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Guile, David; Okumoto, Kaori – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2009
This article explores the extent to which aspiring entrants to the performing arts industry have to develop both the forms of "vocational practice" employers require and "social capital" to enable them to operate effectively in external labour markets (i.e. contract-based and networked-generated work). It focuses on the work of…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Labor Market, Social Capital, Foreign Countries
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Guile, David; Okumoto, Kaori – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2007
Recent research has shown that the UK's Advanced Apprenticeship Programme (AAP) struggles to develop the forms of "vocational practice", that is, a combination of knowledge, skill and judgement, employers are looking for in the creative and cultural sector. Employers' reluctance to get involved with the AAP does not mean that they are…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Skill Development