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Latchem, Colin, Ed. – Commonwealth of Learning, 2017
The Education for All initiative concluded in 2015, but in many countries, and particularly in the developing countries, secondary education is still the preserve of the privileged few. This means that millions of adults and young people are denied the opportunity to complete their basic education, which in turns sees them trapped in a pattern of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Blended Learning, Vocational Education
Guile, David, Ed.; Unwin, Lorna, Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2019
"The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training" offers an in-depth guide to the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training (VET). With contributions from a panel of leading international scholars, the Handbook contains 27 authoritative essays from a wide range of disciplines. The contributors present…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Theories, Educational Practices, Theory Practice Relationship
McFate, Katherine, Ed.; Lawson, Roger, Ed.; Wilson, William Julius, Ed. – 1995
This book analyzes forces fraying the social fabric of many countries, and the reasons why some Western countries have been more successful than others in addressing these trends. Part 1, "Poverty, Income Inequality, and Labor Market Insecurity: A Comparative Perspective," includes (1) "Markets and States: Poverty Trends and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Citizenship, Economic Change, Entrepreneurship
Heinz, Walter R., Ed. – 1999
This volume is composed of 13 comparable longitudinal studies that draw on survey data and case studies of young people in Canada, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States. "Introduction: Transitions to Employment in a Cross-National Perspective" (Walter R. Heinz) provides a context and an overview. Part I has four chapters that…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship
Schuetze, Hans G., Ed.; Sweet, Robert, Ed. – 2003
This volume discusses "alternation," various combinations of classroom (organized, theoretical) knowledge and workplace (practical) learning in Canada intended to adequately prepare secondary and postsecondary graduates for work in the new economy. Following an introduction, "Integrating School and Workplace Learning in Canada: An…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Cooperative Education