way to the introduction of…
Descriptors: Interests, Social Sciences, Apprenticeships, Foreign Countries
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Barabasch, Antje – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2012
Despite the heavy investments in the economic development of East German industry, the region still faces immanent structural challenges that affect the provision of vocational education and training (VET), in particular apprenticeships, and the availability of a well skilled workforce. In this article the situation of the economy as well as new…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Economic Development
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Dammer, Harry R. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1996
Using interviews, literature reviews, and prison visits, describes three prominent features that promote rehabilitation in one country's prisons: unique environmental conditions, extensive work and training programs, and frequent use of community reintegration programs. Attributes rehabilitation success to its high priority in correctional law and…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Environmental Influences
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Wahl, Diethelm – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 2002
Argues that all forms of education have difficulty moving from knowledge to competent acting. Discusses practical exercise as an alternative to bridge the gap. Recognizes that exercises have to be embedded in trans-situational aims and planning and must include inert emotions. Proposes different training schemes for methodological-didactic and…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Stenstrom, Marja-Leena; Lasonen, Johanna – Journal of Technology Studies, 2004
The Post-16 Strategies project coordinated by Dr. Johanna Lasonen from 1996 to 1998 was chiefly concerned with four post-16 education strategies: (1) "vocational enhancement"; (2) "mutual enrichment"; (3) "linkages;" and (4) "unification." These four strategies to promote parity of esteem between vocational…
Descriptors: General Education, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Strategies
Reis, Fernanda Oliveira – 1993
A meeting was held to discuss the findings of case studies examining the role of companies in generating qualifications and the training impact of work organization in Germany, Denmark, Spain, and France. New forms of work organization (NFOT) were identified and examined from the standpoint of sources of organizational change, the main areas of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Continuing Education, Educational Opportunities
Lechner, Michael – 1998
This book presents empirical evaluations of the effects of different types of training programs in East Germany. Chapter 1 presents an overview of labor, the study objectives and results, and discussion of causality and the identification problem in evaluation studies. Chapter 2 examines point estimates of the effects of two types of continuous…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education, Cost Effectiveness, Education Work Relationship
Kuhnlein, Gertrud – 1994
An international team of researchers studied the following aspects of training in Germany's retail sector: structure and characteristics, institutional and social context, employment and labor, changing conditions and their implications for skill requirements, and training and recruitment. Data were collected from an analysis of social and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Corporate Education, Distributive Education, Education Work Relationship
Grunewald, Uwe; Zimmer, Gerhard; Sauter, Edgar – 1993
This document reports the findings of a 3-year study of company strategies and the training impact of labor organization in Germany. Among the topics discussed in the theoretical overview presented in section 1 are the following: the growing importance of learning in a working environment; Germany's continuing training "system" and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship
Phillips, Jack J. – 1999
This book, which is intended for individuals involved in developing, delivering, and supporting human resource development (HRD) programs, discusses worldwide HRD trends that were identified in a study of the HRD practices in 35 countries. Chapter 1 discusses the importance of the HRD trends identified and explains how they were identified.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgets, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis