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Download full textRiis-Jorgensen, Karin – 1984
A study examined the training needs of women working in moderate-sized enterprises owned by their husbands. Information collected from interviews with spouses of business owners in Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, and Italy confirmed the original hypothesis that in the kind of enterprise studied it is the man who owns the…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Influences
Sommer, Finn M.; Olesen, Henning Salling; Andersen, Anders Siig – 1996
In Denmark, the institution of shop steward was established in 1900. Until World War II, shop stewards' main functions were to recruit new trade union members and check whether labor agreements were being observed. After World War II, Denmark's shop stewards began having to deal with increasingly complicated and "technical" questions.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational History
Odgaard, Gunde – 1999
In forestry, as in other fields, technological advances have resulted in significant changes in work practices and skill requirements. Vocational training and improvement of forestry workers' skills through lifelong learning can help achieve sustainability in forestry. The objectives of lifelong learning are to integrate people into working life…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Apprenticeships, Career Development
Knoblauch, Jan; And Others – 1995
Training in Denmark's motor vehicle repair and sales sector was examined in a study that included the following approaches: review of the sector's structure/characteristics, institutional/social context, changing conditions and their implications for skill requirements and training, and available initial and continuing vocational education and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Auto Mechanics, Case Studies, Continuing Education
Kristensen, Peer Hull; Petersen, James Hopner – 1993
The impact of developments in work organizations on the skilling process in Denmark was studied through a macro analysis of available statistical information about the development of workplace training in Denmark and case studies of three Danish firms. The macro analysis focused on the following: Denmark's vocational training system; the Danish…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Case Studies, Continuing Education
Nichols Education Consulting Group, Edmonton (Alberta). – 1996
The literature on business involvement in education in Canada, the United States, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, the United Kingdom, and other European countries was reviewed. Special attention was paid to the following topics: workplace trends/changes; skill requirements/deficits; youth employment/unemployment; integration versus…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Apprenticeships, Career Guidance, Comparative Analysis
