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Apprenticeship as a Model of Vocational "Formation" and "Reformation": The Use of Foundation Degrees in the Aircraft Engineering Industry
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Guile, David – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2011
This article argues that once apprenticeship is conceptualised as a social model of learning, then it no longer follows that apprenticeship is an age- or phase-specific model of vocational formation. The article explores this claim through drawing on a case study of the design of a Foundation Degree (FD) in aircraft engineering, which was…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Engineering, Models, Vocational Education
Facilitating Guided Participation through Mobile Technologies: Designing Creative Learning Environments for Self and Others
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Evans, Michael A.; Johri, Aditya – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2008
We appropriate Rogoff's ("Apprenticeship in thinking: Cognitive development in social context," 1991; in: Wertsch et al. (eds.) "Sociocultural studies of mind," 1993) notion of guided participation to demonstrate, through abbreviated case studies, our strategy for integrating mobile technology-based learning experiences in higher education. Guided…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Technology, Social Environment, Cognitive Development
Partnerships for Productivity.
Rowley, Wayne; And Others – Training and Development, 1995
Describes three programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that involve industry, education, and the community in teaching people the skills they need to become productive employees. The programs include a youth apprenticeship program, a customized adult education program, and a Tulsa chamber of commerce industrial alliance that provides manufacturing services…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Job Skills