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Download full textBeutner, Marc; Rüscher, Frederike Anna – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
Mobile Learning (mLearning) is becoming popular in several parts of education. The increasing availability of mobile technology and devices is an important fact, which fosters this trend. However, even if it attracts more and more attention at huge enterprises it is not clear what small and medium enterprises (SMEs) think about Mobile Learning.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Adoption (Ideas), Small Businesses
Direct linkBeham, Barbara; Drobnic, Sonja; Prag, Patrick – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
The present study tested an extended version of Voydanoff's "differential salience vs. comparable salience model" in a sample of German service workers. Our findings partially support the model in a different national/cultural context but also yielded some divergent findings with respect to within-domain resources and boundary-spanning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Work Relationship, Work Environment, Service Occupations
Brockmann, Michaela – Journal of Education and Work, 2013
The paper is based on a study of apprentices in retail and motor vehicle maintenance in England and Germany, exploring their perceptions of themselves as learners over time and in particular learning environments. The study combines biographical interviews with participant observation in colleges and workplaces. The paper examines the concept of…
Descriptors: Retailing, Apprenticeships, Foreign Countries, Motor Vehicles
Peer reviewedDeissinger, Thomas – Education + Training, 2001
The dual system of vocational education and apprenticeship in Germany originated in the crafts sector, with predominantly male participation. As the services sector rapidly expands, the question arises whether small businesses in this sector will be able or willing to follow the dual system. (Contains 55 references.) (JOW)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Economic Change, Foreign Countries, Handicrafts
Werner, Heinz – 1998
On average, unemployed U.S. citizens remain jobless for much less time than their European counterparts do. The relatively low level of unemployment in the United States is attributable to two factors: a social protection system that offers far less protection than those in Western Europe do and a broad range of job openings. The fact that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Nitschke, Christoph; Funderich, Kirk – 1991
A study examined the knowledge and job skills required of persons employed in air pollution control-related occupations in Germany's public service sector. In all, 18 persons from 11 offices in 10 public institutions were interviewed. In seven cases, two people from the same institution (one performing managerial duties and the other directly…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Needs
Bednarzik, Robert W. – 1989
The rise of the service sector is a major trend common to all western, industrialized countries. Employment in the service sector has increased in 1960-1986 in all 10 countries participating in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's Centre for Educational Research and Innovation Human Resources project (Japan, Belgium, France,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis
